October 12, 2009 Is GM up to old habits? ’10 production hike criticized BY TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER The new General Motors Co. is showing some old GM traits, according to industry analysts who question the Detroit automaker’s plans to increase North American production next year by about 45%. GM has announced it [...]
October 12, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091012/OPINION03/910120412 Renault-Nissan battery vision looks like an expensive blind-alley NEIL WINTON Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn’s startling claim that battery-powered vehicles will win 10 percent of global new car sales by 2020 still beggars belief. At the Frankfurt Car Show last month, Ghosn wasn’t talking about plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt, which [...]
October 13, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091013/AUTO01/910130386 Ford, UAW reach concession agreement BRYCE G. HOFFMAN The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. today announced a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers that modifies key terms of the 2007 UAW-Ford national contract The deal, which includes additional concessions, covers approximately 41,000 UAW-represented Ford employees in the United States. It [...]
GM set to sign deal to sell Opel Thursday, reports say queryvar=”gm,set,to,sign,deal,to,sell,opel,thursday,reports,say”; Staff & Wire Reports Automotive News | October 13, 2009 – 4:07 am EST MUNICH — General Motors Co. likely will sign a deal on Thursday to sell a majority stake in Opel to a group led by Magna International Inc., German [...]
GM to invest $230 million in 4 Michigan plants to build Volt, Cruze queryvar=”gm,to,invest,$230,million,in,4,michigan,plants,to,build,volt,cruze”; Jamie LaReau Automotive News | October 13, 2009 – 11:33 am EST DETROIT — General Motors Co. said today it will invest more than $230 million in four plants around Flint, Mich., to help build the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact [...]
