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Exploring wide-open spaces. Finding the other side of the hill. Just plain having fu n A few of the
things that come so easily in a rugged, new breed of minivan...Montana from Pontiac. Perfect for
those interested in taking a spirited, more adventurous path
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head on out. Youll see. Life is more exciting in Montana.
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NAACP IMAGÉ AWARD PA é S é NT é D TO GM é X é CUTIV é
W illiam (,. Brooks, vice president of Corporate Affairs for General Motors Corporation and chairman of the CM Foun
dation, recently presented the keys of a 1997 Cadillac to civil rights icon Rosa Parks as a birthday gift. The presentation took
place at the NAACPs 28th Annual Image Awards, where Brooks received the NAACP Corporate Image Award, for present
ing and preserving positive images through his work. Other recipients included: Bryant Gumbel, Aretha Franklin, and Image
Awards Chairman Joseph Madison. GM also used the occasion to promote awareness about the Black Patriots Foundation
and its desperate efforts to raise enough funds to build the first African-American memorial on the National Mall in Wash
ington, D.C. Brooks presented a bronze Patriots’ statue to NAACP Chairman Myrlie Evers Williams, and to Madison.
FORD INCREASES SPENDING
WITH BLACK SUPPLIERS
Ford Motor Co. spent SI.96 billion on automotive parts and services from
minority-owned companies in 1996. Ford’s record purchase exceeded its 1995
mark bv S i62 million.
By the year 2000, the company aims to target 5 percent of its domestic
purchases to minority-owned suppliers tor a total of approximately S2.5 bil
lion. However, last years record figure represented 4 percent, pushing Ford
ahead of schedule.
Ford has sought other ways to boost the long-term success of minority sup
pliers. Recently, it launched a financial assistance program to help suppliers
pay interest on loans that support their growth, and hosted a business forum
that brought minority suppliers together lor networking and cooperative busi
ness planning.
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