by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 4, 2019
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joe Ashton, who once served on General Motors’ board of directors, faces up to 37 months in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges. Federal prosecutors charged Ashton with money...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 4, 2019
General Motors and partner Isuzu plan to spend $175 million and create 100 new manufacturing jobs at a new joint-venture plant in Brookville, Ohio, to build components for DMAX diesel engines that in demand in GM’s new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. GM said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 3, 2019
This story contains updated results from later in the day. Consumers seem to have figured out automakers are prepared to offer their best deals during the industry’s year-end marketing push, which now begins before the Thanksgiving holidays as manufacturers reporting...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 3, 2019
BMW Group is making a big investment to build a battery-electric vehicle in one of its flagship assembly plants in Southern Germany that produces some of its most expensive models. The German automaker said it plans to spend around 400 million euros, nearly $445...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 2, 2019
Daimler AG, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, plans to eliminate 10,000 jobs during the next three years as the company restructures to prepare for an electric future and a smaller earnings. The cuts and the restructuring have taken on new urgency as Daimler has been...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 30, 2019
The United Auto Workers has reached a tentative agreement on a new labor pact with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., completing what has been a difficult round of negotiations that took nearly five months to complete amid a scandal that claimed more than a dozen UAW...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 29, 2019
Gary Jones, former United Auto Workers president, has given up his membership in the UAW, avoiding an internal union trial on embezzlement that could have stripped him of his union membership. The UAW announced that Jones has sent the resignation of his membership in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 27, 2019
The final total of new vehicle sales in November could depend on what happens on the days after Thanksgiving. “Black Friday is one of the biggest sales days in retail, and automotive retail is no different,” said Eric Lyman, Chief Industry Analyst for ALG, a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 26, 2019
Negotiators from the United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. are continuing to wrestle with multiple issues as they try to put the final touches on a new labor contract even as they extend the old one to clear the way for FCA employees to enjoy the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2019
The scandal that engulfed the UAW has now created new openings on the union’s executive board. The UAW announced Sunday that Vance Pearson has resigned as Director of UAW Region 5, effective immediately, and is retiring. He is also resigning his UAW membership,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 22, 2019
Toyota is planning to add the all-new Toyota Highlander to its line-up to its portfolio of core products. The automaker unveiled the 2020 Highlander at the New York Auto Show last spring and it is ready for sale by the end of the year, giving the Toyota a shot in the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 21, 2019
The UAW announced Thursday that Gary Jones, through his attorney, has informed the UAW that he was resigning as President of the UAW effective immediately rather than face a trial for misconduct under the union constitution that could have led to his expulsion from...
