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Nov 24, 2007 3:02 PM CST

Motor City Going for Green

Automakers blame environmental concerns for falling sales

(Newser) - Auto industry bigwigs at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit this week seem finally to have gotten the message on cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles; one after another they cited going green (or at least greener) as the path to more competitive cars and trucks. GM honcho Robert Lutz admitted that...

Cadillac CTS Wins Car of Year

Nov 20, 2007 7:57 AM CST

Cadillac CTS Wins Car of Year

(Newser) - Cadillac's CTS won Motor Trend’s 2008 car of the year honors today, reports the AP. Editors said the $32,990 entry-level luxury sedan stood up to BMW and Mercedes, and proves Detroit can build a competitive sedan—despite years of focusing on SUVs and trucks. "The CTS obliterates...

Analysts See Steep Sales Slide for Big 3 in '08

Nov 19, 2007 7:49 AM CST

Analysts See Steep Sales Slide for Big 3 in '08

(Newser) - Automakers are predicting a mildly soft sales year for 2008, but analysts warn a “poverty effect” caused by an imploding housing market could send US light auto sales skidding as much as 9.4% to their worst year since 1993, Reuters reports. “I’m just not sure how...

Detroit Named Most Dangerous City in America

Nov 19, 2007 2:50 AM CST

Detroit Named Most Dangerous City in America

But experts blast list for hurting cities and distorting perceptions

(Newser) - Motor City sped away as the nation’s most dangerous metropolis, according to the latest crime statistics examined by a private research firm that named Detroit worst of the worst. But city officials and crime experts slammed the annual ranking as worse than useless. A spokesmen for the FBI, whose...

From Detroit
to Dresden
to Siberia

Nov 16, 2007 5:42 PM CST

From Detroit to Dresden to Siberia

American memoirist imprisoned in Soviet gulag dead at 84

(Newser) - John Noble, an American who wrote two memoirs about the decade he spent as a Soviet prisoner, including 3 years in the gulag, died last week at 84, the Telegraph reports. Taken into Soviet custody in 1945, Noble and his father were incarcerated in Dresden, Germany, where they had run...

Ford Workers Ratify Pact
With UAW

Nov 14, 2007 3:16 PM CST

Ford Workers Ratify Pact With UAW

All three big automakers have now finalized deals

(Newser) - UAW workers at Ford overwhelmingly approved a four-year contract today that shifts responsibility for some retiree health benefits to the union, the Detroit Free Press reports. The agreement also allows Ford to hire new employees for lower wages and fewer benefits. The contract approval follows similar deals at GM and...

Former FBI,
CIA Agent Had Hezbollah Ties

Nov 14, 2007 8:02 AM CST

Former FBI, CIA Agent Had Hezbollah Ties

Lebanese immigrant scammed entry, snooped in FBI files

(Newser) - Lebanese native Nada Nadim Prouty overstayed her student visa, obtained US citizenship through a sham marriage, waitressed at a Detroit restaurant suspected of laundering money for Hezbollah, and became a CIA agent with access to sensitive intelligence. The case of Prouty, who tapped into government computers to obtain information about...

GM’s Wagoner Weathering
the Storm

Nov 8, 2007 9:31 AM CST

GM’s Wagoner Weathering the Storm

Despite $39B loss, he's earned respect, making progress

(Newser) - CEO heads are rolling on Wall Street as third quarter red ink stains their reps and boards act to soothe shareholder worries with new management, cost cutting, and reorganization. But it's business as usual in Detroit, where GM CEO Rick Wagoner just announced a staggering $39 billion loss, reports Business ...

More UAW Locals Nix Chrysler Deal

Oct 24, 2007 8:10 AM CDT

More UAW Locals Nix Chrysler Deal

Four Indiana plants join six others in voting down proposed contract

(Newser) - UAW workers at four Chrysler plants in Indiana last night rejected the embattled contract negotiated by their leaders with the automaker, adding to the six defeats by rank-and-file voters over the weekend. Some smaller locals have approved the contract, says anti-contract organizer Bill Parker, but the larger ones are rejecting...

Top Chicago Homebuilder Goes Bankrupt

Oct 24, 2007 5:16 AM CDT

Top Chicago Homebuilder Goes Bankrupt

Neumann becomes second largest builder to fall in subprime collapse

(Newser) - Neumann homes, a top Chicago homebuilder, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Chicago Tribune reports, making it the second-largest builder felled by the dive in the housing market. The company has laid off all but 20 of its 110 workers. “I’m not overly optimistic about the...

