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Did I Speak Too Soon About Labor Peace?
Just over two weeks ago, I wrote an article about how there had finally been some good news about labor peace; the American Axle strike had ended, the CAW had agreed to a new...
Toyota May Move Some Camry Production to Indiana Plant
LeftLaneNews reported yesterday that in the face of full size pickup and SUV demand falling off a cliff, plus the minivan market shrinking, Toyota is considering a plan to use...
Automotive News Reports that GM Will Buy Battery Supplier Cobasys
By Chris Haak06.06.2008According to three sources cited by Automotive News today, GM is nearing a deal to buy battery supplier Cobasys. Cobasys, a joint venture between Chevron...
GM Announces Truck Plant Closings, May Sell Hummer Brand
We’ve previously discussed how Ford has accepted the new reality of a dramatically smaller market for large vehicles such as pickups and SUVs and subsequently announced...
Fiat Considering Selling the 500 in the US
By Chris Haak05.29.2008According to Automotive News, at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin last week, Fiat Group Sergio Marchionne said that his company is considering...
Ford Announces Production Cuts, Sees Expensive Gas Long-Term
By Chris Haak05.23.2008Yesterday, Ford made the business news wires for the types of reasons that companies dread - they had to announce bad news. The news was that they expected...
Finally, Some News of Labor Peace
Four important accords were struck during the past several daysBy Chris Haak05.18.2008While none of these events should come as a huge surprise to regular readers of this site,...
Toyota Will Open Its Mississippi Plant Later Than Planned
By Chris Haak05.13.2008Toyota announced yesterday that it will open its newest North American factory, which is under construction in Tupelo, Mississippi, about five months later...
Ford Agrees To Preliminary Terms with Canada’s CAW Union
In an interesting development, considering the difficulty of negotations in late 2007 between the Detroit 3 and the UAW, plus the increasingly belligerent statements from the...
Chrysler Figures Out How to Make Good Cars and Nissan Figures Out How to Make...
Significantly expanding the product sharing agreement announced a this past January for Nissan to produce a version of its Tiida (Versa) for Chrysler to sell in the South American...