Ohio

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

2 million extra doors was the best call Daimler made during 'marriage of equals'

12:35 pm U.S. ET | May 17, 2013
It's easy to criticize the way Daimler AG ran and ultimately left Chrysler during the disastrous "marriage of equals" era. I know because I've done it on a regular basis. But even the worst marriages can produce spectacular kids -- or in this case, products.... Read More »

 

Lawsuit claims defects in Ford 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine

1:07 pm U.S. ET | May 15, 2013
Ford is being sued by three vehicle owners in Ohio because of alleged defects in the automaker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine.... Read More »

 

Honda to convert Ohio seat plant for Acura NSX output

11:00 am U.S. ET | May 14, 2013
Honda said today it will invest $70 million to convert a former seat plant here to assemble the next-generation Acura NSX. The plant will be staffed with about 100 specially trained production workers and equipped with robots to build the gasoline-electric hybrid sports car, Honda said.... Read More »

 

Chrysler hiring 200 at Ohio plant to boost Wrangler output

8:26 pm U.S. ET | March 14, 2013
Chrysler Group will hire 200 people at its Ohio Jeep plant that makes the rugged Wrangler SUV. Demand for the Wrangler and the Wrangler Unlimited has prompted Chrysler to find ways to increase production at the Toledo, Ohio plant, said Jodi Tinson, a Chrysler spokeswoman.... Read More »

 

Ford to shift 2-liter EcoBoost engine output to Ohio plant from Spain

3:01 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 21, 2013
Ford will begin domestic production of its 2.0-liter, four-cylinder EcoBoost engine at its Cleveland Engine Plant in Brook Park, Ohio, in late 2014, the automaker said today. Ford will invest nearly $200 million and add 450 jobs at the plant, which will produce all 2.0-liter EcoBoost engines for North America. Ford had previously imported the 2.0-liter EcoBoost from its factory in Valencia, Spain, which will continue to produce the engine for Europe.... Read More »

 

Ford plans 2-liter engine output in Ohio, report says

11:19 am U.S. ET | Feb. 20, 2013
Ford Motor Co. plans to begin making in Ohio a small four-cylinder engine that it builds in Spain, according to a person familiar with the matter.... Read More »

 

Jeep ponders output in China and Russia, Marchionne says

Jan. 15, 2013 06:01 CET
Chrysler's Jeep brand is working to find the right solution to produce vehicles in China and Russia, but has nothing specific to announce at the moment,Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said.... Read More »

 

Jeep ponders production in China and Russia, Marchionne says

5:51 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Chrysler's Jeep brand is working to find the right solution to produce vehicles in China and in Russia, but has nothing specific to announce at the moment, Chrysler Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne told reporters here at the Detroit auto show Monday.... Read More »

 

Honda plans $23M Ohio expansion to build Accord Hybrid

10:39 am U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2013
Honda will spend $23 million to expand its Marysville, Ohio, plant to build the 2014 Accord Hybrid, the company said today. The plant will add about 50 workers for production of the hybrid sedan, which is scheduled to go on sale this fall, the company said.... Read More »

 

28 GM workers can proceed with suit against automaker, UAW

2:16 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
A federal judge says 28 workers at General Motors’ Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant can proceed with their lawsuit against the automaker, the UAW and UAW Local 1112 alleging that the workers were wrongly classified as temporary employees and were improperly terminated in 2007, according to wire service and newspaper reports.... Read More »

 

Obama leverages auto bailout for crucial Midwest wins

7:16 am U.S. ET | Nov. 7, 2012
Support in Ohio for the bailout helped Obama to a victory Tuesday in the state, which together with Michigan has about 65 percent of General Motors and Chrysler Group's domestic factories. A projected Ohio win for Obama shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern time and a win in Oregon pushed the president over the required 270 electoral votes, according to the AP.... Read More »

 

Honda to spend $200 million to expand Ohio plants, hire 200

6:34 am U.S. ET | Nov. 1, 2012
Honda said it will spend $200 million on engine and transmission factories in Ohio and hire 200 workers there.... Read More »

 

NICK BUNKLEY

Why Volts built on Mars are possible -- in an election year

2:19 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 26, 2012
I hear General Motors is planning to lay off thousands of workers in Detroit and move production of the Chevrolet Volt to Mars. This is obviously more bad news for Detroit, which will then be left with nothing but three guys shivering around a burn barrel and recently was named the Most Dangerous City in America to Be a Third Base Coach in the World Series.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

