http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/-t1.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:30:49 GMT 10 http://i78.servimg.com/u/f78/13/28/72/66/autotr10.gif http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/-t1.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japanese-automakers-extend-output-slump-in-march-t547.htm Admin Tokyo -- Japan's top automakers reported deep production declines in March as the unprecedented collapse in global demand maintained its painful grip on one of the country's key industries. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said its worldwide production slid 46 percent in March from a year earlier to 472,036 vehicles as overseas demand plunged by more than two-thirds. Toyota's production in Japan was halved, while overseas output dived 40 percent. Read More General Discussion Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:30:49 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japanese-automakers-extend-output-slump-in-march-t547.htm#591 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japanese-automakers-extend-output-slump-in-march-t547.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/report-supporting-carmakers-pension-plans-could-strain-group-t540.htm Admin WASHINGTON – Should General Motors and Chrysler be pushed into bankruptcy and are unable to support retirees’ pension plans it could create an unprecedented strain on the government-sponsored corporation that guarantees those benefits. report from the nonpartisan General Accounting Office released today noted that GM’s and Chrysler’s plans are currently underfunded by about $29 billion – a fact that if they fall back on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to support could “pose ... General Discussion Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:16:18 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/report-supporting-carmakers-pension-plans-could-strain-group-t540.htm#584 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/report-supporting-carmakers-pension-plans-could-strain-group-t540.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/schwarzenegger-clear-energy-policy-needed-t533.htm Admin California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today said the federal government should come to the aid of the domestic automotive industry, blaming its problems on a lack of national energy policy. “It was not the car manufacturers that created the mess — it’s the government that has screwed up,” said Schwarzenegger, a key speaker at the Society Automotive Engineers 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Schwarzenegger, often a harsh critic of the domestic automotive industry, went out of his ... General Discussion Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:08:19 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/schwarzenegger-clear-energy-policy-needed-t533.htm#577 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/schwarzenegger-clear-energy-policy-needed-t533.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/great-website-to-visit-t520.htm Admin http://www.levelfieldinstitute.org/
And be sure to watch the presentation on the real value of US auto jobs.]]> General Discussion Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:22:50 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/great-website-to-visit-t520.htm#562 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/great-website-to-visit-t520.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/imports-having-trouble-too-t68.htm Nick Venable Seems as though it is not just the US automakers having trouble. The following stories seem to show the rest also having a bit of trouble? So all of those who ask, 'why aren't the imports struggling then?' Guess what? http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/news-f6/nissan-s-auto-show-pullout-to-reverberate-t65.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/news-f6/fitch-lowers-toyota-s-credit-rating-t43.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/news-f6/auto-dealers-brace-for-more-low-sales-with-results-due-tuesday-t66.htm ... General Discussion Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:58:47 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/imports-having-trouble-too-t68.htm#74 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/imports-having-trouble-too-t68.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-flexes-its-muscle-mustang-challenger-camaro-face-off-again-t464.htm Admin Stoplights will get a lot more interesting this spring. For the first time in 26 years, the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger will face off head-to-head-to-head as new models. General Motors Corp. begins building the 2010 Camaro today at its Oshawa Car Assembly plant in Canada. Ford Motor Co. will start rolling out redesigned 2010 Mustangs from its assembly plant in Flat Rock later this month, and Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand will introduce new retro colors such as B-5 ... General Discussion Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:36:34 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-flexes-its-muscle-mustang-challenger-camaro-face-off-again-t464.htm#503 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-flexes-its-muscle-mustang-challenger-camaro-face-off-again-t464.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/obama-auto-task-force-bankruptcy-not-our-goal-t460.htm Admin WASHINGTON – The lead adviser to President Barack Obama’s automotive task force said today that bankruptcy was “not our goal” for the automakers, and indicated the panel wanted to aid auto suppliers facing imminent collapse. In an interview with the Free Press, Steven Rattner also said the panel was committed to meeting the March 31 deadlines set by the loan deals with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, but decisions on additional aid could come later. He also offered some critique ... General Discussion Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:27:46 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/obama-auto-task-force-bankruptcy-not-our-goal-t460.htm#499 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/obama-auto-task-force-bankruptcy-not-our-goal-t460.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gettelfinger-auto-loans-help-keep-us-jobs-t435.htm Admin Last week's financial results and this week's sales figures show that the U.S. auto industry still faces serious financial challenges. As the Obama administration considers whether to provide additional loans to GM and Chrysler, the UAW asked Level Field Institute, a research firm based in Washington, to answer two questions: • Do auto jobs matter to the U.S. economy anymore? • If so, do some companies matter more than others? Automakers support about 3 million U.S. jobs, but ... General Discussion Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:18:27 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gettelfinger-auto-loans-help-keep-us-jobs-t435.htm#470 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gettelfinger-auto-loans-help-keep-us-jobs-t435.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/when-toyota-is-begging-it-s-bad-t428.htm Admin If there's a revelation to the public consciousness from February being the worst month of U.S. car and truck sales in 27 years, let it be this: Detroit's automakers are not alone in their misery, despite their frequent depiction as the only dunderheads unable to peddle cars. Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 40% drop in February U.S. sales, amid reports that its finance unit is seeking $2 billion in loans backed by the Japanese government to weather the slump in sales. That's right, even ... General Discussion Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:38:57 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/when-toyota-is-begging-it-s-bad-t428.htm#461 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/when-toyota-is-begging-it-s-bad-t428.