General Motors will halt production of its popular pickup trucks due to parts shortages, but it is not specifying which parts it needs. The pause comes at an inconvenient time as industry experts note that GM and Stellantis have been increasing inventory in the last couple of months in preparation for a possible strike by… Continue reading GM pauses production of most pickup trucks amid parts shortage
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Family of Georgia woman killed in Fiesta crash sues Ford over DPS6 transmission problems
Lt. Austin Cody Smith had just finished the night shift at the City of College Park Police Department in Georgia when he was driving home around 6:25 a.m. and noticed traffic on Interstate 85 merging in a way that made no sense to him, according to court records obtained by the Detroit Free Press. The… Continue reading Family of Georgia woman killed in Fiesta crash sues Ford over DPS6 transmission problems
UAW members practice picketing: As deadline nears, autoworkers are ‘ready to strike’
As UAW members marched on Detroit’s east side Wednesday under an overcast sky following earlier rains, their chants and signs echoed many of the same themes that union leadership has been preaching for months: “Equal work for equal pay. All the tiers must go away.” “Record profits. Record contracts.” It was a stream of members… Continue reading UAW members practice picketing: As deadline nears, autoworkers are ‘ready to strike’
GM announces closure of Arizona IT Innovation Center, resulting in 940 job cuts
General Motors is cutting 940 salaried jobs as it closes its Arizona IT Innovation Center at the end of October. The news comes almost a week after the automaker said it gave notice to about 200 engineers elsewhere that their positions were being eliminated. On Wednesday, GM notified the 1,029 nonunion employees at the Arizona… Continue reading GM announces closure of Arizona IT Innovation Center, resulting in 940 job cuts
Top thinker, author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum
Malcolm Gladwell, global thinker and author, has been announced as the featured speaker at the North American International Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum. Gladwell, who is set to speak at the forum Sept. 14, is the author of six New York Times bestsellers. He is one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers, along with… Continue reading Top thinker, author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum
UAW members practice picketing near Detroit Stellantis plant
As UAW members marched on Detroit’s east side Wednesday under an overcast sky following earlier rains, their chants and signs echoed many of the same themes that union leadership has been preaching for months: “Equal work for equal pay. All the tiers must go away.” “Record profits. Record contracts.” It was a stream of members… Continue reading UAW members practice picketing near Detroit Stellantis plant
GM announces closure of Arizona IT Innovation Center, resulting in 940 job cuts
General Motors is cutting 940 salaried jobs as it closes its Arizona IT Innovation Center at the end of October. The news comes almost a week after the automaker said it gave notice to about 200 engineers elsewhere that their positions were being eliminated. On Wednesday, GM notified the 1,029 nonunion employees at the Arizona… Continue reading GM announces closure of Arizona IT Innovation Center, resulting in 940 job cuts
Top thinker, author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum
Malcolm Gladwell, global thinker and author, has been announced as the featured speaker at the North American International Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum. Gladwell, who is set to speak at the forum Sept. 14, is the author of six New York Times bestsellers. He is one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers, along with… Continue reading Top thinker, author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at Detroit Auto Show’s Mobility Global Forum
Can the UAW afford to strike all three Detroit automakers?
In 1998, about 9,200 union members at two General Motors components’ plants in Flint went on strike. Flint Metal Center made sheet metal stampings used on most of GM’s vehicles; Flint East made the electronics. The strike at those two important plants forced production to stop at nearly 30 other GM assembly plants and 100… Continue reading Can the UAW afford to strike all three Detroit automakers?
Ford’s 2022 recall of Mustang Mach-E faces federal investigation after complaints persist
Federal safety regulators opened an investigation into what’s going on with the all-electric 2021-22 Ford Mustang Mach-E after customer complaints about power loss have continued despite having records of repair following a recall last year. At issue is how Ford has handled the recall and whether it implemented an effective remedy. An estimated 64,727 Mach-E… Continue reading Ford’s 2022 recall of Mustang Mach-E faces federal investigation after complaints persist