The automotive view from Ohio, electoral ground zero

11:37 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2012
With less than two weeks to go before the election, this is how bad things have gotten on the public airwaves in northern Ohio: Viewers pine for crazy car dealer ads as sweet relief from an onslaught of political advertising.... Read More »

 

National debate over auto bailout plays out in Ohio house race

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 20, 2012
U.S. Representative Jim Renacci says he wouldn't have run for Congress had his Chevrolet dealership in Wadsworth, Ohio, not closed when the federal government bailed out GM in 2009. The viability of the U.S. auto industry and manufacturing in general is defining the presidential race in Ohio, a state that no Republican won the White House without.... Read More »

 

Timken names new vice president of light-vehicle systems

3:00 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 17, 2012
Timken has named John Law to the new position of vice president of light-vehicle systems. Law will report to Brian Ruel, who became vice president of light-vehicle, off-highway and rail operations in September.... Read More »

 

Mich. dealer gives employees 'thank you' checks after selling business

3:20 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 6, 2012
Longtime Michigan auto dealer Howard Cooper surprised his employees with $1,000 checks for each year of service after announcing his retirement and selling his dealership this month.... Read More »

 

Chrysler, GM ban presidential campaign events at factories

2:35 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 27, 2012
Wary of getting caught in the political crossfire as the presidential campaign heats up, Chrysler and GM have banned campaign appearances at their plants. “This fall, Chrysler will not host campaign events inside its facilities. The company is focused on meeting production demands,” a Chrysler spokeswoman said today in an e-mailed statement. She said the company made the decision in the spring. GM made its decision early this year, a spokesman said.... Read More »

 

Nissan dealer uses 'Chevy defense' to keep franchise

2:25 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 27, 2012
An Ohio court has upheld a Nissan dealer’s legal position that a nearby Chevrolet vehicle assembly plant is hurting his performance. The ruling by Ohio’s Franklin County Court of Common Pleas may have implications for other auto dealerships located in uniquely challenging markets. It raises a legal question about the factory practice of comparing the performances of auto dealerships in dissimilar markets.... Read More »

 

PHILIP NUSSEL

Why GM can't rid itself of 'Government Motors'

4:16 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 24, 2012
Ever since the Bush and Obama administrations bailed out General Motors in 2008 and 2009, the automaker has tried to shed the insidious moniker "Government Motors." It hasn't been easy. Take the timing of a press release such as the one GM put out Thursday. It's natural grist for the conspiracy mill.... Read More »

 

GM to launch new global platform with next Chevy Cruze, sources say

Aug. 24, 2012 06:01 CET
The next-generation Chevrolet Cruze, due in autumn 2014 as a 2015 model, will be the first model to use a new General Motors global platform that eventually could underpin nearly 2.5 million GM compact sedans and crossovers worldwide by 2018, several sources told Reuters.... Read More »

 

GM to launch new global platform with next Chevy Cruze

10:27 am U.S. ET | Aug. 23, 2012
The next-generation Chevrolet Cruze, due in fall 2014 as a 2015 model, will be the first model to use a new General Motors global platform that eventually could underpin nearly 2.5 million GM compact sedans and crossovers worldwide by 2018, several sources told Reuters today.... Read More »

 

Honda begins production of new Accord in Ohio

3:22 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012
The first mass-production version of the new 2013 model year Honda Accord, the most important new vehicle for Honda this year in the United States market, rolled off an Ohio assembly line today.... Read More »

 

Former GM plant in Ohio being sold to real estate firm

4:02 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 16, 2012
The Racer Trust, which holds plants that General Motors got rid of during bankruptcy, said it would sell the automaker's Mansfield-Ontario stamping plant in Ohio to Brownfield Communities Development for an undisclosed amount.... Read More »

 

Chrysler preps Toledo plant for new Fiat-based Jeep

7:16 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Chrysler will idle one of its Ohio plants this month to prepare for the next generation of Jeep SUVs.The automaker, which is majority-owned by Fiat SpA, will stop building its Jeep Liberty SUV on Aug. 16, plant manager Zach Leroux told reporters on Wednesday.... Read More »