Monday, March 31, 2008 Chrysler cuts white-collar retiree life insurance Eric Morath / The Detroit News Chrysler LLC’s white collar retirees are losing free life insurance benefits but are eligible for an up to a $4,000 one-time pension boost, according to a letter retirees should receive this week. Previously retirees were covered by a $50,000 [...]

Monday, March 31, 2008 GM opens new truck plant in Qindao, China Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors Corp. has begun production at a new manufacturing plant in Qindao, China. The plant is GM’s second manufacturing facility in the coastal city. Production began today. The plant will make small work trucks for GM’s joint venture [...]

UAW STRIKE AT AMERICAN AXLE   Axle strike threatens GM’s hot-selling Malibu   queryvar=”axle,strike,threatens,gm’s,hot-selling,malibu”; David Barkholz and Robert Sherefkin Automotive News | March 31, 2008 – 5:24 pm EST       DETROIT — General Motors will have to shut production by mid-April of its hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu if supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings [...]