 
Tkelly1986
Member
Username: Tkelly1986
Post Number: 63
Registered: 01-2004
Posted From: 69.212.194.39
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 4:45 pm: |    |
That was a hot item for about 2 days a while back. Is there still hope Greely would consider Detroit for their North American HQ. Why not offer them the site that Rock does not take? I would assume Greeley would be interested in the Statler site for sure as they could build large enough for the Greely sign to be seen from Comerica.....very enticing if you ask me. Although, that is just be thinking out loud….or what about Google, or have they been confirmed for Grand Rapids? |
Toog05
Member
Username: Toog05
Post Number: 12
Registered: 03-2006
Posted From: 68.61.197.58
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 4:49 pm: | |
I thought Geely was talking about starting a small North American HQ starting off with only 50 employees, so I do not think its going to be a big development in size but it is a great addition to Detroit. |
Tkelly1986
Member
Username: Tkelly1986
Post Number: 64
Registered: 01-2004
Posted From: 69.212.194.39
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 4:52 pm: | |
ah, I see, well hopefully we could squeeze them somewhere downtown, there is room in every building...although, who knows, they could grow to be pretty large if they play their cards right, such a pay attention to emmissions and build small....one can dream |
E_hemingway
Member
Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 633
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.42.176.123
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 5:05 pm: | |
My gut tells me that if Geely comes to Detroit, it's coming to the burbs. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see them move out to Livingston County before they came downtown. |
Ndavies
Member
Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 1802
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 129.9.163.105
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 5:11 pm: | |
It's Geely on greely .
They will probably end up in the Ann Arbor area. Why Ann Arbor? Ann Arbor has the EPA emission testing labs. They're going to have to run a ton of vehicles though there before launch. They'll want their engineers nearby to deal with the testing. They will also want a small test track nearby. There isn't anywhere to stick a test track in the CBD. |
Eric
Member
Username: Eric
Post Number: 447
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 35.11.210.161
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 5:18 pm: | |
I'd think any new HQ would likely have R&D space so you can forget about downtown. TechTown would be the most viable option in the city |
Chitaku
Member
Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 305
Registered: 03-2006
Posted From: 68.43.107.72
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:30 pm: | |
"There isn't anywhere to stick a test track in the CBD"
West Jefferson? |
Jtw
Member
Username: Jtw
Post Number: 80
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 71.79.115.221
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 11:25 pm: | |
quote: There isn't anywhere to stick a test track in the CBD.
how about belle isle? |
Deputy_mayor_2026
Member
Username: Deputy_mayor_2026
Post Number: 42
Registered: 04-2006
Posted From: 205.188.116.137
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 12:01 am: | |
Anywhere but Livingston. I have the pleasure of living there. I don't think you can get any more suburban! |
Livernoisyard
Member
Username: Livernoisyard
Post Number: 640
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 69.242.223.42
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 12:03 am: | |
AA is more logical than Detroit for Geely, but AA's not a shoo-in either. Toyota has one of its two US R&D facities in AA, but essentially nothing else of Toyota's numerous US facities are even in Michigan. Geely dropped a bit of a mention that it might have a Detroit presense, and many here are going gaga as if it's a done deal. |