CAW seeks to organize three Dana plants queryvar=”caw,seeks,to,organize,three,dana,plants”; 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 [...]
Authorities back XM-Sirius satellite radio tie queryvar=”authorities,back,xm-sirius,satellite,radio,tie”; 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
