Ford meeting informally with UAW on costs
Wed Nov 4, 2009 7:40pm EST
By David Bailey
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will continue meeting informally with United Auto Workers leaders to discuss labor issues following the rejection of concessions by U.S. rank-and-file workers, a top executive said on Wednesday.
"We’ll sit down [...]
November 5, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091105/AUTO01/911050435
Opel workers in Germany stage protests
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Associated Press
Ruesselsheim, Germany — Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker’s headquarters Thursday, protesting General Motors Co.’s decision to abandon the unit’s sale to new owners the workers hoped would preserve jobs.
Thousands of the 25,000 employees from Opel’s four [...]
November 5, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091105/auto01/911050355
GM will cut jobs in Opel strategy
Restructuring is expected to trim 20% of 50,000 workers
DAVID SHEPARDSON
Detroit News Washington Bureau
Washington — General Motors Co. said Wednesday some 10,000 European jobs will be sacrificed at its money-losing Adam Opel GmbH unit, which the automaker decided this week to keep, rather than sell to Canada’s [...]
November 5, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091105/auto01/911050352
Fresh approach excites UAW; dealers cautious
LOUIS AGUILAR AND DAVID SHEPARDSON
The Detroit News
Throughout Metro Detroit and across the nation, workers, politicians and dealers waited and watched Wednesday as Chrysler made its pitch to turn the company around with new products and a fresh approach to manufacturing and marketing.
Union leaders representing Chrysler workers in [...]
November 5, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091105/AUTO01/911050432
Ford to put air bags into back seat belts
DEE-ANN DURBIN
Associated Press
Detroit — Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they’re in the seat belts.
Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport [...]
GM’s plan for Opel will be similar to Magna’s
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Jamie LaReau
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