>>> SLIGHTLY LESS THAN SIX
WEEKS AWAY FROM THE WOODWARD
DREAM CRUISE JUST SECONDS AWAY
FROM A VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
AS YOUMAY KNOW, WXYZ IS THE
OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE DREAM
CRUISE.
IT HAPPENS WITH -- THE THIRD
SATURDAY OEACH YEAR.
IT DRAWS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
THE EVENT NOW HAS A PRESENTING
SPONSOR IN THAT'S OUR BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT.
JOINING ME TO HELP MAKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT IS GREG, FROM TO
WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE.
ALSO, JIM OWENS WITH THE NEW
PRESENTING SPONSOR, FORD MOTOR
COMPANY.
THANK YOU FOR BEINWITH US.>>
YES.
>> AND THANKS TO FORD FOR
MAKING THIS NEW SUPPORT.
BECAUSE FORD HAS BEEN APART FOR
MANY YEARS.
>> YES, WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR
19YEARS.
THEN BEEN SUPPORTING THOSE
MILLIONS OF PEOPLEWHO COME TO
ENJOY AND EMBRACE THE
AUTOMOTIVE CAR CULTURE.>> SO
WHY SEES THAT -- THAT
SPONSORSHIP?
>> WELL, WE HAVE BEEN THERE NOT
ONLY FOR OUR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE
CARS FROM 1960 ALL THE WAY
FORWARD BUT ALSO OUR PLANT IN
PRODUCTION TEAM WORKERS.
THEY VOLUNTEERED TOBE THERE.
WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PRESENCE,
WE ARE TAKINGTHE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPAND ALL THE WAY UP TO THE
CONCOURSE.
YOU CAN GO TO WOODWARD AND, A
GOODTRAFFIC JAM IT WOULD BE
SUPPORTING ALL THE WATHROUGH.
AND, THE CITY OF FERNDALE INTO
TELEVISION STATION.
WE HOPE TO BRING SOME PASSIO
AND ENERGY FOR THE AMERICAS
LOVE OF THE CAR CULTURE.
>> IT IS SUCH A PARTY EVERY
YEAR FOR THE DREAM CRUISE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARTO
MOST?>> WELL I THINK YOU'RE
JUST LOOKING OVER TO HAVING A
HUGEPRESENTING SPONSOR A
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
EVENT.
WE ARE EXPECTING HUGECROWDS.
AND, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
GREAT EVENT.
AND IT'S REALLY THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY.
>> YOU SPENT LIKE 40,000 THAT
YOU HAVE LIKE40,000 CARS.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
AND, ALSO WANTTO ASK, YOU
WOULD THINK OF THOSE CARS, YOU
OFTEN THINK OF SOMEONE WHO HAS
HAD ONE FOR MANY YEARS AND
SOMETHINLIKE THAT.
BUT, YOU ARALSO CELEBRATING
YOU KNOW STARTING YOUNG WITH A
LOVE OF CARS.
>> YES.
IT'S AMAZING.
I BOUGHT MYDAUGHTERS THERE AND
WE RIDE OUR BIKES OVER TO WATCH
THE CARS GO BY.
AND IT GENERATES A FAMILY FEEL
FOR.
BUT THIS IS MOMENTS THAT YOU
CAN GENERATE WITH YOUR FAMILY
AROUND THE LOVE OF CARS AND, TO
SUPPORT THE FAMILY AND IN
PIONEER PARK THEY HAVE THE FUN
ZONE WHERE YOU CAN GET THAT
FACE PAINTING, AND WE ARE GOING
TO BE WORKING WITH THE FORD
FUND UNDER DRIVING SKILLS FOR
LIFE.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNGER
KIDSYOU KNOW THEY NO LONGER
HAVE THE DRIVERS EDUCATION LIKE
WE HAD.
IT REALLY FOCUSES ON THE SAFETY
AND DRIVING.
SO WE HAVEDIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
ONE, TO PROMOTE THAT CAR
CULTURE, INTO, TO PROTECOUR
KIDS.
>> AND OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN GO TO
DRIVING SKILLS FOR LIFE ONLINE
TO GET MORE INFORMATION.
AND, START THAT LOVE OF CARS
EARLY.
GREG, THANK YOSO MUCH.>
THINK YOU.
>> BIG NEWS.
THAT'S A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> WE ARALL EXCITED.>> WEARE
TO.
AND WE WANT TO TELL YOU, WE
HAVE A SPECIAL COVERAGE
STARTING A7 PM.
ON AUGUST 19.