October 31, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091031/AUTO01/910310355 Chrysler offers buyouts to 23,000 ALISA PRIDDLE The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC is again offering factory workers buyouts or early retirement as the automaker continues to restructure to cut costs. Chrysler confirmed Friday that the offers went out this week to 23,000 workers. Terms vary by plant but largely mirror [...]
UAW holds out hope to save Chrysler plants queryvar=”uaw,holds,out,hope,to,save,chrysler,plants”; Automotive News | October 30, 2009 – 9:00 pm EST DETROIT (Reuters) — The .UAW remains engaged in talks to persuade Fiat S.p.A. to reverse plans to shutter Chrysler plants scrapped in the U.S. automaker’s bankruptcy, a union executive said today. "The jury is [...]
Ford-UAW deal nears rejection; no new negotiations seen queryvar=”ford-uaw,deal,nears,rejection;,no,new,negotiations,seen”; Automotive News | October 31, 2009 – 12:01 am EST DETROIT (Reuters) — Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. factory workers moved a step closer late Friday to delivering a landslide rejection of proposed concessions while the UAW leadership said the union would not return to talks [...]
October 30, 2009 GM extends ‘May the Best Car Win’ campaign as Bob Lutz takes to track Race part of effort to get back on track BY TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Before Bob Lutz even took to the racetrack on Thursday, General Motors was claiming victory. It didn’t matter that Lutz, driving a [...]
October 29, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091029/AUTO01/910290483 GM extends money-back guarantee ROBERT SNELL The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to boost market share and vehicle sales after emerging from bankruptcy, has extended its money-back guarantee until Jan. 4 and will launch a second round of advertisements featuring hood-to-hood comparisons with competitors’ vehicles. The comparison campaign, scheduled to [...]
Two more UAW sites vote down Ford concession deal, jeopardizing passage of contract changes By AP October 29th, 2009 google_protectAndRun(“render_ads.js::google_render_ad”, google_handleError, google_render_ad); Two more UAW sites vote down Ford concession deal DETROIT — Workers at two more United Auto Workers locals overwhelmingly rejected changes to their contract with Ford Motor Co. on Thursday, [...]
October 30, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091030/AUTO01/910300346 Sterling Heights Ford UAW local may ask for revote Workers fear ‘no’ vote will lose axle work for site BRYCE G. HOFFMAN The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. could shift work promised to its Sterling Heights axle factory as part of a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers to a [...]
October 29, 2009 Strike in India to shutter GM Delta Plant next week Shortage of parts to idle more than 2,700 here; Ford plant also affected Melissa Domsic mdomsic@lsj.com A strike at a parts supplier in India has forced General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township plant to temporarily shut down next week. More than 2,700 [...]
October 28, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091028/AUTO01/910280438 GM delays Cruze launch ROBERT SNELL The Detroit News General Motors Co. has delayed the launch of its Chevrolet Cruze small car about three months until the third quarter of 2010 to ensure a flawless launch. The delay also will give GM time to produce all variations of Cruze models, the [...]
October 29, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091029/OPINION03/910290342 Could GM retain Opel-Vauxhall after all? NEIL WINTON General Motors’ deal to offload its European subsidiaries has been about a week away from completion for about six months now, and it is still not possible to give a definitive answer to the question: "Who will own Opel and Vauxhall this time [...]
GM to lose a week of crossover production due to parts shortage queryvar=”gm,to,lose,a,week,of,crossover,production,due,to,parts,shortage”; Jamie LaReau Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 4:58 pm EST DETROIT — General Motors Co. is shutting down its plant in Delta Township, Mich., for one week starting Monday, Nov. 2, because of a “critical parts shortage,” a GM [...]
GM expects to post first U.S. sales gain in 21 months queryvar=”gm,expects,to,post,first,us,sales,gain,in,21,months”; Chrissie Thompson Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 12:40 pm EST DETROIT — General Motors Co. has a “good chance” of posting a year-over-year U.S. sales increase for October for the first time since January 2008, its chief sales analyst said [...]
GM CEO says amount of government aid sufficient queryvar=”gm,ceo,says,amount,of,government,aid,sufficient”; Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 2:00 pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) — General Motors Co. has no plans to request more government aid, CEO Fritz Henderson told the Washington Post on Wednesday. In Washington for meetings with congressional and Obama administration officials, Henderson said [...]
Ford Mustang Plant Among Six to Reject Concessions By Keith Naughton Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, is among six factories to reject contract concessions the automaker is seeking to match those the United Auto Workers granted its U.S. rivals. The vote at UAW Local 3000 was [...]
Retirees’ benefits cut by GM, not UAW October 27, 2009 09:00 am — Robert Johnston’s disdain for the United Auto Workers is quite obvious, but I wonder if he returned the many wage increases and benefits he received as a result of UAW-GM negotiations? GM cut your benefits, not the UAW. He cries about [...]
