Monday, March 9, 2009
Ford workers in Louisville, Ky., approve labor deal
Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. workers in Louisville, Ky., narrowly approved changes to their national labor contract Sunday. The vote was the third vital victory over the weekend for the concessions, which Ford says will save the automaker billions.
The contract changes won [...]

Sunday, March 8, 2009
Ohio workers stay positive despite GM’s troubles
Associated Press
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — General Motors Corp. is moving ahead with the installation of 840 robots worth $350 million at its Lordstown plant despite talk of a potential bankruptcy filing.
The investment comes ahead of next year’s scheduled start of production on the Chevrolet Cruze. It’s small [...]

David Barkholz
Automotive News | March 9, 2009 – 12:01 am EST
 
GM in jeopardy as the bleeding worsens at Delphi
 

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Bankrupt Delphi Corp. has stayed afloat on overseas profits and help from former parent General Motors.
With neither of those sources of funds reliable [...]

Jamie LaReau
Automotive News | March 9, 2009 – 12:01 am EST
 
GM taps Opel for future Buicks
 

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DETROIT — Even as General Motors explores the sale of Opel, it will tap its European unit as a source for future Buick sedans.
For the past [...]

Obama Panel Visits Detroit as Republicans Urge End to Auto Aid

By Jeff Green and John Hughes

March 8 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama’s auto task force comes to Detroit tomorrow amid Republican calls to let General Motors Corp. go bankrupt and waning public support for giving automakers taxpayer loans they say they need to survive.
U.S. [...]