August 19, 2014
Michael Wayland

Automakers spend years developing and redesigning cars and trucks. It's a process that takes meticulous planning and organization – from the vehicle's design to the size of every nut and bolt on the vehicle.

This past week, more than 3,000 General Motors Co. employees and nearly 400 Chrysler Group employees used their skills on a different kind of redesign: Detroit's Cody High School and the surrounding community.

The auto volunteers were separately part of a $5.5 million project for the Cody-Rouge neighborhood started by Life Remodeled, a Detroit-based nonprofit organization that annually partners with communities to help remove blight and clean up communities.

"I think it's great what we're doing for the community," said Stacey Scherer, a GM volunteer who was helping in the high school Thursday afternoon. "It's really going to liven up the neighborhood."

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MLive