by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 15, 2019
The federal investigation into corruption involving officials from the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s automakers has zeroed in on another ex-UAW official. Michael Grimes, who retired from the UAW in 2018, was identified in “information” unsealed in U.S. District...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 14, 2019
The first steel column in the new paint shop for the new $1.6-billion assembly plant that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. is building on Detroit’s east side has been put in place and FCA officials are vowing the factory will be ready to build vehicles by the end of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2019
U.S. dealers had nearly 3.8 million unsold vehicles in stock at the beginning of August, a 71-day supply that was the highest for the month in nearly three decades. With U.S. auto sales on the decline for only the second time since the Great Recession, automakers are...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 6, 2019
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Norwood Jewell was sentenced to 15 months in prison for violations of federal labor law, which centered on his failing to live up to his responsibilities to union members. During the sentencing hearing. Federal Judge Paul...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 1, 2019
The group interested in purchasing General Motors’ now-closed assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is close to completing the deal, according to Vice President Mike Pence. But a spokesman for the United Auto Workers said the union’s current labor agreement with GM gives...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 31, 2019
General Motors’ Warren (Michigan) Transmission plant will close this week, the automaker confirmed, after the few remaining employees in the plant fill out orders for replacements parts. The plant will move into an unallocated category now occupied by GM’s plants in...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2019
Now that its got its new product line-up right-sized in terms of sport-utility vehicles, Hyundai is expecting big things in the U.S. when it comes to sales and profits. While reporting its quarterly results, Hyundai officials laid out an aggressive plan to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2019
General Motors’ top executive focused on the company’s future prospects, while a key executive from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. emphasized the need for continued cooperation as the two companies opened contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers. “We look...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2019
In what could be a sleeper issue in the 2019 contract talks between the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co., union officials said they plan to take a hard look at the automaker’s new alliance with Volkswagen AG. Gary Jones, UAW President, took a hard line during...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 15, 2019
The United Auto Workers kicked off 2019 labor negotiations with the union taking a hard line, reminding officials from the Ford Motor Co. that automakers they have enjoyed a period of prosperity and a restless union membership is looking for its share in the new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 9, 2019
The rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement is apparently about to sink, ratcheting up the anxiety for the automakers with operations in Mexico. “House Democrats say there’s little-to-no chance that Congress will take up President Donald Trump’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2019
General Motors, which is facing a major challenge from competitors eager to chip away at its market share in the valuable full-size pickup truck segment, could face new difficulties at a key truck assembly plant. United Auto Workers Local 2209, which represents some...
