CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will pay $40 million to settle charges the company misled investors through its sales reporting. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Fr) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled “investors about the number of new vehicles sold… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to pay $40 million to settle SEC charges that it misled investors
Category: US Motoring Press
Why GM-UAW talks have taken this long
CLOSE UAW Local 598 members sing during 50th anniversary of 1969 strike at Fisher Body Plant 2 in Flint while remembering he longest strike in GM history. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press Wednesday was the 10th day of the UAW’s strike against General Motors, with costs mounting and thousands of workers at suppliers and Canadian plants laid off.… Continue reading Why GM-UAW talks have taken this long
FCA diesel exec indicted in emissions cheating case
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s senior manager of diesel engine calibration has been indicted on charges related to the company’s use of software on about 104,000 diesel-powered pickups and SUVs that is similar to the “defeat devices” Volkswagen AG used to cheat U.S. emissions testing. Emanuele Palma, 40, of Bloomfield Hills is facing charges of violating the Clean Air Act, wire fraud, false… Continue reading FCA diesel exec indicted in emissions cheating case
GM gets court to keep UAW picketers from blocking Spring Hill Assembly entrances
CLOSE GM worker Jonathan Anderson strikes outside the GM plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. (Photo: Shelley Mays, The Tennessean ) A court in Tennessee has granted General Motors’ request to prevent UAW picketers from blocking the entrance to its Spring Hill Assembly plant. The order, which was signed Sunday and… Continue reading GM gets court to keep UAW picketers from blocking Spring Hill Assembly entrances
GM strike may stretch out awaiting UAW workers’ vote on tentative deal
The UAW is considering staying on strike against General Motors until rank-and-file members approve a tentative agreement, a process that could add more than a week to the length of the work stoppage, the Free Press has learned. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren joins UAW workers on the picket line in front of the Detroit Hamtramck… Continue reading GM strike may stretch out awaiting UAW workers’ vote on tentative deal
California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver
Washington — The Trump administration will move to revoke part of California’s right to set its own gas mileage rules for cars, and the Golden State is gearing up for a legal fight that is likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court. “The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far… Continue reading California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver
EPA to unveil plan to take away California’s authority on car emissions
Ari Natter and Ryan Beene, Bloomberg Published 2:49 p.m. ET Sept. 17, 2019 | Updated 3:38 p.m. ET Sept. 17, 2019 The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter, a move sure to set off a legal… Continue reading EPA to unveil plan to take away California’s authority on car emissions
UAW says ‘significant’ differences remain as contract deadline looms
CLOSE With just hours left before the UAW contract with General Motors expires, UAW leadership told members that “significant differences” remained over key issues and bargaining would continue right up to the 11:59 p.m. Saturday deadline. In a letter sent to union officers Saturday evening, UAW Vice President for General Motors Department Terry Dittes said the contract… Continue reading UAW says ‘significant’ differences remain as contract deadline looms
UAW, GM officials offer differing views of contract talk progress
CLOSE In this July 16 photo, United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks during the opening of their contract talks with General Motors in Detroit. (Photo: Paul Sancya, AP) General Motors and the UAW offered opposite perspectives on the progress of contract talks after the union named GM as the “target” company with which it will… Continue reading UAW, GM officials offer differing views of contract talk progress
Ford to unveil new Puma SUV at Frankfurt auto show that probably won't be sold in US
CLOSE The interior of the EQ concept luxury sedan Mercedes will show at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show is airy and elegant. (Photo: Daimler AG – Global Communications, Mercedes-Benz Cars) Electric vehicles and SUVs will dominate the massive Frankfurt auto show in Germany Sept. 12-22, as Europe’s new car season begins. Like all major auto… Continue reading Ford to unveil new Puma SUV at Frankfurt auto show that probably won't be sold in US