Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday said it is temporarily halting production at four Italian plants, two of which produce vehicles for the United States, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The measures come in support of expanded government directives this week in Italy, whose 10,000 infections is the largest outside of China, where the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler shuts down Italy plants to prevent coronavirus spread
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Marelli plans new headquarters in Southfield, moving from Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills
CLOSE Less than a year after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sold its Magneti Marelli components business, the new iteration of the supplier is planning to open a North American headquarters for 500 employees in Southfield in the old Federal-Mogul building. Marelli, the new name for the supplier, plans to consolidate its operations — currently two facilities in… Continue reading Marelli plans new headquarters in Southfield, moving from Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills
GM: FCA-UAW bribery scheme ‘targeted and directly harmed’ automaker
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV executives accused of bribing United Auto Workers officials “targeted” General Motors Co. in an attempt to do it harm, the Detroit automaker claimed Monday in its rebuttal to FCA’s request for the civil racketeering case against it be dismissed. In November, GM filed an unprecedented civil racketeering lawsuit against the Italian American automaker.… Continue reading GM: FCA-UAW bribery scheme ‘targeted and directly harmed’ automaker
GM unveils 11 future EVs, new batteries and its plan to beat Tesla
CLOSE General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra addresses the gathering Wednesday at an event detailing GM’s electric vehicle technologies and upcoming products at the Tech Center campus in Warren. (Photo: Steve Fecht, Steve Fecht for General Motors) General Motors wants to do better at telling the story of its electric vehicle development. So GM leaders invited about… Continue reading GM unveils 11 future EVs, new batteries and its plan to beat Tesla
General Motors tightens travel protocols as coronavirus spreads
Flags fly outside the General Motors world headquarters building. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images General Motors is tightening its travel protocols for employees as global cases of the coronavirus top 100,000, including at least 233 in the U.S. Domestic and international travel for GM employees effective Friday “requires senior leader approval,” a company spokesman told CNBC.… Continue reading General Motors tightens travel protocols as coronavirus spreads
Battery Czar Bob Taenaka specialized in space projects before going to Ford
Bob Taenaka, a chemical engineer at Ford, figured, “If I’m not gonna play for the Dodgers, I’d want to go into alternative energy.” Go to Source
Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit
The head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Ram truck brand and U.S. sales is leaving the company almost eight months after he filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against his employer. Reid Bigland will leave effective April 3 to “pursue interests outside of FCA,” the Italian American automaker said Wednesday in a statement. His departure means the… Continue reading Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit
UAW boss accused of embezzlement gives feds big smiles, bear-hugs ahead of guilty plea
Detroit — A senior United Auto Workers official accused of helping embezzle more than $1 million in union funds greeted federal prosecutors and agents with big smiles and bear-hugs Monday before he was scheduled to plead guilty. Edward “Nick” Robinson, a close aide to former President Gary Jones, left a private meeting with prosecutors on the first floor of… Continue reading UAW boss accused of embezzlement gives feds big smiles, bear-hugs ahead of guilty plea
GM to add 1,200 jobs to two Michigan assembly plants
CLOSE Penny Snow, 47, of Charlotte, Michigan works at adding screws underneath a Chevrolet Traverse at the General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Michigan on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press) General Motors is hiring about 1,200 people at its plants in Lansing. GM said the manufacturing… Continue reading GM to add 1,200 jobs to two Michigan assembly plants
Fiat Chrysler to cut shift at Windsor Assembly Plant; move affects 1,500 workers
CLOSE A 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is on the skillet line at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant in May 2016. FCA announced Thursday that it would cut a shift at the plant this year, affecting 1,500 workers. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to cut a shift this year at its Windsor… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut shift at Windsor Assembly Plant; move affects 1,500 workers