GM chief executive Mary Barra – along with her husband Tony – is part of an investor group attempting to bring a WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) team back to Detroit 16 years after the previous team left the city.
Mary Barra and her husband have joined the owner of the Detroit Pistons, Tom Gores, and a lineup of other corporate and celebrity investors to back the scheme, WXYZ Detroit reports.
The investor group Mary Barra is part of has some stiff competition for the WNBA team, with at least half a dozen cities contending to be its host. The previous women’s basketball team, the Detroit Shock, achieved three notable wins in the years leading up to its 2009 departure from the Motor City. The team moved to Tulsa and then to Texas, where they currently play under the name of the Dallas Wings.
Ordinary Detroiters interviewed on the street by WXYZ were highly enthusiastic about the prospect of a WNBA team returning to the metropolis. Comments included “it’s something the city could use, especially women and young girls in the area” from Katie Kus to “They should have never moved the Shock away. That’s the sister team. You got the bad boys here. You should have the bad girls here” from Walter Shields.
While Mary Barra has not made a public statement about the attempt, Tom Gores, the Detroit Pistons owner who heads the investor group the GM CEO is part of, commented on the plan. He observed that “for the WNBA this is home, and our bid represents an unprecedented opportunity for the league to come full circle and effect a long-hoped-for Detroit homecoming.”
Gores also stressed the business aspect of the move, saying “this is an exciting opportunity to welcome the WNBA back to Detroit and bring additional investment and economic activity into the city.”
If Detroit ends up as the home of a WNBA as Mary Barra and her fellow investors want, Little Caesars Arena will be the venue for games. However, the plan also includes a scheme to build a team HQ and practice facility that will also include “public-facing youth basketball courts, volleyball courts and multi-purpose fields for soccer, football and lacrosse, complete with spectator seating.”
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She should instead focus on quality of GM products.
Instead bring back GM in capital masculine letters and make General Motors what it used to be. This EV push is a joke! GM has no exciting vehicles except the corvette in their ICE lineup. The Cadillacs Vs are peoce gouged out of excitement. Their beating a dead horse with an 11 year old motor and 8 year old transmission combo.
Corvette, ZR2 line, 600+ HP SUV’s, leading sport sedans from Cadillac; seems plenty exciting to many. Just because they don’t have a Camaro doesn’t mean the lineup isn’t exciting. The cherry on top is they are in a good spot financially unlike their competitors trying to shove a hellcat in everything or some weird halo mustang bread track car they waste money on.
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@TMI
Here we go again! The ZR2 line is not excitement. It’s a lifted truck with same powertrain as other trucks, with fancy shocks and a front locker……WOW! Hardly anyone uses the ZR2 for off-road use as well.
I mentioned Cadillac, and how it’s using 11 year old powertrain, and they are asking a ridiculous price for it. GM has no midsize performance SUV, no fullsize performance SUV from GMC or Chevy, no performance truck, and no performance small suv. Tell me where the excitement is at?
You already whine incessantly that a ZR2 is too expensive. If they added a high performance motor, the price would jump $25k+ and you’d still complain.
Just face it, you’re never satisfied.
Btw, there are a ton of high performance vehicles GM is producing that you’re ignoring. Hummer EV, Silverado EV, Sierra EV, Blazer SS, Escalade IQ, Lyriq V….
Maybe you should change your expectations. Chasing every unicorn you want and will never buy is unreasonable. But keep up your whining because prices sure won’t be coming down.
@GMC Fan
I wouldn’t whine if they made high performance ICE vehicles. And it wouldn’t take $25k, but yes, GM would probably price gouge. A supercharger coats $9k. Ford offers a performance package for their trucks and it’s costs $12k. That is reasonable and has warranty. Your head is just stuck in the clouds. Those EVs don’t interest me and like I’ve said don’t fit into my life. I have a lake house and boat and I can’t tow with an EV. A trip that would take alittle over 2 hours in an ICE vehicle, would take 2 or 3 times as long because the range is terrible. Talk about opening ones eyes!! You have no idea what’s its like to use a truck or SUV the way they are intended for. Towing!!! Work!!! EVs take too long to charge and have terrible range when using it to tow. My 6.2L get 14.5 mpgs towing boat and takes 3 minutes to fill. Not 1, 2, or 3 hours to charge. Wake up!
AND EVERYONE of the performance ones you listed are $150k. The HUMMER EV is a joke ! Like the original Army Hummer, who the hell is gonna drive this modern one?? I live in CA and have yet to see one on the road.
Ok…What’s in your garage?
Can you make your argument without throwing disparaging comments towards the other great American car company? I don’t see the same hate on the GM cars on the Ford Authority site.
