June 10, 2009 GM says it hasn’t ruled out Chinese imports By TODD SPANGLER FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF WASHINGTON — The head of General Motors North American operations today declined to say that no GM cars will be shipped into the U.S. from China while reiterating that the company intends to increase its percentage of [...]

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UAW health trust names Blanchard to Chrysler board 9 hours ago DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday that trustees of its retiree health care fund have named former Michigan governor James J. Blanchard to the board of the new Chrysler-Fiat venture. Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA closed a deal earlier in [...]

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Greed, not union, brought down GM says Corvette plant UAW president     June 10, 3:01 PM · 1 comment   .iconpanel a { text-decoration:none; color:#006699}; .iconpanel a:hover { text-decoration:none; color:#006699}       General Motors recently celebrated 100 years in business. During that time, it has contributed to the success of communities throughout the [...]

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June 10, 2009 Obama aide: Auto rescue likely to pay off By Justin Hyde Free Press Washington Staff Updated at 5:42 p.m. WASHINGTON – A top member of President Barack Obama’s auto task force said today the government had a "reasonable probability" of earning back its investments in General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, adding [...]

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June 10, 2009 GM set to reveal U.S. plant to build small car By TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER General Motors said today it expects to identify the U.S. location for production of a yet-to-be identified small car “within several weeks.” The production of the small car at a plant in the United States [...]

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GM says it’s ready to tackle small cars   queryvar=”gm,says,it’s,ready,to,tackle,small,cars”; Lindsay Chappell Automotive News | June 10, 2009 – 11:31 am EST   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Desperate to eliminate red ink, General Motors thinks it has created a factory method to build small vehicles profitably in North America. GM calls the method “interbuildability.” The concept [...]

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