by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 5, 2014
GM dismissed 15 employees and disciplined five others in the fallout from the controversy over the fallout from the faulty ignition switch used in small cars that have engulfed the company. GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said that the employees are no longer...
by Michael Strong | Jun 5, 2014
Saying she was “disturbed” and “enormously troubled,” General Motors CEO Mary Barra revealed the results of the report that found GM engineers misdiagnosed the early issues with the ignition switch and then failed to capitalize on repeated opportunities to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 5, 2014
It may be Mini, but the British maker’s line-up is about to get a bit bigger with the addition of the first-ever four-door version of its Hardtop model. Confirming long-standing rumors, Mini said the new model will roll into U.S. showrooms later this year, the latest...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 5, 2014
Unifor, the giant Canadian labor organization seeking to organize workers at Toyota’s assembly plants in Ontario, expects to have the employees of the Japanese automaker vote on whether to join the union sooner rather than later. A successful vote would be a major...
by Michael Strong | Jun 4, 2014
In what was a foregone conclusion, union delegates today elected Dennis Williams president of the UAW, replacing the retiring Bob King. Williams, who was the union’s secretary-treasurer, crushed his only challenger, Gary Walkowicz, a Local 600 leader from Ford’s...
by Michael Strong | Jun 4, 2014
What General Motors knew and when it knew it may come to light tomorrow when the automaker releases the findings of its internal investigation of its faulty ignition switch recall. GM hired Anton Valukas, a former U.S. attorney who also probed the collapse of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 4, 2014
He may be splitting his long days between carmaking, space exploration and solar cells, but Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says he expects to remain in his post at the helm of the battery-carmaker for at least another four or five years. Musk outlined his plans for Tesla...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 4, 2014
The United Auto Workers approved a dues increase for 391,000 members, but the two-and-a-half-hour debate during the union’s quadrennial Constitutional Convention underscored the dissatisfaction within the union ranks over the two-tier pay system that now...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 4, 2014
When Ford’s new F-150 pickup comes to market later this year it will shed as much as 700 pounds, a move that is expected to yield significant improvements in both performance and fuel economy. And now, the automaker is hinting it has even more aggressive plans in mind...
by Michael Strong | Jun 3, 2014
According to new research, the faulty ignition switch that caused General Motors to recall 2.6 million small cars since January may be responsible for as many as 74 deaths, not the 13 reported by the automaker and federal agencies. Reuters reported it conducted a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 3, 2014
Strong sales of light-duty truck and utility vehicles boosted vehicles sales again during May. General Motors was a major beneficiary of the trend as the inventories of new utility vehicles such as the Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Suburban remained tight...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 3, 2014
What’s hot and what’s not? One thing’s for sure: the U.S. new car market is back in gear after a chilly winter left many makers struggling with a shortage of buyers. But May saw shoppers flooding back into showrooms for what was one of the best months in a decade for...
