http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com June 1, 2009 was a sad day for General Motors: the venerable automaker, now financially vulnerable, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (and was kicked out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average). This shocked no one, and the stock market didn’t suffer. The ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jerry2.articlealley.com/gm-files-for-bankruptcy-2264294.html 03rd June 2011 Steve Girsky remembers sitting at his kitchen table in New York on the eve of President Barack Obama's election when he realized that General Motors was going to run out of cash. "I put down my pad," said Girsky, a banker brought in by the United ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://petersim.articlealley.com/for-gm-ipo-the-government-is-backseat-driver-special-report-1839504.html 15th November 2010 There are many kinds of auctions. Car auctions, trucks and other vehicles are a perfect way to pay for a car and frequently at a lower price. Taking up an auto can be a huge venture. The cost of a new vehicle might be out of your price range, or financial... http://www.articlealley.com/http://steven11.articlealley.com/dodge-viper-for-sale-at-auctions-for-cars-in-the-usa-1777565.html 05th October 2010 Ford Motor Co. (F) said Monday it completed the transfer of its union retiree health-care liabilities to the United Auto Workers Retiree Medical Benefits Trust as part of a court-approved settlement agreement. The transfer Thursday "is the culmination... http://www.articlealley.com/http://mosup.articlealley.com/ford-transfers-retiree-healthcare-liabilities-to-union-trust-1331337.html 07th January 2010 The new GM emerged from bankruptcy Friday, July 10, with a leaner workforce and less debt. One reason is that, with the help of the Treasury Department, the Detroit automaker will not have to pay for the health care of thousands of retirees. But now so... http://www.articlealley.com/http://easytoinsureme.articlealley.com/gm-retirees-who-lost-health-care-benefits-in-bankruptcy-fight-to-get-them-back--jeremy-smerd-984070.html 16th July 2009 DEARBORN, Mich-Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $129 million in the third quarter as the struggling automaker burned through $7.7 billion in cash. The automaker also said it will cut about 2,300 more white-collar employees in North America a... http://www.articlealley.com/http://bethhager.articlealley.com/ford-gone-bad-709567.html 03rd December 2008 It is really only a matter of time. Maybe next month, but probably sometime later next year. Still, the end result is all too clear. Sooner or later there will be a bankruptcy filing for General Motors. The auto giant, that once controlled more than half ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jameswilliamsmith.articlealley.com/the-long-road-of-bankruptcy-for-general-motors-700850.html 01st December 2008 Workers in Motor City weigh buyouts knowing that that their future pay will likely be much lesser. Tough times like this need tough decisions. And Detroit autoworkers have to make tough decisions as soon as possible. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger wa... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anthonyfontanelle.articlealley.com/detroits-tough-times-call-for-tough-decisions-496981.html 27th March 2008 The Canadian Auto Workers Union has been asking for automakers to stop cutting down jobs in the country. In response to the CAW's demands, Dearborn automaker Ford pointed out that Canadian auto assembly facilities and workers should be able to compete ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anthonyfontanelle.articlealley.com/ford-wants-canada-to-be-competitive-253964.html 19th January 2008 With the current financial problems of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, the welfare of their workers are being put in jeopardy. Assembly facilities have already been closed and many more jobs are scheduled to be cut by these automakers. In the Unit... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anthonyfontanelle.articlealley.com/canadian-auto-workers-against-concession-199738.html 09th August 2007 According to news circulating in the auto industry today, Wolfgang Bernhard who is a former Chrysler executive and employed by Cerberus Capital Management as adviser in the acquisition of Chrysler, is also reported to return to Chrysler as Chairman once... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/bernhard-soon-to-be-chairman-of-chrysler-196724.html 02nd August 2007 It was in autumn of 2005 when Bill Ford has announced the new era of innovation that will happen at Ford Motor citing engineers of Ford and Volvo working together to produce new and exciting safety features that will include night-enhanced vision techno... http://www.articlealley.com/http://rainstockton.articlealley.com/ford-still-weighing-the-consequences-of-selling-volvo-193906.html 27th July 2007 After all the formalities were said the officials of Chrysler Group the producer of high quality Jeep grill and the United Auto Workers has sit down to discuss on how they will go about the negotiations. However one thing is clear that health care i... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/chrysler-started-talks-with-uaw-193493.html 26th July 2007 The Chrysler Group maker of Jeep floor mats through its negotiators has officially started negotiations with the United Auto Workers today as reported by the Chronicle Journal. This negation is very important since it will determine the survival of Detroi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/chrysler-and-uaw-to-start-negotiations-193379.html 26th July 2007 Negotiations between Ford and the United Auto Workers have not commenced yet but the automaker is already assuming that it will be the target of UAW in the contract talks and will use a Ford deal as the basis for pay and benefit with its negotiations wi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://morgay.articlealley.com/ford-assumes-that-it-will-be-chosen-as-the-target-company-for-uaw-talks-193058.html 26th July 2007 The last time that Bill Ford has made an optimistic announcement was in 2005 wherein he cited Ford and Volvo engineers working together to produce new exciting safety