The Detroit Free Press has obtained documents that detail the moments leading up to a violent crash in June involving a General Motors’ engineer and a Corvette he was testing at GM Proving Ground in Milford that left the engineer with life-threatening injuries. There are 147 miles of test roads at the proving ground. This… Continue reading Details emerge on the cause of a violent crash with a Corvette at GM Proving Ground
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Canadian autoworkers union Unifor to negotiate contract with Ford first
Unifor — the union that represents autoworkers in Canada — on Tuesday chose Ford Motor Co. as the automaker it will negotiate a new labor contract with first. That means the union’s bargaining committees at General Motors and Stellantis will pause negotiations while the master bargaining committee works with Ford to come up with a… Continue reading Canadian autoworkers union Unifor to negotiate contract with Ford first
Stellantis wants to move Ram truck production from Michigan to Mexico, UAW leader says
UAW Vice President Rich Boyer didn’t hold back when he said Stellantis wants to move production of its popular Ram 1500 pickup from Michigan to Mexico. “That’s an American product. It’s going to stay here in America,” Boyer told a boisterous crowd at a recent union rally tied to ongoing contract negotiations with Ford Motor… Continue reading Stellantis wants to move Ram truck production from Michigan to Mexico, UAW leader says
Hourly workers at GM joint venture to get a wage increase starting Monday
About 1,100 workers at General Motors’ joint-venture battery plant in northeast Ohio got a raise starting Monday. On Sunday afternoon, the UAW and Ultium Cells LLC confirmed that the union-represented workforce at the plant near Lordstown, Ohio, ratified an interim wage increase by an acceptance vote of 97.6%. The agreement, reached late last week, gives… Continue reading Hourly workers at GM joint venture to get a wage increase starting Monday
171 people paid $100 each to buy a sagging Detroit auto plant: What they’ve accomplished
I recently spent a fascinating afternoon at the Piquette Plant Museum in Detroit’s reinvigorated Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. If you don’t know the name, Milwaukee Junction more or less brackets Woodward Avenue and Interstate 94, overlapping parts of Midtown and New Center. The neighborhood was a hive of invention and a magnet for investment that… Continue reading 171 people paid $100 each to buy a sagging Detroit auto plant: What they’ve accomplished
Hear a Model T’s bulb and Klaxon horns
Early Model Ts had hand-operated bulb horns. An electric Klaxon became available later. Go to Source
Ford plant to cut back on F-150 pickup production due to parts shortage
Ford Motor Co. will cut production of the Ford F-150 next week as well as the week of Sept. 4 due to a parts shortage, the Detroit Free Press learned Friday. Only the Kansas City Assembly Plant, not the Dearborn Truck Plant, will be affected, Ford spokeswoman Jessica Enoch told the Free Press. “The plant… Continue reading Ford plant to cut back on F-150 pickup production due to parts shortage
UAW says authorization for strike against Detroit 3 overwhelmingly approved: What’s next
The UAW said Friday its membership at Detroit Three automakers have given union leadership the OK to strike if necessary. The strike authorization vote is more of a formality and was expected to pass, but given the strong rhetoric around the potential action against the automakers, it was given more weight this time than in… Continue reading UAW says authorization for strike against Detroit 3 overwhelmingly approved: What’s next
Carlos Ghosn could’ve been GM CEO. Now Apple TV+ show exposes his downfall, prison escape
The onetime auto CEO now turned fugitive Carlos Ghosn has one big regret: that he didn’t take the CEO job at General Motors in 2009 when he had the chance. Ghosn was the former CEO of French automaker Renault and Japanese automaker Nissan during most of the 2000s. But he encountered a slew of legal… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn could’ve been GM CEO. Now Apple TV+ show exposes his downfall, prison escape
UAW and GM’s joint venture reach a tentative deal that gives battery workers a wage hike
The United Auto Workers and Ultium Cells LLC have reached a tentative agreement on wages at the battery cell plant in northeast Ohio that would provide an immediate, across-the-board wage increase and back pay for those who qualify, if the hourly workforce ratifies it. Ultium Cells is the joint venture owned by General Motors and… Continue reading UAW and GM’s joint venture reach a tentative deal that gives battery workers a wage hike