Labor UnionsGM: Labor costs must be cut to save Australia plants 3:34 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  GM's Holden unit and its labor unions will begin talks to reduce costs enough to keep its Australian plants viable, a month after Ford said it will stop making cars locally.... Read More »
American Axle hopes demolition of Detroit complex will spark interest in property 12:21 pm U.S. ET | June 18, 2013  American Axle & Manufacturing's historic Detroit Manufacturing Complex is set for demolition as the supplier pushes forward with a new plan to unload the shuttered property.... Read More »
GM puts ex-labor chief back on the battlefield 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Last week, Diana Tremblay was reassigned from her post as GM's top manufacturing executive in North America to lead a newly formed business unit charged with whacking away at the company's bureaucracy. The idea is to wring out nearly $2 billion in cost savings by streamlining everything from human resources to facilities management.... Read More »
Marchionne said to be finalizing Fiat-Chrysler refinancingJune 14, 2013 15:47 CET  Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is closing in on refinancing deals for both automakers ahead of a plan to merge the two companies.... Read More »
Chrysler to freeze U.S. salaried pension plans by Dec. 31 12:16 pm U.S. ET | June 14, 2013 Chrysler Group plans to freeze its pension plans for some 8,000 white-collar workers hired in the United States before 2004 by the end of the year. Those workers will be shifted to a defined contribution plan that is offered to salaried workers hired within the last decade, the third-largest U.S. automaker said today.... Read More »
Marchionne said to be finalizing Fiat-Chrysler refinancing deals 9:47 am U.S. ET | June 14, 2013  Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is closing in on refinancing deals for both automakers ahead of a plan to merge the two companies, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.... Read More »
GM may not build next-generation Aveo in S. Korea; union threatens strikeJune 7, 2013 10:39 CET  General Motors has told its South Korean labor union it has no plans to produce the next-generation Aveo small car in the country for the time being, prompting the union to threaten strike action. GM says the Chevrolet model will be built in China and the United States.... Read More »
BMW will recruit trainees from Spain's pool of young joblessMay 30, 2013 06:01 CET  BMW is planning to recruit unemployed young Spaniards to work in Germany in a program that could be expanded to Italy or Greece... Read More »
Fiat preparing $10 billion in financing for Chrysler merger, report says 6:36 pm U.S. ET | May 29, 2013  Fiat is in talks for as much as $10 billion in financing from a pool of banks to buy the Chrysler Group stake it doesn't own and refinance the two automakers' debt, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday.... Read More »
Fiat preparing $10 billion in financing for Chrysler merger, report saysMay 30, 2013 00:36 CET  Fiat is in talks for as much as $10 billion in financing from a pool of banks to buy the Chrysler stake it doesn't own and refinance the two automakers' debt, sources said.... Read More »
Volkswagen agrees to 5.7% pay raise for German workersMay 28, 2013 08:58 CET  Volkswagen agreed to raise wages for German workers by 5.7 percent over 20 months as the country's biggest manufacturing union helped employees tap into the company's growing profit.... Read More »
Miss. officials defend Nissan incentive deal 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 27, 2013 State officials in Mississippi are defending Nissan -- and themselves -- from the public backlash of a UAW-sponsored study that claims the automaker stands to receive far more in public incentives than has ever been publicized.... Read More »
Ford to retain 1,000 jobs at French plant after deal 3:50 pm U.S. ET | May 24, 2013 Ford plans to retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal today with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory operating.... Read More »
Ford, Chrysler to reduce summer shutdowns at most N.A. plants 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 22, 2013  Ford Motor and Chrysler Group said today they are scaling back annual summer production shutdowns this year in hopes of boosting output of key models in North America. General Motors declined to disclose specific summer plans.... Read More »
Ford to maintain Canadian factory footprint despite high labor costs 12:49 pm U.S. ET | May 21, 2013  Ford is confident it can preserve its manufacturing profile in Canada despite uncompetitive operating costs tied to the high Canadian dollar, the company's top executive in the country said today.... Read More »
Mercedes workers end strike in S. AfricaMay 21, 2013 10:00 CET  A two-day strike at Mercedes-Benz's East London car plant in South Africa ended following crisis talks between management and a workers union.... Read More »
PSA workers end 4-month strike over car plant closureMay 17, 2013 15:05 CET  Workers at a PSA factory near Paris have agreed to end a four-month strike in protest against the planned closure of the plant.... Read More »
UAW study chides Nissan for tax breaks at Miss. plant 3:37 pm U.S. ET | May 17, 2013  A research study commissioned by UAW labor organizers claims that Nissan could receive four times the previously reported level of state and local incentives and tax breaks to operate its assembly plant in Canton, Miss.... Read More »
LINDSAY CHAPPELL How GM and Nissan avoided a UAW thorn 3:15 pm U.S. ET | May 15, 2013  A labor taboo still exists in the North American auto industry, and Nissan and GM sidestepped it this week. GM revealed that it will buy Nissan's compact commercial vans to provide Chevrolet with a competitor to Ford's Transit Connect compact van.... Read More »
NLRB likely to certify UAW to represent Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant 3:48 pm U.S. ET | May 10, 2013 The National Labor Relations Board likely will issue a certification today confirming the UAW as bargaining representative for hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate Corp. plant in Arlington, Texas.... Read More »
Flex-N-Gate workers at Texas plant vote to join UAW 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013 After a contentious organizing drive, hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate Corp. plant in Arlington, Texas, voted last week to join the UAW. The bumper supplier, which has more than 12,000 employees at 59 sites worldwide, has been a high-profile target of the UAW.... Read More »
Flex-N-Gate workers in Texas vote to join UAW 4:10 pm U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  Hourly workers at a Flex-N-Gate plant in Arlington, Texas, voted to join the UAW on Wednesday. Of the 73 employees eligible to vote, 51 voted in favor of union representation and 22 opposed, the National Labor Relations Board said today. The NLRB conducted the election.... Read More »
Ford to add 2,000 jobs, raise F-150 capacity at Kansas City plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  Ford plans to hire an additional 2,000 workers at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to meet increased demand for F-150 pickups and for the upcoming production of the new Transit family of commercial vehicles.... Read More »
PSA unions back job-cuts plan, French plant closureApril 30, 2013 06:01 CET  PSA has received the backing of five of its six main unions to push ahead with plans to eliminate 11,200 jobs and shutter a French factory, a central part of wide-ranging reforms at the French carmaker aimed at halting ongoing losses.... Read More »
Fiat may have to pay union trust fund more for Chrysler shares, judge suggestsApril 25, 2013 17:53 CET  Fiat may have to pay more than its $139.7 million offer for Chrysler Group shares that the automaker wants to buy from the United Auto Workers' retiree health-care trust, a judge suggested.... Read More »
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