features that will enhanced night vision and improved collision avoidance ability of v... http://www.articlealley.com/http://morgay.articlealley.com/ford-still-deciding-on-the-fate-of-volvo-193021.html 26th July 2007 Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and most of their colleagues are siding with unrest in environmental solicit over American carmakers and workers. It is their Drive-a-Toyota Act, a phrase taken from Toyota wheels maker and giant Japanese car maker Toyota. T... http://www.articlealley.com/http://kayeleery.articlealley.com/driveatoyota-act-for-upscale-environmental-lobbies-183382.html 05th July 2007 More good news for the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex come as its Chevrolet Cobalt in May snapped an eight-month streak of declining year-over-year sales. GM reported last week that Cobalt sales rose in May as shoppers began paying more attentio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://iverpenn.articlealley.com/good-news-for-gm-cobalt-sales-up-after-long-slump-175513.html 16th June 2007 In a move to further stress the importance of employee health and safety conditions in its Michigan manufacturing facilities, Ford Motor Company and Automotive Components Holdings, LCC (ACH) have renewed a partnership with the United Auto Workers (UAW),... http://www.articlealley.com/http://zeke.articlealley.com/ford-lcc-ach-renews-ties-with-uaw-dleg-miosha-173828.html 15th June 2007 General Motors and the United Auto Workers have not yet officially started their contract talks and yet critical battles are already waging on various plants of GM around the country. GM the producer of top-of-the-line GMC turn signal is trying to p... http://www.articlealley.com/http://iverpenn.articlealley.com/gm-to-discuss-job-changes-policies-with-uaw-167973.html 31st May 2007 The sale of the Chrysler Group has aroused various reactions. There are some who thinks that it was the best solution like for instance Veteran Des Moines-area Dodge dealer Stew Hansen who thinks that the sale of the Auburn Hills-based company was an ab... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/iowa-dealers-still-optimistic-in-selling-chrysler-products-164445.html 24th May 2007 The City of Marysville has recently given Chrysler AG a warm welcome headed by Marysville Mayor Gary Orr to show its appreciation for Chrysler AG's decision in choosing the city as the site for the $700 million axle plant. The ground-breaking ceremony w... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/chryslers-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-new-axle-plant-in-marysville-164443.html 24th May 2007 According to reports Chery, the Chinese auto maker that DaimlerChrysler AG has previously formed a limited partnership with the intention of building Chrysler-branded cars wants to re-examine the deal again in lieu of the sale to Cerberus. Zhang Li,... http://www.articlealley.com/http://evander.articlealley.com/chery-to-reconsider-deal-with-chrysler-164437.html 24th May 2007 The decision to let go of Chrysler sure was not an easy one. In fairness to Daimler it has tried to help its American automaker partner by providing additional investment but despite the efforts still Chrysler was not able to regain financial health. Th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dwyanethomas.articlealley.com/zetsche-letting-go-is-always-hard-to-do-162023.html 21st May 2007 The Cerberus Capital Management LP met with 100 United Auto Workers (UAW) officials to assure them the automaker would remain intact. During the two-hour meeting in Detroit, Cerberus CEO Steve Feinberg told the officials who represent Chrysler's plant... http://www.articlealley.com/http://anthonyfontanelle.articlealley.com/cerberus-chrysler-to-remain-intact-161689.html 21st May 2007 DaimlerChrysler, the world's second largest producer of luxury cars and manufacturer of high quality Mercedes window motors has announced recently that the first quarter profit that they obtain is more than doubled and Mercedes has helped a lot in offse... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dwyanethomas.articlealley.com/daimlerchrysler-obtain-profit-for-q1chrysler-to-be-handed-to-cerberus-161096.html 17th May 2007 Amidst the controversies not to mention the billion dollar losses that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group is facing it still plans to build two new plants in Michigan and upgrade three others. The said plan is to be formally announced late Wednesda... http://www.articlealley.com/http://gertrudesayzer.articlealley.com/chrysler-to-build-new-plants-and-upgrade-three-others-149976.html 20th April 2007 Kirk Kerkorian an American billionaire and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, a private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California---has already filed his bid for Chrysler amounting to $4.5 billion. Mr. Kerkorian vision is to create a partne... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lisaziegler.articlealley.com/kirk-kerkorian-bidding-for-chrysler-ag-147394.html 13th April 2007 Ford Motor Co. announced that it has entered into agreements with two companies to sell Michigan and Mexico auto parts plants. The companies are Flex-N-Gate Corp. and Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. The former is a privately held manufacturing compa... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jasonmoore.articlealley.com/ford-sells-michigan-mexico-plants-116651.html 05th January 2007 Ford Motor Co. has finally started its production for its new F-Series Super Duty pickup truck. The new truck from the automaker is expected to secure the already outstanding reputation of Ford when it comes to manufacturing trucks. According to enthusi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://chucksmith.articlealley.com/ford-begins-super-duty-production-at-kentucky-plant-113819.html 22nd December 2006 Ford Motor Co. will be offering buyouts or early retirement packages to its 75,000 hourly-paid employees. The offer will be available to said employees starting Oct. 16. Moreover, salaried workers are given more than one chance to accept a buyout. Howev... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jaystevens.articlealley.com/buyouts-offered-to-ford-employees-94058.html 12th October 2006