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Chrysler, United Auto Workers agree on contract 
Chrysler Group LLC and the United Auto Workers say that they reached a tentative deal on a new four-year contract early today that creates 2,100 new jobs.
By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher , October 12, 2011
Ford reports $1 billion 3Q profit
Ford Motor Co. earned $1 billion in the third quarter, fueled by U.S. market share gains, cost cuts and the government's Cash for Clunkers rebates.
By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher , November 02, 2009
Court adds uncertainty to Chrysler reorganization
Chrysler is working to reduce its dealer ranks by about 25 percent as part of its cost-cutting actions. But the move, which still needs bankruptcy court approval, is being challenged by a group representing more than 300 dealers, as well as individual dealers. Fiat could walk away from the deal after June 15 and leave the struggling U.S. automaker with little option but to liquidate.
By Bree Fowler , June 09, 2009
Appeals court to hear appeal of Chrysler sale
A federal appeals court late Tuesday halted Chrysler's sale of the bulk of its assets to Italy's Fiat pending an appeal by a trio of Indiana state pension and construction funds.
By Bree Fowler , June 03, 2009
DRAMATIC DOWNFALL: General Motors files for bankruptcy protection
UPDATED 12:46 P.M.General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government. It will be the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history and the fourth-largest overall.
By Dan Strumpf , June 01, 2009
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UAW members approve GM concessions
Members of the United Auto Workers union have ratified a package of concessions designed to reduce General Motors Corp.'s labor costs.
By Associated Press , May 29, 2009
GM confirms plans to build new compact cars in U.S.
The company said in a news release today that the retooled factory will be able to build 160,000 small and compact cars per year. GM says it hasn't identified which plant it will use.
By Associated Press , May 29, 2009
Source: GM to announce 14 plant closures
A person briefed on General Motors Corp.'s plans says the company on Monday will identify the 14 factories it will close as it heads toward an a likely Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing.
By Tom Krisher , May 28, 2009
UAW says it has reached deal with GM, government
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative deal with the government and General Motors Corp. that offers to cut labor costs and fund a union-run trust that will take over retiree health care costs next year.
By Tom Krisher , May 21, 2009
AP sources: Fiat to sign Chrysler partnership deal
Three people briefed on the deal say Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA will sign paperwork by Thursday to become a partner with Chrysler LLC.
By Tom Krisher , April 29, 2009
UAW leaders recommend Chrysler concessions
Union trust to own 55 percent of companyThe United Auto Workers union will own 55 percent of a restructured Chrysler LLC and its retiree health care trust will get a seat on the board if union members vote to approve contract concessions this week. Chrysler stock could even be traded publicly again, as there are mechanisms for the UAW to sell shares to fund the health care trust.
By David N. Goodman and Tom Krisher , April 28, 2009
GM to cut 21,000 jobs, drop Pontiac
General Motors Corp. said it will cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year, phase out its storied Pontiac brand and ask the government to take company stock in exchange for half GM's government debt as part of a major restructuring effort needed to get more government aid.
By Kimberly S. Johnson , April 27, 2009
GM employees may get summer shutdown details this week
Thousands of GM workers could learn as early as today that they will be idle for up to nine weeks this summer as the automaker's plants stop making all but its most popular cars and trucks.
The move is a result of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, but some analysts and dealers fear the plant closings could further scare car buyers already made nervous by talk of a GM bankruptcy.
By Tom Krisher , April 23, 2009
UAW, Ford agree on funding retiree health care trust; deal is likely template for GM, Chrysler
The United Auto Workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. on how the company will fund a trust that will pay retiree health care expenses.
By Tom Krisher and Ken Thomas , February 23, 2009
Automakers try selling Congress on industry rescue
Bailout could reach $34 billion, if approvedTwo weeks after a botched attempt on Capitol Hill, repentant leaders of General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC were appealing to the Senate Banking Committee today with three separate survival plans that include massive restructuring, the ditching of corporate jets and vows by CEOs to work for $1 a year.
By Ken Thomas , December 04, 2008
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