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Fiat Chrysler workers in Warren return to work after walkout over coronavirus fears
Paint shop operations resumed at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Warren Truck Assembly Plant early Monday afternoon after 17 employees stopped working over concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Paint shop operations at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant have resumed,” company spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said in an email. “Production in the plant was not affected.” There were… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler workers in Warren return to work after walkout over coronavirus fears
Farley to get $2.5M stock grant if not made next Ford CEO
Ford Motor Co.’s chief operating officer, Jim Farley, would receive $2.5 million in stock if he is not made the Dearborn automaker’s next CEO, the company disclosed Friday in a federal filing. The declaration is Ford’s most public acknowledgment to date that Farley is the top contender to replace its 64-year-old CEO, Jim Hackett. It comes less than… Continue reading Farley to get $2.5M stock grant if not made next Ford CEO
Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor workers shut down line over virus scare
Detroit — Production at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Windsor Assembly Plant came to a standstill mid-afternoon Thursday after employees there have refused to work because a worker there is in self-quarantine amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Production at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly plant came to a standstill Thursday because employees there refused to work after one employee was put in self-quarantine… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor workers shut down line over virus scare
Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues
A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employee at a transmission plant in Indiana has tested positive for the coronavirus, but production will continue as normal, the automaker said Thursday. The Kokomo Transmission Plant employee is the first known person in the United States employed by one of Detroit’s three automakers to test positive for COVID-19, according… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues
Fiat Chrysler shuts down Italy plants to prevent coronavirus spread
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday said it is temporarily halting production at four Italian plants, two of which produce vehicles for the United States, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The measures come in support of expanded government directives this week in Italy, whose 10,000 infections is the largest outside of China, where the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler shuts down Italy plants to prevent coronavirus spread
GM: FCA-UAW bribery scheme ‘targeted and directly harmed’ automaker
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV executives accused of bribing United Auto Workers officials “targeted” General Motors Co. in an attempt to do it harm, the Detroit automaker claimed Monday in its rebuttal to FCA’s request for the civil racketeering case against it be dismissed. In November, GM filed an unprecedented civil racketeering lawsuit against the Italian American automaker.… Continue reading GM: FCA-UAW bribery scheme ‘targeted and directly harmed’ automaker
Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit
The head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Ram truck brand and U.S. sales is leaving the company almost eight months after he filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against his employer. Reid Bigland will leave effective April 3 to “pursue interests outside of FCA,” the Italian American automaker said Wednesday in a statement. His departure means the… Continue reading Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit
UAW boss accused of embezzlement gives feds big smiles, bear-hugs ahead of guilty plea
Detroit — A senior United Auto Workers official accused of helping embezzle more than $1 million in union funds greeted federal prosecutors and agents with big smiles and bear-hugs Monday before he was scheduled to plead guilty. Edward “Nick” Robinson, a close aide to former President Gary Jones, left a private meeting with prosecutors on the first floor of… Continue reading UAW boss accused of embezzlement gives feds big smiles, bear-hugs ahead of guilty plea
GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants
Detroit — General Motors Co. will add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing factories to meet customer demand for its mid-size SUVs and to support the introduction of two all-new Cadillac sedans, the Detroit automaker said Friday. GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly will get a second shift resulting in the addition of almost 400 employees to build the new Cadillac CT4 and… Continue reading GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants