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 pickups. The plant employs about 1,000 workers.
The [...]
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 Detroit News has learned.
Kruse’s resignation, [...]
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 veteran auto worker and United [...]
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 ever — to [...]
