October 3, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091003/AUTO01/910030355 GM may move some staff out of RenCen Detroit to remain world headquarters, house senior execs ROBERT SNELL The Detroit News General Motors Co. has launched a formal review of its facilities in southeast Michigan as it considers moving some operations out of the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit and consolidating [...]
Ford says CAW must narrow cost gap Automotive News | October 2, 2009 – 2:46 pm EST TORONTO (Reuters) — Ford Motor Co. says the Canadian Auto Workers must narrow a $16 an hour labor-cost gap with Ford’s U.S. operations or new investments in Canada will be hard to justify, a source close to cost [...]
Chevrolet plans to unveil rear-drive police car queryvar=”chevrolet,plans,to,unveil,rear-drive,police,car”; Rick Kranz Automotive News | October 2, 2009 – 2:02 pm EST Chevrolet plans to announce Monday that it will offer a rear-drive police car that appears likely to be based on the Pontiac G8 sedan. Chevrolet will outline the strategy at the International Association of [...]
Toyota is ‘grasping for salvation’ as losses continue, chief says Founder’s grandson says company is too big, distant from customers queryvar=”toyota,is,‘grasping,for,salvation,as,losses,continue,chief,says”; Hans Greimel Automotive News | October 2, 2009 – 3:01 am EST TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said his money-losing automaker is “grasping for salvation” as it struggles to return [...]
THE DEMISE OF THE PENSKE-SATURN DEAL Renault says Saturn supply deal ‘just didn’t add up’ U.S. Nissan dealers lobbied against the deal Lindsay Chappell Automotive News | October 2, 2009 – 4:22 pm EST NASHVILLE — In the eleventh hour of Roger Penske’s venture to acquire Saturn from General Motors Co. to keep the brand [...]
