Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed
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GM’s planned cuts only partly solves gap between capacity and sedan demand
General Motors’ plan to close up to five assembly plants in North America and slash its workforce will only partially close the gap between capacity and demand for the automaker’s sedans.
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Why GM is selling a large hotel next to its headquarters in downtown Detroit
The General Motors-owned Courtyard by Marriott hotel across from its Renaissance Center headquarters in downtown Detroit is for sale.
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Here’s how and when GM will wind down Oshawa production in 2019
General Motors plans to end one of its two truck assembly shifts in summer 2019, followed by the end of the other truck shift and its car assembly line at year’s end.
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Ford’s train station project wins tax breaks
Michigan’s economic development board approved a 30-year tax abatement for Ford’s planned campus in Detroit’s historic Corktown neighborhood.
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GM layoffs show even the president can’t stop market forces
President Donald Trump can fret over General Motors’ plan to close plants, slash jobs and ditch models. He can even threaten. But market forces are tough to beat, even if you’re president.
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Samsung plans $62.7 million auto battery plant, 461 jobs near Detroit
Samsung is planning to open a $62.7 million automotive battery plant near Detroit that would create 461 jobs by the end of 2024.
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Trump’s threat to kill GM subsidies prompts skepticism
Experts cast doubt on the idea that President Donald Trump could unwind federal aid for the company by executive fiat.
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Ghosn denies passing trading losses to Nissan
Carlos Ghosn consulted Nissan about the collateral related to personal trading losses, but did not transfer the losses to the automaker, his lawyer said.
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Nissan said Ghosn’s transactions were proper, report says
Nissan and its auditor discussed the transactions at the heart of allegations of financial misconduct by former chairman Carlos Ghosn, Reuters reported.
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Will FCA’s dividend come at the expense of investments?
Fiat Chrysler will earn 6 billion euros ($6.8 billion) next year from selling supplier Magneti Marelli and plans to use part of that paying shareholders their first dividend. Shouldn’t FCA use that money for new products and technologies?