Supplier Cadence seeks Chapter 11 protection
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David Barkholz
Automotive News | August 26, 2008 – 12:11 pm EST
 
 
The owners of Cadence Innovation LLC sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today after efforts to sell the plastic parts maker failed.
Cadence is a key supplier to General Motors. It makes interiors for the GM crossovers made in Delta Township, [...]

Automotive News | August 27, 2008 – 8:00 am EST
 
 
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) — General Motors will sign an agreement with the western state of Maharashtra for an engine and transmission plant on Thursday, as it steps up the pace in one of the world’s fastest-growing auto markets.
The unit will be located in Talegaon, where GM’s [...]

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
For $75M, Mich. Truck will soon roll out cars
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
WAYNE — Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Truck Plant is about to get an extreme makeover.
On Tuesday, Ford said it will invest $75 million to retool the plant to produce a new generation of small cars from Europe. It [...]

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Scott Burgess
Better not bigger: New Dodge Ram is a vast improvement in comfort, innovation

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The pickup wars just got a lot more interesting.
Instead of trying to create a truck that is bigger, badder and can tow more manure, Dodge decided to make the 2009 Ram better. It’s a lesson [...]

 
Ford will not hire entry-level workers until mid-2009
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Automotive News | August 26, 2008 – 11:00 am EST
 
 
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co. manufacturing chief Joe Hinrichs today said the automaker does not expect to hire new entry-level, lower wage, hourly workers until mid-2009.
Hinrichs also said Ford intends to release all the hourly workers who have [...]