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发帖数: 17565 | 1 底特律破产在即，为保护底特律艺术博物馆展品不被出售抵债，丰田捐赠一米。
不过，20个月前福特和通用已经各捐出十米，克莱斯勒捐出六米。
Detroit — The city’s bankruptcy judge Wednesday refused to delay an Aug.
21 trial that will determine the feasibility of Detroit’s debt-cutting plan.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who earlier delayed the trial from last
month, said he would keep an open mind but wants to start a trial in two
weeks that will determine whether Detroit can dump about $7 billion in debt.
Bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc., one of the city’s last holdout
creditors, had pushed for a delay, complaining that the city missed
deadlines to turn over key documents.
Earlier Wednesday, Toyota pledged $1 million toward the grand bargain
Wednesday, the cornerstone of Detroit’s bankruptcy plan that would shield
the city’s art collection from creditors and bolster pensions.
The pledge comes two months after Detroit’s Big Three automakers pledged $
26 milliontoward the grand bargain.
Toyota’s money will go toward the $100 million the Detroit Institute of
Arts needs to raise for the grand bargain. So far, the DIA has announced
about $80 million in pledges toward the $100 million goal.
“Detroit and the surrounding areas are vitally important to the automotive
community. They deserve our support,” Simon Nagata, president of Toyota
Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc., said in a prepared statement.
“Together, we can find solutions to help Detroit become the healthy and
vibrant community that reflects the spirit of its people. Our pledge is a
way to demonstrate our gratitude to the people who have built this industry
and support us every day.”
The grand bargain calls for $466 million in private funding and $195 million
in state tax dollars to limit pension cuts for 32,000 past and present
Detroit workers.
After Detroit’s Big Three made its contributions, Nagata said he had
serious discussions with his own teams as to how Toyota could contribute
money.
“We appreciate the benefits we have been receiving from this community,”
he said in an interview Wednesday. “I have been wondering what kind of
contribution or support Toyota could do for the people of the city of
Detroit.”
He said he visited the DIA’s Samurai exhibit in March and was impressed.
“The DIA is a very, very important cultural asset not only for the city of
Detroit but for many people in southeast Michigan,” he said.
Nagata said he thinks Toyota’s investment could spur others in the auto
industry to follow suit.
“Perhaps there may be more companies, some tier-one suppliers, doing a
similar contribution to what we did,” he said.
“Toyota has demonstrated its commitment to Detroit and Michigan by doing
its part to secure the DIA’s future while helping Detroit’s retirees,”
DIA board Chairman Eugene Gargaro Jr. said in a statement.
A group of businesses and leaders have pledged $26.8 million. The group
includes Penske Corp., DTE Energy Co., Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and others.
Ford Motor Co., through its charitable foundation, has agreed to contribute
$10 million. General Motors Co. has pledged $5 million, as well as another $
5 million from the General Motors Foundation. Chrysler Group LLC has
committed $6 million.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140806/METRO01/308060069#ixzz39fRhuw9C |
