TennesseeVW lays off 500 in Chattanooga as Passat sales fall short 10:23 am U.S. ET | April 19, 2013  Volkswagen is eliminating 500 contract jobs and reducing work shifts at its new assembly plant in Tennessee to ease an oversupply of the Passat sedan.... Read More »
Nissan wages to rise after 6-year freeze 7:00 pm U.S. ET | April 12, 2013  Nissan North America, in the midst of dealing with a UAW organizing drive, said it will boost hourly wages for U.S. factory workers later this year for the first time since 2006.... Read More »
VW says U.S. workers to decide if they wish to unionizeMarch 28, 2013 10:18 CET  Volkswagen of America says workers at its Chattanooga plant in Tennessee will have the chance to decide whether they want to unionize and expects them to have a ''strong voice'' in operations at the factory.... Read More »
Nissan expects Leaf to set monthly U.S. sales record in March 3:40 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, a month after the company dropped its sticker price by $6,400, is on its way to setting a monthly United States sales record in March of more than 1,900 units, Nissan executives said today.... Read More »
LABOR RELATIONS German union chief to VW Tennessee workers: Join UAWMarch 21, 2013 06:01 CET  The UAW has won the backing of the head of the German IG Metall union in its effort to represent the hourly workers at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant.... Read More »
German union chief to VW Tennessee workers: Join UAW 4:42 pm U.S. ET | March 20, 2013  The UAW has won the backing of the head of an influential German union in its effort to represent the hourly workers at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant.... Read More »
VW, UAW discuss setting up Chattanooga labor board 3:08 pm U.S. ET | March 15, 2013  Volkswagen and the UAW have discussed setting up a German-style labor board at VW's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., the automaker's human resources chief said today. Since the plant opened in 2011 to build the redesigned Passat sedan, VW has said it wants to offer workers there a so-called works council like those that help set pay and benefits at other VW plants around the world.... Read More »
UAW meets with Nissan workers in Tenn. about organizing 10:23 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 27, 2013  Workers from Nissan's auto plant in Smyrna, Tenn., met this week with UAW representatives to discuss another organizing effort at the Japanese automaker's first U.S. factory. The UAW is now active in trying to organize workers at two Nissan plants. The UAW since last spring has been talking with workers at Nissan's other major U.S. assembly plant, in Canton, Miss., outside of Jackson.... Read More »
VW flips switch at largest solar installation at U.S. plant 1:04 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2013  Volkswagen switched on its largest photo-voltaic installation worldwide as Europe's biggest carmaker builds on its U.S. auto factory's recognition by an environmental group for sustainable operations.... Read More »
Nissan's U.S. battery plant begins lithium-ion pack output for Leaf EV 6:34 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 12, 2012 Nissan, aiming to be the world's largest seller of electric vehicles, said its Tennessee battery plant has begun producing lithium ion packs for the company's rechargeable Leaf, two years after the hatchback went on sale.... Read More »
Nissan to move Murano production to Tenn., report says 9:26 am U.S. ET | Sept. 13, 2012  Nissan plans to shift output of the Murano crossover to its Tennessee operations from Japan, as it overhauls production amid the soaring yen, a news report said.... Read More »
PHILIP NUSSEL Why the governors’ plan is good for taxpayers, automakers 11:43 am U.S. ET | Aug. 9, 2012  When the leaders of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Tennessee appeared at the 2012 Management Briefing Seminars here on Wednesday to say that they were forming the bi-partisan National Governors Auto Caucus, there was reason to hope this might be something more than political grandstanding.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Four governors form caucus for automotive collaboration 2:03 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012  Four state governors today announced the formation of a bipartisan caucus to create initiatives and policies to aid growth in the nation's largest manufacturing industry.... Read More »
Nissan's Miss. plant targeted by UAW, with civil rights in focus 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 4, 2012  As the UAW embarks on an uphill battle to organize Nissan's plant in Mississippi, it is drawing inspiration from the famous struggle waged in the state during the civil rights movement. The union sees a winning strategy in depicting the right to unionize freely as a basic civil right. The tactic could resonate at the plant in Canton where an estimated 70 percent of the workforce is black.... Read More »
VW shuffles Chattanooga management 10:41 am U.S. ET | July 10, 2012 Now that its Chattanooga assembly plant is up and running, Volkswagen Group of America is bringing in local managers to replace the international team that launched the factory.... Read More »
Italy's Magneti Marelli sets up U.S. automotive lighting centerJune 20, 2012 14:06 CET  Italian auto supplier Magneti Marelli is expanding in North America, setting up a new automotive lighting center in Pulaski, Tennessee.... Read More »
Nissan sees Leaf sales doubling as U.S. plant comes online 6:19 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2012  Nissan will overcome a slowdown in deliveries of its all-electric Leaf vehicle, doubling U.S. sales to 20,000 during its current fiscal year, the vice chairman of its U.S. unit said.... Read More »
Nissan expects more Leaf sales after start of UK productionMay 31, 2012 14:01 CET  Nissan aims to triple sales of its Leaf electric car in Europe this year to 9,000, with significantly more the following year, when the Japanese automaker begins production of the car in the UK.... Read More »
Tenn. GM dealers hope reopened Spring Hill plant boosts business 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 27, 2012  As General Motors prepares to re-open its Spring Hill, Tenn., assembly plant later this year to build the Chevrolet Equinox, nearby GM dealerships are hopeful they will soon see a surge in customers.... Read More »
VW's union won't lobby U.S. plant workers to join UAW 4:15 pm U.S. ET | May 24, 2012  A top German union official will explain to hourly employees at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in early June that his group will not pressure them to join the UAW, the automaker's top labor representative said today.... Read More »
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