Thursday, January 15, 2009 Chrysler extends shutdown for three plants The Detroit News Chrysler LLC is extending the shutdown of three of its plants for an additional week, citing continued slow sales due to the financial crisis and downturn in the auto industry. The automaker closed all 30 North American plants Dec. 19 for one [...]

Thursday, January 15, 2009 Congress considers ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Program would offer people turning in their old gas guzzlers a voucher worth up to $4,500 for a new vehicle. Jim Abrams / Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress is mulling a proposal to pay people to get rid of those old gas guzzlers sitting in their [...]

Lindsay Chappell Automotive News | January 14, 2009 – 3:08 pm EST   Nissan will continue 4-day weeks   queryvar=”nissan,will,continue,4-day,weeks”;     NASHVILLE — Nissan North America Inc. will continue running its two U.S. assembly plants on reduced hours “indefinitely” because of slow U.S. sales. Nissan’s auto plants in Smyrna, Tenn., and Canton, Miss., have [...]