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• Ford-UAW Deal Helps Ford Distance Itself from GM, Chrysler

  BNET - 2009-03-10

  Ford won concessions from the UAW that will help Ford hang on without additional government help -- unlike Chrysler and GM. But demand is so low, can Ford remain aloof from a bailout? by Jim Henry

  Tags: UAW, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Jim Henry

• Local UAW strike hits GM's popular Chevy Malibu

  - 2008-05-06

  DETROIT -- A local strike on Monday at General Motors' Fairfax plant near Kansas City threatens production of one of GM's hottest-selling vehicles, the Chevrolet Malibu, at a time when the industry is struggling because of the sluggish economy. Sales of the Malibu were up 40%...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., SALES, UAW

• GM hit by strike at Chevy Malibu plant

  - 2008-05-05

  CHICAGO AFP — The United Auto Workers launched a strike Monday at a key General Motors Corp. assembly plant, halting production of one of GM's most profitable and popular models, GM said. GM spokesman Dan Flores said the strike began Monday at the Fairfax, Kansas-based plant that makes the...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, SALES, strike, UAW

• Automakers Not Excited About '08

  - 2008-02-01

  DETROIT The N. Keller General Contracting Co. of Loxahatchee, Fla., probably should replace its seven-year-old Ford F-350 Super Duty pickup. But business in Palm Beach County isn't what it used to be, and like many contractors who work in Florida's sluggish housing industry, co-owner Jennifer Keller isn't inclined to spend...

  Tags: Detroit, Ford Motor Co., pickup, SALES, U.S., UAW

• American Axle & Manufacturing Announces a Voluntary Separation Program for Hourly Associates Represented by the UAW at AAM's Buffalo Gear, Axle & Linkage Facility

  - 2007-08-14

  To: LABOR EDITORSContact: Media relations, Renee B. Rogers, Manager, Corporate Communications, +1-313-758-4882, renee.rogers@aam.com, or Investor relations, Jamie M. Little, Director, Investor Relations and Media Relations, +1-313-758-4831, jamie.little@aam.com DETROIT, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. AAM, which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced it...

  Tags: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., Benefits, Chrysler LLC, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., incentive, manufacturing, SALES, UAW

• Revving Up Production

  - 2006-10-01

  The $1.5 billion, 3 million-square-foot vehicle manufacturing facility, which will ramp up full production next month, utilizes the latest in GM car-building processes and implements GM's Global Manufacturing System GMS. GMS is designed to allow employees to use their skills as efficiently as possible to build better vehicles within one...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., SALES, UAW

• Detroit's Problems Even Worse Than They Look.

  - 2006-08-11

  Byline: Jim Ostroff U.S. automakers' sales are even worse than July figures suggest. These show that Ford, General Motors GM and DaimlerChrysler combined are barely topping foreign brands. But more-detailed numbers for May, recently made available, show a grimmer picture: Toyota, Honda and...

  Tags: Daimler AG, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, SALES, UAW

• Big Three Will See Big Changes in 2006.

  - 2005-12-22

  Byline: Jim Ostroff A major restructuring of General Motors GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler is likely to be under way by next fall"a year earlier than expected. The finances of GM and Ford are deteriorating much faster than had been anticipated, and all of the...

  Tags: Daimler AG, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., SALES, UAW

• Out of Detroit's crisis--hope for a needed restructuring.

  - 2005-10-14

  Auto-parts giant Delphi's bankruptcy may have a silver lining. Combined with lousy sales for Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler this fall despite dozens of new models and a summer of bloodletting discounts, it's brewing a necessary crisis, forcing the Big Three and their suppliers to take...

  Tags: Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, SALES, UAW

• Major restructuring ahead for automobile industry.

  - 2005-10-14

  Out of the growing mess in Detroit... parts giant Delphi's bankruptcy, lousy sales for Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler this fall, despite dozens of new models... A necessary crisis is developing as the Big Three and their suppliers take on the United Auto Workers...

  Tags: bankruptcy, Ford Motor Co., Litigation, Manufacturing, SALES, UAW