Chrysler reopens buyouts to UAW
Retirement-eligible workers are focus
BY TIM HIGGINS • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • March 20, 2008
In a new effort to reduce its workforce, Chrysler LLC has targeted retirement-eligible UAW members at most of its factories by offering another chance at taking incentives to leave the company voluntarily, the Free Press has learned.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ford falls short of buyout target
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. appears to have fallen short of its goals in the latest — and Ford says last — round of company-wide buyouts for hourly workers, according to people familiar with the situation.
CEO Alan Mulally hinted as much during a [...]
Thursday, March 20, 2008
New York International Auto Show
GM hopes 3 new models will boost Pontiac
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
NEW YORK — General Motors Corp.’s vice chairman said the automaker was committed to fixing its Pontiac brand, showing off three new models here at the New York International Auto Show.
"We used to say, ‘We [...]
Thursday, March 20, 2008
GM prepared to take loss on Volt
Carmaker to stick with plug-in through initial sales; admits mistake in early hybrid strategy.
David Shepardson and Eric Morath / The Detroit News
NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. could some day sell more than 500,000 Chevrolet Volts annually worldwide, but the company is preparing to lose money [...]
Lutz: GM mulls 4-cylinder engine for new Camaro
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Richard Truett
Automotive News
March 19, 2008 - 2:37 pm ET
NEW YORK — General Motors is considering a four-cylinder engine for the new Chevrolet Camaro as a response to rising fuel prices.
Speaking on the sidelines of the New York auto show, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said the [...]
Machinists call off Toyota union vote
Organizers say campaign will continue
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Lindsay Chappell
Automotive News | March 19, 2008 - 6:39 pm EST
Organizers have called off their Thursday union election at Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly plant in Cambridge, Ontario, following Toyota’s complaint that the union incorrectly estimated the number of eligible voters.
A statement released Wednesday afternoon by [...]
