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FYI: UAW releases list of 2010 cars and trucks made in union shops

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 all of the vehicles made in America and Canada by union labor -- either UAW or CAW. Naturally, it's heavy on domestic offerings, but if you're devoted to imports you can still avail yourself of a few Toyotas, Mazdas, Mitsubishis, and a VW Routan, ... Read more →

GM would rather have Opel, Vauxhall fall into insolvency than sell to Magna? Chris Shunk

While General Motors was going through its 42 day bankruptcy period, one of the stories that didn't receive much play was the sale of GM's Opel brand. The major players in the Opel sale appear to be ...

REPORT: Toyota moving Tacoma production to San Antonio Jonathon Ramsey

Now that Toyota has decided the fate of the NUMMI plant, the company has to decide where to move production of the Tacoma and Corolla models built there. The Corolla hasn't been spoken for yet, but ...

REPORT: Opel labor union goes on the offensive, GM negotiator meets with German feds Jonathon Ramsey

The battle for Opel has added another front: Opel labor unions at two of the company's German factories retracted an agreement made last year to forgo vacation bonuses. The move demands that General ...

REPORT: Police storm occupied SsangYong factory after dropping tear gas from helicopters Jonny Lieberman

Most American pistonheads' exposure to SsangYong is limited to Jeremy Clarkson beating one to death with a sledgehammer (or similar). However, not only did South Korea's fifth largest automaker once ...

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 ...

REPORT: Opel, waiting on GM and the German government, heading toward bankruptcy 3 months ago on Autoblog

There are five noteworthy parties involved in the negotiations over Opel's fate: GM, the German government, the Opel trust, states with Opel manufacturing plants, and the Opel labor union. The Opel trust is the body created to run Opel after GM's bankruptcy, and consists of five members: a ...

REPORT: Opel to cut prices 40% in order to save jobs? 5 months ago on Autoblog

Sometimes deals get made, and then the dealmakers have to employ some pretty creative tactics to get the terms to work. Magna's deal for Opel included taking €1.5 billion in short term loans from the German government, the string attached being that Magna had to guarantee German jobs. Saving ...

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 ...

Honda UK workers vote in favor of 3% pay cut to save jobs 6 months ago on Autoblog

The numbers for the UK car industry in April point to a 50% drop in production, and factories that aren't shut down completely are being run at glacial paces. After closing its Swindon, England plant for four months, the choice Honda gave workers there fit the template of the times: take a pay cut ...

Fiat CEO Marchionne: "If I was a betting man, I would suggest Chrysler is going to fall into Chapter 11" 6 months ago on Autoblog

After yesterday's Chrysler news regarding the first-lien holders and the U.S. Treasury coming to terms, we hope none of you thought the Pentastar had gotten off the see-saw. The latest tidbit comes from Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, but it comes via CAW head Ken Lewenza. According to Lewenza, ...

CAW President Lewenza issues address responding to Nardelli/Lasorda letter 7 months ago on Autoblog

The top dogs at Chrysler sent a letter to the Canadian Auto Workers union that essentially said that the automaker needed wage concessions of $19 per hour, or else it was Game Over. As a further way to apply pressure, Chrysler's letter frequently referenced the U.S. and Canadian governments as ...

French unions try a new negotiating tactic: kidnapping 7 months ago on Autoblog

Parts suppliers are experiencing just as much trouble as the automakers they supply. Employees at one company, though, have taken a tip from Somali pirates and upped the anger stakes. When Faurecia felt it had been wronged by Chrysler, it took Chrysler to court. When Faurecia's employees in France ...

Tuesday deadline for Chrysler Canada to make CAW deal 8 months ago on Autoblog

After declaring that the deal GM struck with the Canadian Auto Workers union wasn't nearly good enough, Chrysler has threatened to pull out of Canada if cannot come to an agreement with the CAW by Tuesday, March 31. Making matters even more pressing is the fact that the Canadian government has set ...

REPORT: UAW backs Chrysler-Fiat partnership 8 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, ...

Rally 'round the family: Ford backs up Chrysler's "weak" assessment of new CAW contract 8 months ago on Autoblog

GM just ratified an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union, and as soon as it did, Chrysler blasted it for being "weak." Chrysler's complaint was that the CAW didn't offer enough concessions to bring production costs into line with market realities. Now Ford has piped up in Chrysler's ...

GM Canada workers approve contract concessions 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Canadian Auto Workers union has ratified a new contract with General Motors that should help substantially reduce the automaker's operating costs in Canada. The template of the agreement is very similar to the one reached here in the U.S. between Ford and the UAW recently. CAW said 87% of its ...

GM offers buyouts to every one of its hourly workers 9 months ago on Autoblog

Yesterday, General Motors announced plans for another round of buyouts. Initial reports said the automaker would offer workers 50 years of age and older $20,000 cash and another $25,000 voucher towards the purchase of a GM vehicle. However, the Associated Press is now reporting that GM will offer ...

Federal loan conditions: UAW can't strike against GM 10 months ago on Autoblog

Now that we've made it through the bailout hearings and the deal between GM and the U.S. Government has been settled (for now), we can start taking a closer look at the details. Oh, here's one: the Feds added one crucial condition to the GM bridge loans, and it was aimed squarely at the unions: no ...

