DETROIT—
General Motors is temporarily idling its Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit through April 13 as the automaker adjusts production to align with market demand.
TORONTO—Unifor has selected General Motors as the company with which it will set a pattern for negotiating new labor contracts with the Detroit Three automakers. The Canadian union’s current contracts with the companies expire Sept. 19.
TORONTO—Auto parts makers are urging the Canadian government to intervene in contract talks between the Detroit Three and Unifor by “immediately” implementing long-awaited changes to the federal Automotive Innovation Fund.
DETROIT—The UAW will formally explore whether it should renegotiate a proposed contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles before making the bolder decision to move on to General Motors or Ford to reach a deal. Last week, UAW members rejected a tentative agreement reached in September.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers avoided a strike at the automaker’s assembly plant here, after coming to a tentative agreement on a local labor contract Oct. 2.
DETROIT—With stable auto production and flat factory employment predicted through 2018, the UAW is expected to press for higher wages in contract talks with the Detroit Three. Jobs and future product commitments will be secondary considerations.
DETROIT—As new UAW President Dennis Williams heads into the 2015 contract talks, he plans to push hard for a wage increase for GM, Ford and Chrysler workers.
DETROIT—The recovery of the U.S. auto market, which produced big earnings for the U.S. Big Three, has also been a boon for Germany’s big three—Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen.
DETROIT—Some 1,100 new employees will begin working next week on a third crew at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant here to meet continuing strong demand for the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
TORONTO—The Canadian Auto Workers union hammered out a tentative agreement with GM Thursday that will keep some 1,750 jobs in Ontario, making Chrysler the final of the Detroit Big Three still at the bargaining table.
