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. [...]
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 [...]
David Barkholz Automotive News | March 9, 2009 – 12:01 am EST GM in jeopardy as the bleeding worsens at Delphi queryvar=”gm,in,jeopardy,as,the,bleeding,worsens,at,delphi”; Bankrupt Delphi Corp. has stayed afloat on overseas profits and help from former parent General Motors. With neither of those sources of funds reliable now, Delphi is in jeopardy. That puts [...]
Jamie LaReau Automotive News | March 9, 2009 – 12:01 am EST GM taps Opel for future Buicks queryvar=”gm,taps,opel,for,future,buicks”; 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 two years, GM has shared Opel vehicles [...]
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 [...]
