News desk: 313-222-2533 Sports desk: 313-222-2260 Features desk: 313-222-2480 Business desk: 313-222-2738 1A ACLU : Detroit ? The ACLU of Michigan today filed lawsuits against three metro Detroit communities that have adopted ordinances banning medical marijuana. The suit, filed on behalf of Linda and Robert Lott of Birmingham, alleges the cities of Livonia, Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham each have adopted ordinances effectively banning the couple and other patients from legally using medical marijuana. The ACLU wants the ordinances overturned and legal users of medical marijuana to be allowed to smoke without interference. By Roneisha Mullen and Jennifer Chambers. BUSINESS ('F') AUTOSALES : Automakers are reporting double-digit sales increases for November, signaling the start of recovery in tandem with job creation. Consumers had lacked confidence in the economic recovery but that seems to be changing and there is so much pentup demand that auto sales should benefit in the months ahead. November could be second month in row with an annualized selling rate above 12 million but that trend is likely to continue into 2011. By Alisa Priddle. CAF?: Federal regulators have delayed plans by almost a year to narrow the proposed range of fuel efficiency increases for the 2017-2025 time frame as they launch a series of new research efforts. In October, the agencies said it was considering a range of 47 to 62 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks by 2025. The range of costs per vehicle is $770 to $3,500. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency published a 35-page supplemental notice late Tuesday night outlining their plans to propose a specific fuel economy increase by September 2011 instead of the end of last month. By David Shepardson. BUMPER--SAFETY : (EMBARGOED UNITL 12:01 a.m. Thursday) A new study to be released Thursday says bumper crashes between vehicles with mismatched bumpers are costing thousands of dollars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wants the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to regulate bumpers on SUVs and pickups the same as cars, and require them to match up in a way that shields both vehicles from costly damage. Regulators have long said that requiring light trucks to have bumpers would compromise off-road maneuverability and make it hard to use these kinds of vehicles at loading ramps. By David Shepardson. FORD: Ford officially launchedsthe 2011 Ford Explorer in Chicago. By Scott Burgess. BURGESS: Review of the 2011 Dodge Durango. By Scott Burgess. METRO ('a') LIFESTYLE ('l') ENTERTAINMENT ('e') ARABFILMFEST: When the sixth annual Arab Film Festival opens Friday, there will be more going on than just Arab films. Films from the Middle East - Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Algeria and Tunisia - will still be the focus, of course. But the film festival has purposely decided to cut across ethnic boundaries with two new aspects of the festival: A short film festival and workshops for all. By Tom Long. SPORTS ('s') 