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New contract between Ford and UAW voted down over weekend

What's good for the goose may be good for the gander, but what works for one country or automaker doesn't necessarily work for another. So while the Canadian Auto Workers union may have approved a new agreement with Ford, below the 49th parallel their compatriots apparently feel otherwise. Up for ratification over the past week and into the weekend was a proposal that would essentially grant Ford the same measures that unionized auto workers extended to Chrysler and General Motors in the midst of their bankruptcy proceedings. The ... Read more →

Officially Official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant Sam Abuelsamid

In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker (seen at right) for the official announcement about the purchase of General ...

REPORT: Three Ford plants vote down new contract with UAW Dan Roth

Pattern bargaining is how things tend to be done in Detroit, a strategy which ensures that one automaker doesn't tend to get a plum deal at the expense of the other car builders in town. General ...

Shreveport, LA mayor lobbies D.C. to close the HUMMER deal, already Jonathon Ramsey

Cedric Glover, the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, went to Washington, D.C. to plead his case for the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong. The only thing is, we're not sure why he went. To be more ...

U-S-A! Ford reportedly moving production of Kuga to America Chris Shunk

The Ford Kuga is currently made in Europe and isn't available for sale here in the States, but if a report from Bloomberg is to be believed, the next Kuga could be produced in Louisville, Kentucky ...

REPORT: Ford and UAW contract changes begin to leak out 22 days ago on Autoblog

Even before General Motors and Chrysler entered bankruptcy, the two automakers were wheeling and dealing with the United Auto Workers, reworking their contracts signed in 2007. Since Ford wasn't partaking in the billions of dollars handed to the other two automakers by the federal government, ...

Ford and UAW reach tentative agreement on contract changes 25 days ago on Autoblog

In the interest of remaining competitive with transplants (non-union automotive plants in the U.S. owned and operated by import automakers), Ford and the United Auto Workers union have tentatively agreed on modifications to their current contract that affects some 41,000 hour workers. The exact ...

(Black and) Blue Oval: Ford of Canada labor costs reportedly world's highest 1 month ago on Autoblog

it wasn't long ago that U.S. automakers were producing a high percentage of their new products in Canada because labor costs were lower up north than are here in the States. The cost paradigm changed considerably after GM and Chrysler went into Chapter 11 reorganization, as the ailing automakers ...

FYI: UAW releases list of 2010 cars and trucks made in union shops 1 month ago on Autoblog

There's "Buy American!" and then there's "Buy Union!" If you're among the most serious about keeping your red-white-and-blue money in the U.S. of A North America and organized labor is close to your ticker, then you'll want to check out this list put together by the United Auto Workers. It lists ...

REPORT: NUMMI workers demonstrate over plant's potential closing 2 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota has never closed a U.S. assembly plant, but the suddenly struggling Japanese automaker has said that it would shudder the NUMMI factory in California, the only auto plant in the state, by next March. The upcoming closure isn't a big surprise since General Motors was allowed to bow out of ...

REPORT: New GM entitled to $16 billion in federal tax breaks courtesy of Old GM 3 months ago on Autoblog

Due to what appears to be a slight (additional) bending of the rules, the "new," post-bankruptcy General Motors has been allowed to carry the $16 billion net operating loss that was created by the "old" GM. That means that New GM will not have to pay taxes on its profits for a while, because the ...

Only in California: UAW reportedly fighting to save Toyota plant 3 months ago on Autoblog

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc, better known as NUMMI, has been operating in Fremont, California since 1984. The plant started as a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota. The idea was that Toyota could cut out the expense of boating cars all the way across the Pacific and The General ...

REPORT: Ford Transit Connect to be built Stateside in 2012 3 months ago on Autoblog

A welcome splash of news for the UAW and the U.S. economy: Ford will commence production of the Transit Connect at a U.S. assembly plant by mid-year 2012. Currently built in Turkey on a version of the Euro Focus platform, the next generation Transit will also migrate to the FWD compact platform ...

