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New York: 2014 Buick Regal
It's well-known that Buick was on the chopping block during GM's painful (but quick) 2009 bankruptcy. Buick had a history for years of building cars that old people loved; on...
Could the UAW’s “Southern Strategy” Succeed At Volkswagen...
Bob King, the current president of the large-but-shrinking United Auto Workers (UAW) union, has said repeatedly that his union needs to unionize an auto transplant plant in the...
Ford Shows How Expensive It Is To Close a Plant In Europe
Popular wisdom in the car business is that it's impossible to close underutilized assembly plants in Europe. Dozens of plants were closed in the U.S. over the past 10 years, and...
Japan Wants To Join TPP Free-Trade Talks, Some Don’t Want Them There
As expected, Japan's new prime minister Shinzo Abe announced today that his country will be joining the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. The objective of the...
Renault Pledges To Boost France Output
French automaker Renault has come up with an interesting way of dealing with its overcapacity in Europe. It will boost output and produce more cars there. While the idea may...
Don’t Rear-End a Tractor Trailer, Or You Will Die
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the insurance industry-funded research organization (which, due to its nature, has an obvious interest in reducing injuries and vehicle...
Volkswagen Plans Ten New Plants By 2018
Volkswagen plans to be the world's largest automaker - a title that has been surprisingly in flux for the past several years, after three quarters of a century of GM occupying...
GM Will Continue Selling W-Body Impala For Fleet Buyers
Last week, we engaged in some speculation about the future of GM's Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant, noting that the only two confirmed products the plant produces are 1) not...
Henrik Fisker Resigns As Fisker Automotive Executive Chairman
Henrik Fisker, namesake and founder of plug-in hybrid auto manufacturer Fisker Automotive, has resigned from the company. Most recently, he has served Fisker as Executive...