Alabama could get new VW assembly plant queryvar=”alabama,could,get,new,vw,assembly,plant”; Bettina Mayer Automotive News | July 7, 2008 – 8:43 am EST VW is planning a North American assembly plant, with Alabama being the favorite   Volkswagen’s management board will discuss the carmaker’s planned new North American factory Tuesday, July 8. The U.S. state of Alabama [...]

  With Traverse, Chevy crosses over queryvar=”with,traverse,chevy,crosses,over”; Rick Kranz Automotive News | July 7, 2008 – 12:01 am EST ENLARGE Chevrolet is expected to tout the ride and handling, safety and interior space of the new Traverse.   The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse crossover is basically a restyled Saturn Outlook. Or is it a restyled GMC [...]

GM may be mulling thousands of job cuts Mon Jul 7, 2008 6:48am EDT (Reuters) – No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors is planning to cut thousands of white-collar jobs and is considering whether it should sell or stop production of more of its brands, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the [...]

  Report: GM mulls job cuts, sale of brands queryvar=”report:,gm,mulls,job,cuts,sale,of,brands”; Automotive News | July 7, 2008 – 1:15 am EST General Motors’ Saab brand has been struggling to attract buyers   LONDON (Thomson Financial) — General Motors could shed thousands of white-collar jobs and sell or cease producing certain brands as part of a strategy [...]