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 vehicles made at [...]
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 the day to [...]
Greed, not union, brought down GM says Corvette plant UAW president
June 10, 3:01 PM · 1 comment
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General Motors recently celebrated 100 years in business. During that time, it has contributed to the success of communities throughout the United States. It paid good wages [...]
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 that the rescues “saved [...]
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 was part of the [...]
GM says it’s ready to tackle small cars
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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.”
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