Designer layoffs set at Chrysler
More buyouts on way, carmaker says
January 31, 2008
By TIM HIGGINS
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Chrysler LLC plans to lay off 119 salaried UAW design workers today at the technology center in Auburn Hills and at the Plymouth Road Office Complex in Detroit.
This is part of the group that was expected to be laid [...]

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Ford plans to pump up incentives
In new twist, it will target regions and older vehicles, and will give dealers more say.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. will sharply increase incentive spending this year to counter aggressive pricing by competitors and ensure that demand for older vehicles like the Ford [...]