GM to close Pontiac, Mich. truck plant Associated Press 11:32 AM CDT, September 29, 2009 PONTIAC, Mich. General Motors Co. is closing a 37-year-old truck plant north of Detroit. GM spokesman Chris Lee said the closure is scheduled for Tuesday for the plant in Pontiac that makes heavy-duty GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado [...]
September 30, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20090930/AUTO01/909300326 GM’s top electric car exec quits Key in work on Volt, battery technology, Kruse leaves to start own consulting firm ROBERT SNELL The Detroit News Bob Kruse, who recently led a critical Chevrolet Volt team and devised the automaker’s long-term electric vehicle strategy, has resigned months before the vehicle’s debut, The [...]
September 29, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20090929/AUTO01/909290410 Workers apprehensive on last day at GM Pontiac plant AMBER ARELLANO The Detroit News Pontiac — Workers at General Motors Co.’s truck plant left their jobs Tuesday wondering what will happen to them — and the community they served. "Unemployment in Pontiac is 26 percent right now," said Jim Hall, a [...]
Toyota to recall 3.8 million autos as floor mats snag gas pedals Stuck accelerators may cause unintended acceleration Kathy Jackson and Chrissie Thompson Automotive News | September 30, 2009 – 12:01 am EST LOS ANGELES — Toyota plans to recall as early as next week 3.8 million U.S. Toyota and Lexus models — its largest [...]
September 28, 2009 GM retirees pinching pennies Bankruptcy throws uncertainty into plans By Bill O’Brien Traverse City Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY — Duane D’Arcy always considered himself a “happy-go-lucky Irish guy.” The tag seemed to fit. He retired in 1993 after a rewarding 33-year career as a General Motors Corp. supervisor, and returned to live in [...]
September 28, 2009 Roger Penske expected to close Saturn deal soon By TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Detroit businessman and booster Roger Penske is on track to close a deal to buy General Motors’ Saturn division on Wednesday, the Free Press learned today. The official announcement could come Thursday. GM and Bloomfield Hills-based [...]
Could GM Shut Hummer Down? Posted: Sep. 28, 2009 10:09 a.m. General Motors has agreed to sell its Hummer division to Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, but there are some signs that the deal might not go through. If the two companies can’t work out a sale, what will happen [...]
Disney, GM keeping quiet on future of Test Track By Ryan McClung | Filed under News on Sep 28, 2009publicly questioning the viability of GM’s sponsorship of Disney’s Test Track at Epcot, both companies remain silent on the attraction’s fate. General Motors CEO Frederick Henderson was in Orlando last when Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab [...]
September 24, 2009 Chrysler prepares to rehire some employees CEO’s 5-year plan includes paying OT BY GREG GARDNER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER After 35,000 job cuts in the past two years and a bankruptcy that shifted control to Italy’s Fiat SpA, Chrysler Group is preparing to rehire an unspecified number of salaried workers and ask [...]
September 26, 2009 Chrysler workers rally to save Sterling Heights plant BY GREG GARDNER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER About 500 Chrysler workers, retirees and family members sang, chanted and prayed Friday afternoon for the company’s board of directors to reconsider closing the Sterling Heights assembly plant by the end of next year. Meanwhile, [...]
September 24, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20090924/AUTO01/909240475 Bankruptcy court approves wrongful death suit against Chrysler LLC ALISA PRIDDLE The Detroit News A $24 million wrongful death payment against Old Carco LLC which holds the assets of the former Chrysler LLC was approved Thursday in bankruptcy court. The court authorized the settlement in the case of [...]
September 25, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20090925/OPINION03/909250351 GM puts focus back on cars DANIEL HOWES They’re breathing a little easier inside General Motors Co. Not because the post-bankruptcy automaker is out of the proverbial woods, because it isn’t. And not because the security of federal ownership frees GM’s survivors to go back to bad habits, [...]
GM changes course, plans fall truck sale Jamie LaReau DETROIT — General Motors Co. has changed course and will hold a fall truck sale for its GMC and Chevrolet brands after all. The event is scheduled to run from Friday, Sept. 25, through [...]
Toyota-GM’s NUMMI to ax all 4,700 workers, paper says Automotive News | September 26, 2009 – 12:01 am EST TOKYO (Reuters) — New United Motor Manufacturing Inc (NUMMI), a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp. and the former General Motors Corp. in California, [...]
GM Workers Talk About 3rd Shift Posted: var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate(“Sept22, 2009 5:51 PM EST”); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);Sep 22, 2009 04:51 PM CDT General Motors says it’s hiring hundreds more workers for full production at its Delta Township plant. It’s big news for the big three automaker and for mid-Michigan. GM announcing that it’s adding a third [...]
