YMCA passes on UAW Hall By ASHLEY BONE/ abone@c-dh.net SPRING HILL — Plans for the Spring Hill YMCA to lease a portion of the United Auto Workers Local 1853 Hall have been scrapped. For months officials with the YMCA of Middle Tennessee had discussed leasing a portion of the UAW Hall, and Mayor [...]
Spring Hill UAW Urgent on Finding Work, Leasing Out Headquarters to Cut Costs By Blake Farmer WPLN News February 1, 2010 There are 800 UAW union members left working at GM’s plant in Spring Hill. Production of the Chevy Traverse moved to Michigan late last year, and the union itself has taken a hit.
Richland County: General Motors stamping plant to end production Friday Paul Thomas 14 hrs ago ONTARIO, Ohio – For more than fifty years, the General Motors stamping plant near Mansfield, Ohio powered the local economy. On Friday, the plant that made doors and other parts primarily for trucks, will stop production as part of General Motors plan to emerge [...]
February 5, 2010 GM could crank up some model lines Automaker needs more of its crossovers BY TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Seven months after emerging from bankruptcy reorganization, General Motors has a good problem: Customer demand for some of its new vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Equinox, is outpacing the automaker’s ability to [...]
February 5, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100205/OPINION03/2050350 Howes: Toyota finds it’s mortal after all DANIEL HOWES What will they drive up to the red carpet at this year’s Oscars? Probably not a Toyota Prius, as in years past, that green machine-cum-technological tour de force that says "look at my driver" in a faintly superior way. Because the iconic [...]
Toyota president apologizes for global recall Automotive News | February 5, 2010 – 7:31 am EST NAGOYA/DETROIT (Reuters) — Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologized for safety problems that have left the Japanese carmaker "in crisis" as the group considered a second recall — this time over the brakes on some Prius hybrids. "Believe me, [...]
