Fiat Chrysler US reports best new car sales for September since 2000
The company benefited from a later Labor Day holiday selling weekend, but industry-wide vehicle sales have also been strong.DETROIT, MI - Remember the year 2000? That was the last time Fiat Chrysler...
View ArticleGM's retail sales jump 17% in September
General Motors on Thursday posted a 13 percent year-over-year increase in total deliveries to 251,310 unitsDETROIT, MI -Â General Motors on Thursday posted a 13 percent year-over-year increase in total...
View ArticleFord's sales rise 23% for best September in 11 years
The company's retail sales increased 23 percent, and overall Ford had its best September performance in 11 years. DETROIT, MI -Â Ford Motor Co. posted a 23 percent year-over-year rise to 221,599...
View ArticleDetroit Three automakers post double-digit sales growth in September
All three Detroit Three automakers posted double-digit, year-over-year sales rises in September, driven in large part by a Labor Day holiday selling weekend that landed in August the year before....
View ArticleWorkers vote down UAW-FCA contract, underscoring delicate balance in U.S....
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US said it is "disappointed" that a vote by its some 40,000 UAW workers voted down a new contract between the union and the automaker. DETROIT, MI - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
View ArticleAutonomous Chevy Volts coming to GM tech campus as part of several 'future...
The Detroit automaker on Thursday announced several alternative transportation initiatives that outline how it is embracing the changing ways people will be getting around in the years ahead.General...
View ArticleNo decision yet on UAW's next course of action in Detroit Three contract talks
After meeting for several hours in Warren on Thursday evening, UAW officials did not announce a decision on what it would do next in it four-year contract negotiations with the Detroit Three...
View ArticleCurious new trends push Ford Mustang to pony car dominance in 2015
Die-hard fans will typically opt for the 5.0-liter V-8, and wouldn't fathom a pony car with a four-cylinder engine.DETROIT, MI - Purists of the Ford Mustang often love the car for its brawn.Die-hard...
View ArticleStrike avoided at Ford truck plant in Missouri
UAW members and Ford Motor Co. have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri. DETROIT, MI - UAW members and Ford Motor Co. have reached a tentative...
View ArticleStrike avoided: UAW and FCA reach new agreement
Lead negotiators for a new, four-year contract between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the UAW reached another tentative agreement Wednesday night, avoiding a possible strike by the auto workers...
View ArticleUAW avoids strike, says 'real gains' made in new deal with Fiat Chrysler
The announcement came as the two sides worked to hammer out a new deal after 65 percent of FCA's 40,000 UAW workers rejected a previous agreementDETROIT, MI - Moments after a strike deadline passed...
View ArticleVolkswagen's U.S. chief set to testify Thursday on Capitol HIll in diesel...
Volkswagen AG's top executive in the U.S. is set to testify before a Congressional panel Thursday morning that he knew of emissions problems with certain diesel cars in 2014.DETROIT, MI - Volkswagen...
View ArticleVolkswagen's U.S. chief blames diesel emissions scandal on rogue engineers
Horn says the German company's executive board did not know that an apparent group of rogue engineers developed software in 11 million cars with diesel engines to trick emissions tests. DETROIT, MI -...
View ArticleNew FCA-UAW deal raises Tier 2 pay to $29 an hour, report says
Fiat Chrysler is reportedly offering up to $29 an hour to so called Tier 2 workers as part of a new agreement.DETROIT, MI - Fiat Chrysler is offering up to $29 an hour to so called Tier 2 workers as...
View ArticleElon Musk calls Apple a 'Tesla graveyard'
Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, had some choice words for Apple and its rumored car-making project.Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO Elon Musk speaks in Detroit, January 2015. David...
View ArticleUAW leaders tout 'big gains' in new agreement with Fiat Chrysler
In highlighting the new agreement, the UAW reiterated that FCA plans to invest $5.3 billion in new U.S. investments, while putting a moratorium on outsourcing.FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne, UAW President...
View ArticleNew UAW contract, Volkswagen on Capitol Hill, Mustang trends highlight this...
A look at this week's MLive Autos headlines UAW leaders tout 'big gains' in new agreement with Fiat Chrysler The UAW National Chrysler Council on Friday approved a new contract agreement with Fiat...
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