DETROIT, MI -- It's official. Detroit Fire Emergency Medical Services received the final installment of 13 brand new, fully equipped ambulances making a total of 23 donated by area corporations.

Donations for 23 ambulances and 100 police cars totaling greater than $8 million came from Penske Corp., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Quicken, The Kresge Foundation, Platinum Equity and Shinola.

Each ambulance cost $161,000. The city has received 60 police cars at a cost to donors of $45,000 to $50,000 each. Twelve more patrol cars are scheduled to be delivered by mid-December with the remainder coming in early-2014, said Mayor Dave Bing's office.

“Reducing crime and improving emergency response times have always been a priority for my administration,” said Mayor Bing. “Thanks to our corporate and philanthropic community stepping up to help our city, the new vehicles being delivered today to the fire department are state-of-the-art and will greatly improve the quality of service that we provide to our citizens.”