Big 3, UAW fight dialysis costs bill Senators urged to reject extending firms’ coverage of kidney treatments. Wednesday, November 21, 2007 David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Major companies and unions, including Detroit’s Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers, sent a letter to U.S. senators urging them to drop a [...]

GM says no ResCap contingent liabilities queryvar=”gm,says,no,rescap,contingent,liabilities”;     Bob Lutz Automotive News | November 21, 2007 – 9:00 am EST DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors has no contingent liabilities through the GMAC finance company, which has been damaged by the subprime crisis, but could face more losses because of its 49 percent ownership, a [...]

NUMMI inspector alleges defect cover-ups queryvar=”nummi,inspector,alleges,defect,cover-ups”; Lindsay Chappell Automotive News | November 20, 2007 – 6:20 pm EST A former U.S. quality inspector is suing Toyota Motor Corp.’s joint venture with General Motors, claiming her managers harassed and demoted her for reporting production defects. Katy Cameron, 54, an employee since 1985 of New United Motor [...]