Friday, January 23, 2009
Daniel Howes
Road for autos runs through Oval Office
The former Michigan governor, Democrat Jim Blanchard, nailed it:
"The first priority" for the Obama administration isn’t enforcing new environmental rules but ensuring "the automakers are rescued because none of the regulations will make any difference if they aren’t viable," he told The Detroit News. And [...]
Friday, January 23, 2009
Toyota might cut 1,000 full-time jobs
Associated Press
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. is considering cutting more than 1,000 full-time jobs in North America and the United Kingdom to cope with faltering global demand, a news report said Friday.
The details of the job cuts will likely be finalized by the end of the month, [...]
Report: Toyota considers job cuts in North America
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January 23, 2009 – 2:45 am ET
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) — Toyota is considering cutting full-time employees in North America and the United Kingdom, a company source familiar with the matter said.
Toyota is cutting production as the global financial crisis sends sales plummeting and puts the carmaker on course for [...]
Dave Versical
Automotive News | January 22, 2009 – 5:38 pm EST
Chrysler announces employee pricing, $6,000 rebates
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Chrysler LLC, reeling from plunging U.S. sales and bulging inventories, will offer all customers the same prices paid by employees and boost rebates to as much as $6,000.
The program, called "Employee Pricing Plus Plus," begins Monday on Jeep, [...]
