CAW seeks to organize three Dana plants
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Ryan Beene
Automotive News | March 24, 2008 - 4:38 pm EST
Meetings are expected to be held on Thursday and Friday to decide if about 550 hourly workers at three Dana Canada Corp. plants will join the Canadian Auto Workers Union.
Tentative agreements for workers at Dana Canada plants in [...]
Authorities back XM-Sirius satellite radio tie
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Automotive News | March 24, 2008 - 3:24 pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. antitrust authorities today approved a proposed $4.38 billion purchase of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius Satellite Radio , the Justice Department said on Monday.
The deal is also being examined by the Federal Communications Commission, which is expected [...]
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bringing up the rear: Ford to revive rear-wheel drive in U.S.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. is bringing rear-wheel-drive development back to the United States from Australia. The automaker also has green-lighted a vehicle platform that will provide the basis for a new generation of rear-wheel-drive cars, according to [...]
Monday, March 24, 2008
Mileage at top of car buying list
Survey shows consumers also want tougher regulations on fuel economy.
Scott Burgess / The Detroit News
With the price of a fill-up hovering at record highs, gas mileage has become the number one consideration for American consumers in choosing a new vehicle, even topping which automaker produces the [...]
