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Ford, which is trying to pitch its Fiesta subcompact car to youthful buyers, is the title sponsor of the 10th annual Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, going on this weekend at Hart Plaza in Detroit, and the exclusive automotive partner of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, to be held June 10-13 in Manchester, Tenn.

Ford Motor Co. plans to launch a software application for its Sync communication technology that could allow drivers to connect to Internet music such as Pandora, as well as many other Web applications, the Free Press learned Thursday. Sync already allows drivers to use spoken commands to read text messages and control mobile phones and music players.

A month after debuting its Drive One campaign on "American Idol," Ford Motor Co. is to reveal a new, sportier version of the Ford Focus coupe tonight during the show, which attracts more than 20 million viewers. The car will be shown during a 45-second music video and on the Web site for the show under the "Ford Music Video" page.

The Detroit Festival of Speed and Style will return to downtown Detroit on Aug. 8-10. The show highlights classic and new cars along with automotive art and live music.

WASHINGTON — "Music to my ears" was how Sen. Carl Levin reacted to President Obama's statement that he remains "absolutely committed" to the domestic auto industry while demanding more aggressive turnaround plans from Chrysler and General Motors.