UAW Vice President Joe Ashton said the remaining 2,000 hourly workers at General Motors on layoff will be back to work by September.
To add global reach to its organizing drive of the German and Asian transplant auto plants, the UAW has created what it is calling its Global Organizing Institute to systematically train union organizers in all major carmaking countries.
Seat and First Automotive Works (FAW) could strike a manufacturing partnership in China, according to consultancy IHS Global Insight.
Fiat's announcement today (23 March) it is to freeze a proposed EUR500m (US$707m) investment into planned Maserati production in the former Bertone site in Turin is surely the first salvo in yet another battle with its unions.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I'm impressed with the price of this 2011 Kia Optima. I honestly thought it would be more.
Scotland's Bridge of Weir Leather has been pushing back the automotive design boundaries for years. Its products are used not just in cars but a number of other products including seats in the House of Commons. Matthew Beecham talked with Jamie Davidson, sales director of Bridge of Weir Leather about leather trends in vehicle interiors.
Toyota Motor Corp. has delayed the Japan launch of its new wagon-style Prius in the wake of the parts shortage triggered by this month's earthquake.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said about 40 component suppliers in Japan remain in difficulty after the nation's record earthquake, complicating automakers' efforts to restart car production.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said about 40 component suppliers in Japan remain in difficulty after the nation's record earthquake, complicating automakers' efforts to restart car production.
China Automotive Systems (CAAS) has estimated its electric power steering set sales will reach about 150,000 units in 2011.
TPCA, the car-making joint venture between Toyota and PSA Peugeot Citroen in the Czech Republic, said 2010 profits were flat compared with 2009 despite a drop in both sales and output.
Volkswagen group companies are to donate EUR1.5m in aid for victims of the Japan earthquake/tsunami via organisations such as the German Red Cross.
Ford plans to introduce eight new vehicles throughout Southeast Asia over the next five years as part of its effort to win market share in the fast-growing region.
Toyota and Honda car production joint ventures in southern China have enough parts inventory to sustain normal production until the middle of next month, a senior Chinese executive has said.
Rolling blackouts implemented to conserve electricity after the disaster are hitting the e-mail server of Subaru's parent company - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The result is a company-wide loss of e-mail service in Japan for around three hours a day.
Fiat's main union at the former Bertone plant in Turin is contesting the automaker's view it refused to agree to productivity improvements similar to those at the nearby Mirafiori plant in return for a EUR500m investment.
Mazda builds a special MX-5 GT with 275bhp that weighs 850kg And Auto Express is taking it racing.

Supply chain disruptions in Japan have forced at least one global automaker to delay the launch of two new models and are forcing other industries to shutter plants and rethink their logistical infrastructure, a media report on Wednesday said.