Friday, July 18, 2008
McCain changes auto emissions stance
Gordon Trowbridge and J.J. McCorvey / The Detroit News
WARREN — U.S. Sen. John McCain backtracked Friday on a pledge to set national auto emissions standards that would supersede those California and other states want to set.
"I guess at the end of the day, I support the states being [...]

Friday, July 18, 2008
Auto briefs
GM shares close at $12.85; up 12 percent
General Motors Corp. shares rallied for a third consecutive session Thursday, closing up 12 percent at $12.85. The stock, which sank to historic lows in early July on fears that the automaker might be facing a risk of bankruptcy, has rebounded 37 percent since [...]

 
Mitsubishi, UAW resume talks after three years
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Lindsay Chappell
Automotive News | July 17, 2008 - 1:46 pm EST
 
 
Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. has returned to the negotiating table with the UAW after a three-year delay in contract talks.
In August 2005 the Normal, Ill., company, facing difficulties, had agreed with UAW Local 2488 to postpone new [...]