General Motors unveiled its new logo on Friday, and the change was met with criticism. “Did they dig this out of a trash can from 1995? The hell?” one Facebook user said about the new logo. The company changed the former blue square logo and launched a new website to reflect GM’s new “Everybody In” campaign. This is the fifth… Continue reading New GM logo met with criticism on social media: ‘Looks like Windows Word Art from the 2000s’
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GM unveils new logo, plans new website in shift to electric vehicles
General Motors is working to remake its public image with a new logo, a new company-wide marketing campaign and a new website as it shifts from a company that makes largely internal combustion vehicles to offering mostly all-electric vehicles over the next decade. On Friday, GM said starting Monday it will debut the campaign to promote mass adoption of EVs called “Everybody In.” … Continue reading GM unveils new logo, plans new website in shift to electric vehicles
3,900 Ford UAW members building Escape, Corsair lose work hours due to parts shortage
Thousands of UAW members will be off work next week as Ford Motor Co. shuts down its Louisville Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, because of an inability to get parts. While COVID-19 hasn’t shuttered factories nationally, the pandemic continues to have impact on the supply chain. “We are working closely with suppliers… Continue reading 3,900 Ford UAW members building Escape, Corsair lose work hours due to parts shortage
Chrysler Pacifica plant faces blockade over driver dispute
A dispute over the drivers who move newly built Chrysler Pacifica minivans away from the Windsor Assembly Plant could affect production there if it’s not resolved in the coming days. Unifor, the union representing Canadian autoworkers, set up a blockade outside the plant earlier this week to keep vehicles from being moved out of a holding yard after the drivers… Continue reading Chrysler Pacifica plant faces blockade over driver dispute
Bronco Sport was Ford’s 1 bright spot amid grisly 4th-quarter sales
The baby Bronco known as the Bronco Sport, a surprisingly popular new release by Ford in late 2020, offered a bright spot in the fourth-quarter sales report amid otherwise grim numbers. “It’s everything we could get to the dealers. It’s being sold as fast as they come off the truck,” Erich Merkle, U.S. sales analyst at… Continue reading Bronco Sport was Ford’s 1 bright spot amid grisly 4th-quarter sales
A deal called ‘pivotal’ by Ford in 2019 goes kaput, adding twist to financials
A cost-cutting deal called “pivotal” by Ford in 2019 has gone kaput, the automaker announced just after the stock market closed on New Year’s Eve. It was a quiet but dramatic turn of events for Ford that potentially carries financial consequences in 2021 and throws into question Ford operations in India. Ford loses money in all markets… Continue reading A deal called ‘pivotal’ by Ford in 2019 goes kaput, adding twist to financials
FCA’s controversial plan for 7 days on, 7 days off work schedule gets yanked
Twelve-hour shifts for seven days in a row rotating with seven days off won’t be the regular schedule for skilled trades workers at one of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ busiest plants. That schedule had been expected in coming weeks at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, but it’s now off the table. Concerns about how such a schedule… Continue reading FCA’s controversial plan for 7 days on, 7 days off work schedule gets yanked
Ford is repairing tons of new F-150s in Flat Rock — and UAW members aren’t doing the work
In addition to thousands of early production 2021 Ford F-150 pickups being stockpiled in parking lots around Detroit Metro Airport for a quality review, a steady stream of the new vehicles is being delivered to a site near the Flat Rock Assembly Plant for installation of seat belts and to fix other issues, the Free Press has learned. The work is… Continue reading Ford is repairing tons of new F-150s in Flat Rock — and UAW members aren’t doing the work
GM invests $76 million in two plants to support production of pickups
General Motors is investing $76 million in two plants that make engines for the automaker’s full-sized pickups. GM will invest $70 million in its Tonawanda Engine Plant near Buffalo, New York, and an additional $6 million in the Parma Metal Center near Cleveland, Ohio. These investments support continued strong demand for the full-size Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups.… Continue reading GM invests $76 million in two plants to support production of pickups
GM’s new 3D printing shop in Warren will speed up production, cut costs
General Motors is increasing its use of 3D printing across more production vehicles with a new 3D printing shop at its Global Technical Center in Warren. The Additive Industrialization Center (AIC), which GM is just opening, will use 3D printing to make more production and car parts that will save the automaker money and speed up… Continue reading GM’s new 3D printing shop in Warren will speed up production, cut costs