Manchild Luddites upset that they can’t try to impress girls young enough to be their daughters doing burnouts like the emotional adolescents that they are.
“capital masculine lettters”
Lmao can’t make this poop up
@ Charlie,
Yes masculine! Strength, Man-hood, Alpha. Words that are not in your vocabulary or daily life!
Lmaoo look everybody the Alpha is going on about small letters again. He’s so strong!
Anyone who claims to be alpha isn’t, little boy.
Don’t forget to add oiled-up biceps on the letters, a jug of testosterone supplement, and a podcast mic and you have the most masculine logo ever. Totally normal to reinforce how hyper masculine you are by not allowing anything “soft” near you lest anyone get suspicious.
Being masculine scary, Eh?
That is one fragile excuse for masculinity you have if lower case letters threaten it.
Sounds like someone has sniffed too many gas fumes.
“Price” “They’re”
Won’t let me edit precious post anymore?
“previous”…
MNBA?
The “W” is upside down…..Like the WNBA Profits.
GM is a car manufactures, so should only produces vehicles, cars, buses trucks airplanes with motor… all things not related to vehicles should be skipped. GMB was the best among 15 companiesworked for, unfortunate the salary was too low, otherwise…
She’s investing as a private citizen, not on behalf of GM.
Yes, as a private citizen, I might suggest that GM get rid of her, give her a golden parachute, then she will have all kinds of money to invest in the WNBA team. Then put someone in charge that not only develops EV’s but also develops ICE vehicles. Still have a tough time trying figure out why she is getting rid of the ICE Blazer. Guess she wants the competition to have all the sales. I’m surprised her buddy tRump isn’t upset with her killing the Blazer, since it’s an ICE vehicle.
Best CEO of the big 3, by far. No more failed race car drivers or ex-jocks as CEO ever! Ford is the company that needs a new CEO now!
I agree–Private Citizen title fits her well.
Aww, do women in leadership roles, scare you?
She wants to still be advised buy Biden ,,get over it he lost .. Give the customer what they want ,not what you tell us to buy ./
but she represents GM or better saying gm…. ifshe were a car person, she would only think in cars or vehicles like i do as designer
She is, allowed to have interests outside of work. And she is a car person. She has an automotive engineering degree and has worked at GM her whole career.
But she is Not satisfying the customer ,, how about engineering engines , transmission’s, providing ICE engines , sedans . complete failure *****
Title is a little confusing! MNBA???
Proofreading help is hard to find. I’d do it, but I’m not cheap.
Mary needs to GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
agree
I have had Chevys all my life, Chevelles, Camaro’s, El Camino’s, 2 door full size Blazers, Silverado’s, & Corvettes. Sad to say GM has nothing in their stable that interests me anymore. Very disappointed.
@ PT Taylor
Watch what you say, you will hurt the “feelings” of the EV crowd by stating GM has nothing exciting!! I agree with you though.
The EV crowd is perfectly happy with the kick ass EVs launched under her leadership. It is guys stuck in their teenage years who are upset.
Overpriced and not selling EV’s you mean?!?
I’m far from my teenage years, but I do still enjoy slalom skiing with my boat on my lake!
Sure, the calender says you are no longer a teen. But your emotional maturity says you are. Now go cry some more over lower case letters.
guy,,, had only 5 cars all my life. the unique new in a company worked for was the 1995 GMB Chevrolet Corsa Wind 1.0 bought as employee and now we have the dacia … also new bought… but all rest 3 were used Fiat Premio catastrophal buy what to do not a millionaire.. Peugeot 106 to go to VWB… and Suzuki Alto to avoid buses and suburban and underground trains to go to GMW FIZ Draxelmeier and such companies as third…
impressive you had so many cars
Based on that car list, you don’t have many cars left to buy in your lifetime. Car companies don’t cater to Octogenarians and Nonagenarians for obvious reasons.
agree,,, if were in GMB still probably would still be with Corsa.. from chevrolet brasil really do not know what is appeal… none… and this wuling of china would not buy neither the onix… for R$ 500000 probably nothing… but USA is fr born north americans white people so …. do not know.. if were born in USA probably would have a Saturn sedan until today or a Packard
She needs to leave GM asap. She is running the company into the ground with ED’S and horrible build quality and longevity.
David…EDs are we talking about Erectile Dysfunction?
GM is having record profits under her.
SO ,, but she is screwing the Comsumer
I do not know what hold she has on GM but it must be a major stock holder keeping her in control. She may leave now that the democrats are out of power.
AGREE
THIS IS WHAT GM HAS BECOME WITH THE “EVE” MANDATE.
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