REPORT: Workers with union desk jobs being sent back to factory floor 3 months ago on Autoblog

In an action that is symbolic of the changes America's auto industry is undergoing, the cushy "union desk job" is reportedly about to disappear for many. According to The Detroit Free Press, UAW bosses at post-bankrupt Chrysler and General Motors plants are informing hundreds of elected and ...

GM narrows new small car plant search down to three locations 5 months ago on Autoblog

- Orion, Michigan... Spring Hill, Tennessee... Janesville, Wisconsin... Come on down! You're the next contestants on The Price Is Right three finalists for the future home of General Motors' planned small car plant. In a brief press release issued today, GM confirmed that it has short-listed ...

REPORT: Two plants saved from closing under new GM/UAW agreement 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to the Detroit Free Press, the 14 plants that General Motors is expected to announce for closure on Monday was going to be 16 plants until the UAW got its way on Capitol Hill. The union charged GM with closing factories, but instead of a commensurate reduction in production, GM was moving ...

AP says General Motors to announce 14 plant closures on Monday 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to a source at The Associated Press, General Motors will announce the closure of 14 factories on Monday morning. The shutterings will reportedly occur by the end of 2010, and are being viewed as part of GM's widely anticipated plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move would not be ...

UAW reportedly agrees to 17.5% stake in GM 5 months ago on Autoblog

Facing a looming June 1 deadline to reach agreements with the bondholders and union, General Motors may have failed to come to terms with the former, but it has reportedly arrived at a tentative concessions agreement with latter. The deal puts the United Auto Workers' trust fund in charge of future ...

REPORT: GM reaches deal with Canadian Auto Workers union 5 months ago on Autoblog

After two weeks of intense negotiations, General Motors Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union have reached a deal that will help the automaker cut costs, allowing it to meet the terms for additional government loans. Ken Lewenza, head of the CAW, said it was "a struggle" to reach a deal ...

FOLLOWUP: Alec Baldwin clarifies his auto industry ramblings... sort of 5 months ago on Autoblog

To pull the plug means to stop, give up, lay off, discontinue, cease. It's clear, concise language that leaves little room for misinterpretation. That is, apparently, unless you're Alec Baldwin. In a recent blog entry on Huffington Post, the actor had harsh words regarding the Detroit auto ...

BREAKING: GM and UAW reach tentative agreement over new contract, bankruptcy looms regardless 5 months ago on Autoblog

Though we were just warned that new deals between General Motors and the major auto unions in the U.S. and Canada were unlikely to be completed by their May 27 deadline, word has begun spreading that a tentative agreement has been reached between GM and the United Auto Workers union. While there's ...

GM warns UAW and Treasury deals won't be done in time 5 months ago on Autoblog

Not that it should come as a major shock to anyone paying attention over the last few weeks, but in a regulatory filing submitted by General Motors on Tuesday, the beleaguered automaker has admitted that it's unlikely to have acceptable deals negotiated with the either the United Auto Workers or ...

Are GM, UAW close to concessions agreement... or are they at odds over China? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Depending on who you choose to listen to, General Motors and the United Auto Workers are either close to forging an important concessions deal, or they're still squabbling over GM's plans to sell imported vehicles to U.S. consumers. GM and the UAW are in talks trying to slash $1 billion in annual ...

The Eminem Show: Slim Shady and Jimmy Kimmel flying 200 autoworkers to Hollywood 5 months ago on Autoblog

Sure, thousands of auto workers may be losing their jobs, but don't think they've got nowhere to go. Following similar overtures made by Jay Leno and Michigan restauranteur A.J. O'Neil, Slim Shady will be putting on a free concert for Detroit's unemployed auto workers. But on top of playing for ...

