Tarnished armor Toyota Highlander has good fuel economy but shows flaws in legendary quality November 15, 2007 BY MARK PHELAN FREE PRESS COLUMNIST If coincidences didn’t happen, we wouldn’t have a word for them. OK, maybe not. Still, I was surprised when a 2-foot piece of plastic trim came tumbling out of the 2008 Toyota [...]
UAW’s new role: Shareholder Health trust could own key chunks of Ford, GM November 16, 2007 BY KATIE MERX and TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITERS The UAW, traditionally a mighty force in the struggle of Labor against Capital, could be on the brink of a new role: Detroit’s biggest stockholder. New 4-year labor [...]
Big 3 take hit over fuel rules Court strikes down hikes to SUV, truck standards, says they don’t go far enough. Friday, November 16, 2007 David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Thursday threw out the Bush administration’s standards to improve the fuel efficiency of pickups, vans and SUVs, [...]
Historic UAW contracts forged from angry words, picket lines, harsh reality Friday, November 16, 2007 Detroit News special report Bill Vlasic and Sharon Terlep / The Detroit News After 10 straight days of hard bargaining, the team from General Motors Corp. felt confident on Sunday, Sept. 23, that a deal was nearly done on a [...]
