GM’s Green Scene in Detroit
General Motors Corp. celebrated July 16 the opening of a $15 million green dealership in suburban Detroit, reports Advertising Age.
The LaFontaine Automotive Group’s Buick-Pontiac-GMC and Cadillac dealership has many green features:
- 85 skylights to make more use of natural light and reduce light bills
- Doors made of corncobs and wheat
- A system that allows 85 percent of its car-wash water to be recycled
- The system also allows rainwater to be stored and used in landscape irrigation
- Geothermal heating and cooling system
The facility will reduce the dealership’s operating bills and hopefully draw eco-conscious customers.
Susan Docherty, the Buick-Pontiac-GMC vice president, expressed confidence that customers will pursue the “360-degree green car-buying and car-owning experience.”
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