Google is joining Ford Motor Co.'s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles.

DETROIT – When it was announced of Ford Motor Company’s plans to revitalize the Michigan Central Station and make it a hub, it was an initiative that had many excited to see what it would look like. The project is going to be made up of four buildings total. The book depository is also being rehabbed to go with an existing Ford building and a new build to be the hub of an innovation corridor. “All those pieces start to connect together and so you can imagine that you’re on a bike and you’re going from the riverfront all the way to the train station. However, the team still hope to have the mobility center open by 2022 and the train station by 2023.

DETROIT – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the annual Ford Fireworks will be held on Monday, Aug. 31, without crowds, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event, typically held in late June to celebrate upcoming Canada Day and the Fourth of July, brings thousands of Metro Detroit residents to the Detroit Riverfront to enjoy the show. This year’s event will be a televised-only display without the usual crowds on the Riverfront and around Downtown Detroit. “The Ford Fireworks this year will honor them and their brave work.”This year’s Ford Fireworks show is themed, “We Are One Together.” The Parade Company’s Rooftop Party presented by Ford, one of the non-profit’s largest fundraisers, will not occur this year. WATCH: 2019 Ford Fireworks on Detroit RiverWhile Michigan Gov.

DETROIT - Ford Motor Company Fund president Jim Vella will retire at the end of this year after a 31-year career. The Ford Fund is the automaker's philanthropic foundation. RELATED: Ford Fund surprises Detroit Youth Choir with new van, scholarships for each studentVella's work with Ford started in 1988 as a news producer. He has held multiple executive leadership positions, including vice president of corporate public affairs and chief of staff for Executive Chairman Bill Ford. "Whether it was a plant crisis or internal issue, Jim has been a trusted partner and advisor through an extraordinary era at Ford," Bill Ford said.