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FCA Dedicates World Class Manufacturing Academy
FCA employees and community members can take classes to earn an Associate’s degree through Ivy Tech, then work toward a Bachelor’s degree from Purdue. Continue reading
General Motors India to End Manufacturing, Sell Halol Plant
GM’s presence in India since 1996 – but going back to 1928 with Opel and forced out by the government in 1954 – revolves around the Chevrolet brand – Cruze, Sail, Sail Hatchback, Beat, Spark. GM is the 5th largest automobile manufacturing company in India after Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors and Mahindra. Continue reading
General Motors Sells Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Group for €2.2B
The deal includes all of Opel/Vauxhall’s automotive operations, comprising Opel and Vauxhall brands, six assembly and five component manufacturing facilities, one engineering center (Rüsselsheim, Deutschland) and approximately 40,000 employees. GM will retain the engineering center in Torino, Italy. Continue reading
Australian Union Calls for Action on Chinese Steel
The Commission has the power to impose tariffs to address dumping. However, in 2004, Australia became one of only two major developed economies to grant market economy status to China (after New Zealand), severely hampering its policy options for addressing Chinese steel dumping. Continue reading
Trump Triumphs? Ford Cancels Mexico Plant
This appears to be a partial victory for the twit tweets of Donald Trump that are centered around U.S. jobs. About 700 jobs will eventually be created. However, Ford will build its next-generation Focus at an existing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico “to improve company profitability.” Continue reading
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Un-Sweet Tweet – Trump Outburst Against Chevrolet Cruze
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump today raged against General Motors, threatening to impose a “big border tax” for making some Chevrolet Cruze cars in Mexico. Continue reading
Posted in economy, labor issues, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, chevrolet cruze, Ken Zino, Mexican auto production, nafta, Trump on jobs
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Unions Sue Renault-Nissan Alliance in Three Countries
IndustriALL and its US affiliate the United Auto Workers are suing Renault Nissan for what it claims are serious labor right violations at Nissan North America’s manufacturing facilities in Canton, Mississippi. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, IndustriALL, Ken Zino, Nissan Canton Mississippi, Nissan North America, uaw
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Teamsters Strike at Selland Auto Transport
Selland transports new automobiles across the western U.S. for Toyota, Honda, VW, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Kia Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Selland Auto Transport, Teamsters Carhaul
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Collision Course – Trump, Mexico, NAFTA
Despite what appears to be Trumps ill-informed trade views – if they are informed at all – CAR using data, not diatribes, observes that the major reason for this rapid growth of the auto industry in Mexico comes from the injection of $13.3 billion in investment to move 3.3 million units of vehicle capacity from Japan, Germany, and South Korea to Mexico Continue reading
Porsche Consulting: Fear of Computers, Robots Rises with Age
Forty-two percent of employees say that computers and robots have taken over tasks previously done by people in their immediate work environments over recent years. Continue reading
Unifor Autoworkers Ratify Ford Canada Contract
The new agreement achieved the union’s top priority to secure investment, product and jobs at the Windsor operations and it follows the pattern of financial gains achieved with GM and Fiat-Chrysler. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Canadian auto talks, Ford Motor Canada, Ken Zino, unifor
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Mexican Senate Approves Labor Law Reforms
The Mexican Senate has unanimously approved an initiative that amends Articles 107 and 123 of the Mexican Constitution, leading the way for what could be a serious advance for workers in the country. This would impact the auto companies doing … Continue reading
Unifor FCA Autoworkers Ratify Four-Year Deal
Diverse workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles attended local ratification meetings on Sunday and voted to ratify a four-year contract that secures both investment and wage improvements for 9,750 *Unifor members Continue reading
