- GENERAL Motors and the striking United Auto Workers (UAW) hit a roadblock in contract talks on Sunday over the question of moving production from Mexico to plants in the United States.
- GM has three vehicle-assembly plants in Mexico that make SUVs and pickup trucks sold under the Chevrolet and GMC brands.
- At the same time, GM has closed a car plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and engine and transmission plants in Baltimore and in Warren, Michigan.