Leaked GM document shows automaker plans to sell China-built cars to U.S. consumers 5 months ago on Autoblog

A planning document given to lawmakers by General Motors reportedly shows that the Detroit-based automaker plans to ship 17,335 autos from China for sale in the U.S. in 2011. If GM succeeds in importing vehicles to the U.S. from China, it could be the first automaker to do so. The document ...

UAW will eventually sell Chrysler stock to keep VEBA going 6 months ago on Autoblog

Big surprise, the United Auto Workers union does not intend to be majority owner of the New New Chrysler for very long. Outgoing UAW president Ron Gettelfinger confirmed in a press conference yesterday that the union's Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) will likely sell part or all of ...

DetNews columnist warns of the dangers of nationalizing GM 6 months ago on Autoblog

Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes has penned a commentary on what he believes the "mind-numbing" future could be if the White House and the United Auto Workers end up with majority control of General Motors. Howes fears that a government-and-UAW-controlled boardroom would end up an echo chamber, ...

REPORT: UAW agrees to ban strikes?(!) 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to a post on The Detroit Bureau, a key stipulation in the tentative contract reached between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler is that the union's right to strike will be all but eliminated for at least the next few years. As quoted in the story, Harley Shaiken, a labor relations ...

VIDEO: New reality tv show pits Ford factory workers against each other for job survival 6 months ago on Autoblog

The recent happenings of the auto industry are anything but funny, especially when it comes to the tens of thousands of lost jobs. Well, it wasn't funny until the writers at The Onion put their comedic minds to it. Beyond the jump is a positively brilliant spoof on Onion News Now for a reality ...

Chrysler and UAW reach agreement, Fiat alliance one step closer 6 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler, the UAW and the U.S. government reached an agreement late last night that helps pave the way for the partnership between the automaker and Fiat, along with qualifying Chrysler for further government loans. The deal was struck after a marathon session just four days before the U.S. deadline ...

NYT: U.S. reportedly preparing Chrysler for bankruptcy... as early as next week 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to a story from The New York Times, the Treasury Department and Chrysler are readying Chapter 11 bankruptcy documents for filing as early as next week. The report goes on to say that the filing carries with it an "agreement in principle" with the United Auto Workers that would protect ...

REPORT: Fiat's Marchionne says Chrysler deal odds are 50-50; warns unions to cut costs 6 months ago on Autoblog

With the clock ticking down on Chrysler's restructuring deadline from the Obama administration, Fiat's CEO, Sergio Marchionne is getting blunt: Cut costs, or else. According to Reuters, unless the United Auto Workers and Canadian Auto Workers agree to cut labor costs within the two weeks leading up ...

Ford announces it has successfully reduced debt by $9.9 billion 7 months ago on Autoblog

The Ford Motor Company has announced that it has completed more of its financial restructuring initiatives, lessening its debt by some $9.9 billion (from a starting place of $25.8 billion at the end of last year). The company says this move will lower its annual interest costs by more than $500 ...

REPORT: Slow Corvette sales to result in plant shutdowns through July 7 months ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: We just got off the phone with Andrea Hales, GM Bowling Green Assembly Communications manager, who informed us that while there will be six weeks of down time from now until the end of June, the plant actually has about 600 workers and they will continue to build 11 Corvettes per hour, not ...

Detroit-area caf hosting 240-hour-long concert for auto workers 7 months ago on Autoblog

In case you didn't know this was going on, Detroit is in the grips of the Assembly Line Concert, a 240-hour non-stop shebang that still has more than 100 hours to go. A. J. O'Neil, a Detroit-area coffee shop owner, decided to attempt a record-breaking charity event that would assist, support, and ...

REPORT: UAW backs Chrysler-Fiat partnership 7 months ago on Autoblog

According to The Detroit News, the United Auto Workers is giving its blessings to a potential Chrysler-Fiat tie-up. Chrysler honcho Bob Nardelli earlier pegged the possible union as a $10 billion bonanza for Chrysler, since the Pentastar would save money on developing a range of platforms, engines, ...

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