OPINION: The real cost of unionized auto workers? $70/hour? Try $38! 1 year ago on Autoblog

There are plenty of people in this country who would desperately love to see all unions go away. Over the course of the congressional hearings on an automaker bailout this week many of those people have continually brought up the un-cited "fact" that UAW workers get $70/hour in wages and benefits ...

Tata expected to sign Memorandum on sale of Jaguar this month 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford and Tata are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover in late February or early March. Ford has reportedly agreed to continue supplying engines and components, and Tata to accept the pension arrangements. The final issue is Ford's discussions with ...

Ford to shed another 9,000 plant jobs 1 year ago on Autoblog

Over 2006 and 2007, Ford lost $15.3 billion. Over that same time and in light of those losses, the company also shed 33,600 union workers through buyouts and early retirement. Still working through the uphill part of the turnaround, Ford has announced it wants to eliminate another 8,000 to 9,000 ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 1 year ago on Autoblog

John McElroy is host of the TV program "Autoline Detroit". Every week he brings his unique insights as an auto industry insider to Autoblog readers. HOW THE UAW WILL GET IN THE TRANSPLANTS For years, there's been a drumbeat of media reports about sliding union membership. Today fewer than 12% of ...

Details emerge on Ford/UAW contract 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford stands as the last domestic automaker in the process of negotiating its labor contract with the UAW, and details of the new contract have begun to hit the web. The Detroit News has an in-depth article on what's gone down thus far, but for those of us with attention spans akin to meth-addled ...

UAW says union fever rising at Toyota's Kentucky plant 2 years ago on Autoblog

Call it a case of "He said, he said." A Toyota spokesman says the Japanese automaker doesn't see an interest in unionizing among workers at its production facility in Kentucky, while UAW spokespeople say workers are showing more interest than ever in forming a union. So which is it? Could be a bit ...

Bold Move: Ford extending buyouts to all UAW workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

Thanks to a fax sent by the United Auto Workers union to its leaders in various regions, we now know that Ford will be extending its job buyout offer to all 75,000 of its hourly UAW workers. This means that Ford is more than doubling the Way Forward plan's initial offer to buy out 30,000 of its ...

Hyundai halts all exports out of South Korea 3 years ago on Autoblog

It's summertime, and that means swimming, road trips and union labor strikes that disrupt the flow of exports out of South Korea. The recent strikes at auto assembly plants in South Korea have caused Hyundai to suspend vehicle exports for the time being. No worries, though. Hyundai has built up a ...

Hyundai union kicks it up a notch 3 years ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's South Korean autoworkers, 80 percent of which are unionized, want Hyundai to show them the money, and they want it now. Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions employed by Hyundai are asking for a 9.1-percent increase in base pay as well as incentive payments, ...

The political winds may be shifting in Detroit 3 years ago on Autoblog

The political alliances in the Motor City have historically been rather black-and-white, with the UAW lining up alongside Democrats and management favoring the Republicans. Yes, one can find exception to these stereotypes, but the above comes as close as one can to describing 40-some years of voting ...

Meanwhile... Delphi blessing white collar workers with bonuses 3 years ago on Autoblog

Some days we see Delphi's point of view in this whole war of wages, and then there are days like today when we learn that Delphi is planning to pay up to $60 million in performance bonuses to 14,000 white collar workers. Obviously the 33,000 blue collar workers whose wages are on the chopping block ...

Delphi and UAW begin showdown in court 3 years ago on Autoblog

Though the proceedings in which Delphi is arguing for the right to terminate the contracts of over 33,000 workers is scheduled over a three-day period this week (Tuesday, Wednesday and tomorrow), it is much more likely the case will drag on for weeks because of the 34-person long witness list. The ...

BREAKING NEWS: UAW wants its members to authorize a strike at Delphi if court cancels contracts 3 years ago on Autoblog

Hoo boy, things are just starting to get interesting... According to Automotive News, the UAW has given its 24,000 members/Delphi workers the go-ahead to strike if the federal bankruptcy court terminates Delphi's contracts with its unions as Delphi petitioned it to do in a filing ...

Volkswagen board extends Pischetsrieder's contract 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bernd Pischetsrieder can go home and breathe a huge sigh of relief -- his contract was unanimously renewed by Volkswagen AG's board of directors, giving him another crack at the chief executive job at the automaker through 2012. The news comes just before the annual meeting, and not a ...

A UAW-free General Motors: the consequences 3 years ago on Autoblog

George Reisman, professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of the book Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, attempts to answer the question of where would General Motors* be today without the United Auto Workers. Some of his ten conclusions include: #1. GM management could fire ...

Will consumers tune in to the GM versus UAW reality show? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Warren Brown of the Washington Post opened his article by summarizing the GM-Delphi-UAW fiasco: Delphi wants to restructure itself, the UAW is displeased and is threatenening to strike, and everyone's looking at GM. Well, Brown writes, everyone except the American consumer. Brown bluntly points out ...

Strikers halt production at BMW plant in eastern Germany 3 years ago on Autoblog

The IG Metall labor union has been scheduling a series of short warning strikes at plants belonging to suppliers and automakers throughout its network, and a BMW AG plant in eastern Germany was the recipient of such a strike. The 1,000 workers at BMW's plant in Leipzig stopped work for an ...

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