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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > CAW gets GM, Chrysler pact New labor deals between the Canadian Auto Workers and Detroit's Big Three will protect wages and save thousands of union jobs, but also may threaten the long-term survival of Canada's struggling auto industry. The CAW on Thursday announced tentative three-year deals with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC that follow a pattern set by a Ford Motor Co. contract ratified last week. The bargaining ended months before the current contracts expire and lacked the high drama of last year's U.S. labor talks... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:06 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM, UAW reach deal in Delta site strike General Motors Corp. has reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers union local near Lansing that had been on strike nearly a month, the company said. The agreement, reached in Thursday's pre-dawn hours, covers 2,300 workers at the Delta Township factory that builds GM's trio of popular crossover SUVs, the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook. A ratification vote by members is scheduled for today. The company and union had been haggling over a plant-level contract for the... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:06 Article Views Rating: 140 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM, Chrysler reach CAW deals The Canadian Auto Workers has tentative labor pacts with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, the union said today. The deals with both automakers will keep some Canadian factories open for several years, but also include painful job cuts for the union. GM has agreed to continue producing the full-size sedans and trucks at two plants in Oshawa, Ontario. Chrysler will continue to produce minivans at its Windsor plant, as well as continue building the large cars in Brampton, Ontario. CAW President Buzz... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:06 Article Views Rating: 173 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM has tentative deal with Lansing plant GM has reached a tentative labor deal with the United Auto Workers local that has been on strike in Delta Township near Lansing, the automaker said today The plant, which makes GM's popular crossover SUVs, has been on strike since April 17 as the company and union haggled over a plant-level contract for the factory. Members of UAW Local 602 still must vote on the deal. General Motors Corp. had canceled the medical and life insurance benefits of workers on strike at the Lansing-area factory, which added... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:06 Article Views Rating: 139 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Flash back with new '67 Mustang Wish you still had that 1967 Ford Mustang fastback you bought back in the day? Or maybe you just lusted after such a car but couldn't afford one. But now that your children have graduated from college -- and moved out of the house -- you have some disposable income and an empty spot in the garage. In either case, you may find it difficult to find a more than 40-year-old car that's been preserved to your liking, but you can buy a brand new '67 Mustang fastback. Working in conjunction with Ford Licensing... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:20:05 Article Views Rating: 154 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo builds special edition ‘Mille Miglia’ Spider Alfa Romeo has created a special edition of its Spider convertible in order to commemorate the historic Mille Miglia 1,000 mile race that takes place in Italy annually. The carmaker will build just 11 examples of the ‘Spider Mille Miglia’ to mark the 11 victories it’s had in the famous Italian race, which heralded the rise of the original sports grand tourer. While there are no performance increases, the Spider Mille Miglia is based on the standard 3.2 V6 powerplant that outputs 260hp... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:18:55 Article Views Rating: 208 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tata first major carmaker to enter Automotive X Prize, announces two new hybrids Indian automotive giant Tata Motors, the company behind the world’s cheapest car, the diminutive Nano, has announced plans to enter the $10 million Automotive X Prize competition with a new 100mpg car. Tata is first major carmaker to enter the challenge and it could be one of the few as most established labels are keeping their distance from the competitive event. Tata plans on using an electric-hybrid driven car in the prize’s ‘mainstream’ category, in which vehicles will be... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:18:55 Article Views Rating: 109 Main > Car Makers News > Other > SUNDAY SOUNDOFF - What if Gas Hits $7.00 a Gallon??? There has been a lot of speculation lately as to when and where the price of gas may finally settle at. Analyst along with the media did a pretty good job preparing us for $4.00 a gallon gasoline, and as it quickly rises to or above that benchmark, the speculation is already beginning again as to the next new high.Politics aside, gasoline will reach a point that compels people into different driving habits. For me personally that number hasn't been reached yet, but I know that we have been... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:48 Article Views Rating: 100 Main > Car Makers News > GM > UAW strikes sting GM dealers The choice was painful but the mechanics at Roth Chevrolet saw no other option. They needed rear axle parts to repair a customer's Chevy Suburban SUV. But General Motors Corp., hit by a parts shortage created by a strike at supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., wasn't sending the few axles it had to the repair shop in rural Minnesota. "We took the rear out of a brand-new, beautiful $58,000 Suburban," said sales manager Mark Pregler, a tone of disbelief still in his voice. "It was the... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:43 Article Views Rating: 133 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green Vehicles prepping two electric vehicles for U.S. The electric vehicles market has become one of the most watched segments as the world begins to favor fuel economy over other more speed-related aspects of a car. While start-ups such as Tesla and Fisker are already offering electric sports cars, other segments of the electric vehicle market remain wide open. A new Northern Californian company going by the name of Green Vehicles is set to enter the burgeoning market, having developed a range of new electric vehicles in secrecy. Green Vehicles is... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:42 Article Views Rating: 126 |
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