Thursday, February 7, 2008
Chevy Traverse replaces minivan
GM introduces seven-seat crossover at Chicago Auto Show as alternative for family-oriented consumers.
Sharon Terlep and Eric Morath / The Detroit News
CHICAGO — General Motors Corp. may have fled the minivan business, but the automaker thinks it can win back legions of coveted suburbanites with a new family hauler from [...]
GMAC loses $724 million in fourth quarter
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Automotive News | February 5, 2008 - 3:30 pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Finance company GMAC posted a $724 million fourth-quarter loss and was downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday, after more customers fell behind on payments for their houses, cars and trucks.
The loss compared with a year-earlier [...]
Monday, February 4, 2008
UAW to spend ‘a lot’ to back a Dem nominee
Gettelfinger says union won’t endorse until party makes choice but ‘cannot live with John McCain.’
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said the union will actively support the Democratic nominee for president, but the union won’t [...]
Monday, February 4, 2008
Site tours next step at GM for 2-tier pay
Visits by company and union officials will help decide which jobs will be relisted at $14 an hour.
Sharon Terlep / The Detroit News
Leaders from General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers union soon will begin touring the automaker’s U.S. plants to help determine [...]
Monday, February 4, 2008
Automakers say shine-free matte finishes are the latest trend
DEE-ANN DURBIN / AP Auto Writer
DETROIT — You can get a matte finish on your photos or your cell phone, so why not on your car?
Dull was the new shiny at last month’s North American Auto Show in Detroit, where at least eight cars [...]
GM unveils hybrid pickups
Automaker betting truck drivers will jump on the gas-electric bandwagon
The 2008 GMC Denali XT Concept hybrid, seen in this photo provided by General Motors Corp.
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NHTSA grants airbag waiver to Tesla
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Bernadine Williams
Automotive News | February 1, 2008 - 2:58 pm EST
DETROIT — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration granted Tesla Motors a temporary exemption from complying with airbag standards imposed in 2006. The electric-car manufacturer filed a petition for exemption in July 2007, according to the federal register.
The amended [...]
GM looks at beefing up buyout deals
Pressure to cut older work force grows after Ford adds up to $20,000 to its retirement plans
The Detroit News
02/01/08
by Sharon Terlep
(Copyright 2006)
General Motors Corp., negotiating a buyout deal with the United Auto Workers to clear out thousands [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Plastech files bankruptcy
Dearborn auto supplier seeks Chap. 11 protection as it struggles with high costs and reduced demand.
Eric Morath / The Detroit News
Distressed auto supplier Plastech Engineered Products Inc. filed for voluntary bankruptcy Friday, according to court documents.
The Dearborn company appears to be caught in the same vice that has pushed other [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Ford recalls autos already fixed once
Wiring harnesses put into 225,000 vehicles during earlier repair have improper fusing.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. is recalling some 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall, the company announced Friday.
The affected vehicles represent a small portion of the [...]
2008 JANUARY AUTO SALES
GM sales up 2.6% in difficult month
Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and others post declines
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Richard Truett
Automotive News | February 1, 2008 - 1:14 pm EST
DETROIT — With its new vehicles gaining traction, General Motors was one of the few automakers reporting a retail sales increase in what was a very tough [...]
