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UAW strikes again! Targets American Axle after talks end

Feb 26th 2008 4:31PM - 42 Comments

In a move that may threaten production at General Motors, the United Auto Workers union went on strike against American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. earlier today. The UAW work stoppage, the third called by the union within the past six ...

Striking UAW and American Axle will sit down and talk today

Mar 6th 2008 7:01AM - 23 Comments

The nine-day-old UAW strike on American Axle has already halted production at five GM plants and seven suppliers, and the two sides have yet to hit the bargaining table. That will change today, as both sides at least agree that they should be trying ...

REPORT: Largest American Axle plant to idle as work shifts to Mexico

Apr 29th 2009 4:29PM - 50 Comments

Blaming the current economic conditions and still wounded from a near-fatal labor strike, Detroit-based auto supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. will reportedly lay off at least 500 workers at its largest plant and send the remaining jobs ...

American Axle proposes cuts and buyouts to end 11-week strike

May 18th 2008 5:16PM - 4 Comments

When the UAW went on strike against American Axle & Manufacturing in late February, analysts expected a settlement within days. The supplier of axles, driveshafts, and other related components to General Motors and other automakers had a ...

GM offers up to $200 million to end American Axle strike

May 9th 2008 7:55AM - 39 Comments

General Motors has been hit so hard by the ongoing American Axle strikes that it's stopped production of the GMC Yukon, Denali, Sierra heavy-duty regular and extended cab, its commercial-duty pickup and variants of Chevrolet trucks and Tahoes. All ...

American Axle strike idles first GM passenger car plant

Mar 29th 2008 8:01AM - 38 Comments

When the American Axle strike began, GM had a 106-day supply of pickup trucks on dealer lots, and even a month-long strike likely wouldn't have hurt the Detroit automaker. It has now been more than a month, the strike isn't any closer to ending, and ...

2007 Orphan Car Show: The Americans

Jun 4th 2007 12:04PM - 6 Comments

Click on the Corvair for a high-res gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Hundreds_of_photos_of_Orphan_Cars_that_are_no_longer_built'; The 11th annual Orphan Car Show took place in riverside Park in Ypsilanti, MI this weekend with ...

American Axle strike causes GM to idle four truck plants

Feb 29th 2008 3:06PM - 73 Comments

It turns out that the three-day inventory of parts that was stockpiled by OEM supplier American Axle is not nearly enough to weather a strike by the United Auto Workers union. The strike began early Wednesday, and though it's only Friday, General ...

GM: American Axle strike to slow down or stop 20 plants

Mar 7th 2008 1:32PM - 9 Comments

The 10-day strike between American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. and the United Auto Workers union is now threatening to idle or partially shut down 13 more GM plants as early as Monday. Although talks are underway again, even a resolution ...

GM lost 285,000 units to American Axle strike

May 21st 2008 7:02PM - 40 Comments

With closure to the American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings strike in sight, General Motors is pushing forward to resume production at the idled and slowed plants -- assuming UAW members approve a tentative contract later this week. As of Monday, ...

GM finds short-term solution to American Axle strike

Apr 1st 2008 10:01AM - 17 Comments

The five week-old strike at American Axle is finally starting to wear on GM, and the General has decided to move a small but crucial parts contract over to rival supplier Dana to help get its truck plants moving again. The 30,000-unit prop shaft ...

Chrysler looking to sell two axle plants, get leaner and meaner

Apr 28th 2008 12:33PM - 32 Comments

Chrysler is looking to offload two of its axle plants in an effort to limit its in-house parts production. The automaker has already offered to sell both plants to American Axle & Manufacturing and Dana Corp. for $400 million, according to ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Axle swap, Part II

Sep 20th 2006 12:56PM - 2 Comments

With the axle disassembled in the previous installment of this project, it is now time to start putting things back together with fresh parts as needed. One surprise that we encountered during the tear-down of the axle was a significant amount of ...

American Axle Strike: Two GM factories up, one GM factory down

Apr 7th 2008 2:41PM - 18 Comments

The American Axle strike, now in its second month, is causing General Motors more than a few headaches. The parts shortage caused the General to nearly cease production of its highly profitable large trucks and SUVs, and shut down production in ...

End of axle strike costs GM $218m

May 19th 2008 8:28AM - 13 Comments

The UAW strike at American Axle has ground on for three months, but an agreement with the union was reached on Friday. General Motors had pledged $200 million dollars to help get things rolling again after being forced to idle plants. The action has ...

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