CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) General Motors wants to build a new battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio, right next door to its former car assembly plant that it shuttered and sold last year. The automaker said it has… Continue reading GM bids to buy land for a new battery factory in Lordstown
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GM parts shortage: UAW workers want a day off, customers wait on parts
CLOSE From left, day shift workers Erik Brzezinski of Westland, Mike Martin of Farmington Hills, Jason Gravenmier of Westland, Bill Bagwell of Westland, Todd Canterbury of White Lake and Nolan Kerr of Allen Park pose for a photo outside of General Motors’ Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) plant in Ypsilanti, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo:… Continue reading GM parts shortage: UAW workers want a day off, customers wait on parts
GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
General Motors Co. is expected to advertise a Hummer electric pickup truck during the Super Bowl, officially resurrecting the polarizing, gas-guzzling behemoth brand as an eco-friendly off-roader. The fully electric Hummer vehicles would be built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant and hit roads in late 2021, The Detroit News has reported. The Hummer will be in showrooms around the… Continue reading GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare
Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Co. are among automakers planning new plants in Ghana to target West Africa’s 382 million people. Their challenge: Finding banks that will offer loans to make new cars affordable. In a country where about 70% of imports are second-hand, new car ownership is rare, said Believe Alorbu, who sells older… Continue reading VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare
Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor and Belvidere, Illinois, will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants. Windsor Assembly, which produces Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, will be down for the weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
Hundreds of GM temp workers were just made permanent
CLOSE General Motors worker Adarrey “Ace” Humphrey was blindsided Sunday. That’s when his life changed. Humphrey, 27, has been a part-time temporary worker at GM’s Flint Assembly for the last three years. Sunday morning, he and about 250 of his co-workers crowded into UAW Local 598’s union hall. Most thought they were there for a routine meeting. But when the local’s president stepped to… Continue reading Hundreds of GM temp workers were just made permanent
Out of Gear: Follow the full Ford investigation
In April 2019, Ford Motor Co., in the last paragraph of a 70-page filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosed that it could face significant liability in lawsuits over the transmission used in Focus and Fiesta cars for nearly a decade. Detroit Free Press Ford reporter Phoebe Wall Howard wrote about the disclosure and… Continue reading Out of Gear: Follow the full Ford investigation
Ford dealership gets 40 orders for Mustang Mach-E in one night
CLOSE Imagine getting 40 customers in one night for a vehicle that starts at $43,895 and reaches $60,500. Steve Fuentes did. “And we’re up to 100 reservations now,” he said. “The Mustang Mach-E has had a tremendous positive response. This is one of the biggest game changers we’ve ever had.” Ford Motor Co. has been inundated with orders for… Continue reading Ford dealership gets 40 orders for Mustang Mach-E in one night
Fiat Chrysler’s grand plans for Alfa Romeo have dimmed. Here’s why
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide When Carlos Tavares was talking about the way brands carry passion after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the maker of Peugeot moved closer to a merger on Wednesday, he could have been talking about Alfa Romeo. The FCA brand with the racing heritage, heart-pounding driving experience and… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s grand plans for Alfa Romeo have dimmed. Here’s why
Next Jeep redesign could happen more quickly
CLOSE The 2018 Jeep Wrangler, a new version of the off-road classic, was revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2017. The vehicle was big news at the time because it had been many years since a new Wrangler had been revealed. Fiat Chrysler hopes a streamlined product development process helps it bring new… Continue reading Next Jeep redesign could happen more quickly