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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
GM’s plan for Opel will be similar to Magna’s queryvar=”gm’s,plan,for,opel,will,be,similar,to,magna’s”; Jamie LaReau Automotive News | November 4, 2009 – 3:31 pm EST General Motors Co.’s restructuring plan for Opel will be similar to the plan Canadian supplier Magna International Inc. had for the company, a top GM executive said today. On Tuesday, GM reversed [...]
