Supplier Cadence seeks Chapter 11 protection queryvar=”supplier,cadence,seeks,chapter,11,protection”; 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 [...]

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  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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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  Ford will not hire entry-level workers until mid-2009 queryvar=”ford,will,not,hire,entry-level,workers,until,mid-2009″; 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 [...]

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