ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs pɹˈaɪs ʌv dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈɪliən wʌz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ˈeɪ "ʃˈɑːkɪŋ bˈɑːɹɡɪn" baɪ kɹˈeɪnz dɪtɹˈɔɪt bˈɪznəs, ɔːlðˈoʊ, ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, fˈɔːɹbz hæd vˈæljuːd ɪɾ æɾ ˈoʊnli dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈɪliən mˈoːɹ ðɐn ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl pˈɜːtʃɪs pɹˈaɪs.
The purchase price of $325 million was referred to as a "shocking bargain" by Crain's Detroit Business, although, in January 2011, Forbes had valued it at only $35 million more than eventual purchase price.