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 [...]
