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 [...]
GM’s party plans include production Volt queryvar=”gms,party,plans,include,production,volt”; 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 [...]
Volt pictures leak out on Web Richard Truett Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 3:57 pm EST ENLARGE 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. Photo credit: JOE WILSSENS DETROIT — The [...]
Latch fix set for nearly 300,000 HHRs queryvar=”latch,fix,set,for,nearly,300,000,hhrs”; Harry Stoffer Automotive News | September 8, 2008 – 1:55 pm EST ENLARGE The recall affects the Chevy HHR for the 2006-2008 model years. WASHINGTON — General Motors is recalling nearly 300,000 Chevrolet HHRs built for the 2006-08 model years. Owners of the wagon will [...]
Canada strikes deal with GM for Ontario investment queryvar=”canada,strikes,deal,with,gm,for,ontario,investment”; 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 [...]
Mitsubishi work goes on without a contract queryvar=”mitsubishi,work,goes,on,without,a,contract”; 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, [...]
