by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 18, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co. has curtailed delivery of service parts used to repair cars and trucks at GM dealerships across the country, the company acknowledged. GM’s network of parts distribution centers and warehouses wasn’t really...
by Michael Strong | Sep 17, 2019
Despite interest rates falling for most of the year, the Federal Reserve appears set to cut them once again despite the concerns by some are concerned about inflation and other issues. Weakening economic data, trade disputes, and global uncertainties, the Fed is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 17, 2019
General Motors Co. demands for new concessions on health care and a meager wage increase have emerged as issues energizing the United Auto Workers strike against the company in what is quickly turning into the longest nationwide walkout by the UAW at GM in almost a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 17, 2019
Gliding through downtown Detroit, the Jaguar I-Pace is so quiet that it can take pedestrians by surprise, especially those with a visual impairment. And with pedestrian deaths already on the rise in recent years, that’s the sort of situation that worries officials...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 17, 2019
The price of gasoline is expected to jump during next several days on the heels of a drone attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia, according to analysts that follow the oil business. Gasoline price held steady at $2.56 per gallon in the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2019
Mercedes-Benz has been rolling out some notably futuristic concept cars in recent times, models like the Vision EQS it debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week. But the new Vision Mercedes Simplex concept gives us a glimpse of the future by looking back at the...
by Michael Strong | Sep 16, 2019
Subaru’s sales in America have been explosive for the last five years with the Japanese brand breaking record after record during that time. The company recently hit a new milestone: It sold its 10-millionth vehicle in the U.S. The company, which has been selling...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 16, 2019
In what could quickly become the longest national strike against General Motors in nearly 50 years, the United Auto Workers set up picket lines at GM factories from Michigan to Texas. The strike, which involves 49,000 full and part-time workers, began on the heels of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2019
More than 49,000 United Auto Workers Union employees have walked off the job at General Motors facilities across the U.S., launching their first strike at the nation’s largest car company in a dozen years. With the talks complicated by factors including an ongoing...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 16, 2019
The strike by the United Auto Workers, which started early Monday, is certain to have an impact on General Motors’ bottom line of which the company’s executives are painfully aware. GM has earned more than $35 billion during the past three years and the company’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 15, 2019
The United Auto Workers leaders will launch a strike against General Motors Co. at 11:59 p.m., shutting down GM’s production of cars and strikes across the United States. The company and the union remain far apart on wages, health care benefits, the status of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 15, 2019
UAW-represented workers at five General Motors plants went on strike Saturday as talks between the union and automaker continued throughout the day. However, the strikers were Aramark janitorial staffers, not GM employees. In fact, GM employees were instructed to...