Chrysler Deal Faces More Rejections

Oct 21, 2007 11:02 PM CDT

Chrysler Deal Faces More Rejections

After 6 locals vote down proposed contract, UAW steps up lobbying

(Newser) - UAW members at three auto plants rejected the proposed pact between Chrysler and their union this weekend, bringing to six the number of locals who have voted down the deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the agreement, union leaders are focusing lobbying efforts...

Rocky Road for Chrysler Deal

Oct 20, 2007 4:44 PM CDT

Rocky Road for Chrysler Deal

3 UAW locals vote down offer that would 'lower our standard of living'

(Newser) - Three UAW locals voted against the new Chrysler deal yesterday, stirring fears that the agreement may be scuttled. Two plants voted against it by 53%, and a third, in Missouri, by 66% among skilled trades and 79% among assembly line workers. They slammed a proposed 2-level pay structure and new...

Struggle to Ratify Chrysler Deal

Oct 16, 2007 3:05 AM CDT

Struggle to Ratify Chrysler Deal

Some local UAW leaders unhappy with new contract

(Newser) - The proposed contract between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers has caused some division within the union and may not be ratified as quickly as the deal with General Motors, reports the Detroit Free Press. The council of local leaders who voted to approve it yesterday in Detroit were not...

Chrysler Workers Walk Out

Oct 10, 2007 10:30 AM CDT

Chrysler Workers Walk Out

Second strike in two weeks for UAW, as talks with new owners miss deadline

(Newser) - United Auto Workers told its 49,000 Chrysler employees to walk off the job at 11 this morning after 24 hours of continuous negotiations failed to yield a contract. The action marks the second UAW strike against an automaker in 20 days. An expert estimated Chrysler will lose production on...

Chrysler to Cut Non-Union Jobs

Oct 9, 2007 2:27 PM CDT

Chrysler to Cut Non-Union Jobs

Automaker slashes non-unionized jobs to avoid GM's fate

(Newser) - With Chrysler deep in talks on a new contact with the UAW—the clock is ticking on a strike deadline tomorrow morning—sources tell the Detroit Free Press that cuts to non-union employees are in the works. Loss of about 1,600 salaried and contract jobs is expected, on top...

UAW Sets Chrysler Strike Deadline

Oct 8, 2007 7:34 AM CDT

UAW Sets Chrysler Strike Deadline

Union names Wednesday deadline as Chrysler talks intensify, may near deal

(Newser) - The United Auto Workers turned up the heat on Chrysler over the weekend, threatening to strike if contract talks are not settled by Wednesday. The deadline may mean a deal is close and the UAW wants to push for a resolution of last issues, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Contract
Allows GM to
Shut 2 Plants

Oct 1, 2007 6:12 AM CDT

Contract Allows GM to Shut 2 Plants

Several others also in jeopardy in deal for job protection

(Newser) - The tentative new contract between GM and United Auto Workers allows the company to shutter two plants and possibly several other facilities, according to a copy of the pact obtained by the AP. The union concessions on plants in Indianapolis and suburban Detroit were made in exchange for guarantees of...

GM, UAW Deal Is Turning Point for Detroit

Sep 26, 2007 8:55 AM CDT

GM, UAW Deal Is Turning Point for Detroit

Deflects retiree healthcare costs, will buy out some workers

(Newser) - The agreement General Motors and the UAW reached early this morning, after a 2-day walkout, could make a significant difference in Detroit's long, losing battle with foreign competitors who enjoy lower labor costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. GM successfully offloaded spiraling medical costs by forming a union-controlled trust, and...

GM, Union Strike Tentative Deal

Sep 26, 2007 3:28 AM CDT

GM, Union Strike Tentative Deal

Workers back on job as both sides agree to health pact

(Newser) - General Motors and the United Auto Workers have struck a contract deal that sent striking union members back to the job today, reports the Detroit Free Press. The late-night agreement includes GM's plan for a health program, which was the major sticking point in earlier negotiations.

UAW Goes on Strike Against GM

Sep 24, 2007 11:32 AM CDT

UAW Goes on Strike Against GM

Nationwide walkout follows 10 days of talks; negotiations continue

(Newser) - Unionized employees at GM plants across the country walked off the job today after their 11am strike deadline passed without an agreement. The UAW said it had done “everything possible to negotiate a new contract,” including bargaining for 10 days after the initial deadline. GM stock rose this...