Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Scott Burgess: Review
Expedition with attitude
Hip-hop DJ’s expertly built SUV commands attention on the road

CLEVELAND — Cruising to Cleveland requires a good stereo, a solid ride and the constitution to stay awake no matter how flat the Interstate.
This road trip had two objectives: Test the 2008 Ford Expedition designed by Funkmaster Flex and [...]

Magna unit buys Japanese stamping plant in Ala.
 
Cosma will expand operations with Ogihara acquisition
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Bernadine Williams
Automotive News | April 22, 2008 - 3:15 pm EST
 
 
 
Magna International Inc.’s Cosma subsidiary said today that it will buy Ogihara America Corp.’s stamping and subassembly plant in Birmingham, Ala.
The plant posted sales of $140 million in 2007 and employs [...]

GM avoids strike at Malibu plant — for now
 
Report: Detroit-Hamtramck plant to restart next week
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David Barkholz
Automotive News | April 22, 2008 - 4:28 pm EST
 
 
 
General Motors has won a two-day reprieve from a possible UAW local strike of its key Chevrolet Malibu assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan.
Officials at UAW Local 31 agreed to [...]

UAW STRIKE AT AMERICAN AXLE
 
American Axle: UAW offers still uncompetitive
 

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Automotive News | April 22, 2008 - 6:15 pm EST
 
 
 
DETROIT (Reuters) — American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said on Tuesday the UAW has rejected several company wage and benefit offers that are "considerably" above market rates during talks aimed at ending an eight-week strike.
American Axle [...]