Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Mulally hopeful about loan deal
Ford CEO says key issue is how to finance up to $50B for Big 3.
Jeff Karoub / Associated Press
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally said Monday that he’s optimistic that a deal can be reached quickly on direct federal loans to automakers to help them [...]
GM’s party plans include production Volt
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Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
DETROIT — General Motors will show a production version of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. GM, which marks 100 years on Sept. 16, so far has shown only concept versions of the Volt.
"The [...]
Volt pictures leak out on Web
Richard Truett
Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 3:57 pm EST
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A recent GM slide showed differences made in the production Chevrolet Volt from an earlier concept. Full pictures of the Volt leaked on the Web today.
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Latch fix set for nearly 300,000 HHRs
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Harry Stoffer
Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 1:55 pm EST
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The recall affects the Chevy HHR for the 2006-2008 model years.
WASHINGTON — General Motors [...]
Canada strikes deal with GM for Ontario investment
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Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
TORONTO (Reuters) — The Canadian government said on Saturday it had struck a deal with General Motors of Canada Ltd. that commits the automaker to invest C$290 million ($273 million) at several of its Ontario operations.
The announcement is the [...]
Mitsubishi work goes on without a contract
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Lindsay Chappell
Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 12:26 pm EST
Workers at Mitsubishi’s U.S. assembly plant continue to build vehicles despite a breakdown in contract talks with UAW negotiators.
The sides have reached an impasse on whether 1,250 UAW workers at the Normal, Ill., plant will be asked for [...]