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-assistance-is-near-granholm-says-t427.htm Admin WASHINGTON -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday she expects President Barack Obama's task force on the auto industry to act "fairly soon" to rescue Detroit automakers and parts suppliers from imminent collapse. Granholm's meeting was one of several the task force has set for this week, along with representatives of auto dealers, bondholders of General Motors Corp. and Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne, who was invited by the panel to discuss Fiat's proposed alliance with Chrysler ... General Discussion Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:32:32 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-assistance-is-near-granholm-says-t427.htm#460 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-assistance-is-near-granholm-says-t427.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/porsche-first-half-revenues-fall-128-percent-t418.htm Admin FRANKFURT -- German carmaker Porsche Automobil Holding SE said Monday its revenues fell more than 12 percent in the first half, as fewer people bought the company's luxury cars amid the slumping economy. The Stuttgart-based company said revenues in the August-January period fell 12.8 percent to 3.04 billion euro ($3.8 billion). The company did not report net profit, but said its pretax profit rose during the period, without being more specific. The company's complete earnings report ... General Discussion Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:08:43 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/porsche-first-half-revenues-fall-128-percent-t418.htm#450 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/porsche-first-half-revenues-fall-128-percent-t418.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japan-auto-sales-plunge-in-february-t417.htm Admin TOKYO -- Japanese auto sales plunged 32.4 percent in February, the biggest monthly drop since 1974 on sinking demand as the global economic downturn deepens, an industry group said Monday. Japanese consumers bought 218,212 vehicles for the month, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said in a statement. That's the seventh consecutive month of year-on-year declines. "Consumers continue to shy away from buying cars in the face of an economic slump. Auto demand remains depressed, ... General Discussion Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:07:32 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japan-auto-sales-plunge-in-february-t417.htm#449 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/japan-auto-sales-plunge-in-february-t417.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-60-trillion-equation-t406.htm Admin Read More]]> General Discussion Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:46:08 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-60-trillion-equation-t406.htm#438 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-60-trillion-equation-t406.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-3-concessions-leak-more-big-cuts-t400.htm Admin Reportedly, workers are asked to:
Read More]]> General Discussion Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:09:32 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-3-concessions-leak-more-big-cuts-t400.htm#432 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-3-concessions-leak-more-big-cuts-t400.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-team-drives-imports-t395.htm Admin WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars. Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three. The Detroit News reviewed ... General Discussion Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:58:55 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-team-drives-imports-t395.htm#426 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-team-drives-imports-t395.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/pjb-who-killed-detroit-t392.htm Admin To hear the media tell it, arrogant corporate chiefs failed to foresee the demand for small, fuel-efficient cars and made gas-guzzling road-hog SUVs no one wanted, while the clever, far-sighted Japanese, Germans and Koreans prepared and built for the future.
Read More]]> General Discussion Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:21:44 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/pjb-who-killed-detroit-t392.htm#423 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/pjb-who-killed-detroit-t392.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-auto-show-s-electric-promises-belie-internal-combustion-reality-t385.htm Admin Listening, watching and reading the international media's reporting on the Detroit car show, you could be forgiven for thinking that we will soon all be zipping around noiselessly in environmentally neutral electric cars. Ford said it will have battery-powered vans in 2010 and an electric Ford Focus-size sedan in 2011. Mercedes Smart already has a battery-powered little city runabout. BMW's electric Mini, being evaluated on the road by prospective customers mainly in California, is said to ... General Discussion Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:24:20 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-auto-show-s-electric-promises-belie-internal-combustion-reality-t385.htm#413 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/detroit-auto-show-s-electric-promises-belie-internal-combustion-reality-t385.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-execs-sore-bankers-soar-t374.htm Admin Bank executives will get to fly their company jets after all. House legislation placing restrictions on financial institutions that get money from the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program had included a provision that would have prohibited the bailed-out bankers from owning or leasing private aircraft. But Kansas is a center of aircraft manufacturing, and Kansas lawmakers complained that the provision could reduce aircraft orders and cost jobs. This week, House Financial Services ... General Discussion Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:11:38 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-execs-sore-bankers-soar-t374.htm#399 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-execs-sore-bankers-soar-t374.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/plenty-of-uncertainty-ahead-for-automakers-t341.htm Admin Forget about predictions. We're in uncharted territory as 2009 begins. Anybody who tells you that a year ago he or she predicted that gasoline prices would top $4 a gallon then fall back to $1.50 in 2008, or that Ford would be perceived as the healthiest of Detroit's automakers as 2009 dawns is lying. You can't solve an equation with this many unknowns, but you can figure out where the unknowns are. With that in mind, here are some of the big questions the new year will bring. Read ... General Discussion Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:39:01 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/plenty-of-uncertainty-ahead-for-automakers-t341.htm#355 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/plenty-of-uncertainty-ahead-for-automakers-t341.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/trade-deficit-t340.htm Admin http://internationaltrade.suite101.com/article.cfm/japans_top_exports_imports]]> General Discussion Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:37:28 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/trade-deficit-t340.htm#354 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/trade-deficit-t340.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/four-ways-for-detroit-to-save-itself-t339.htm Admin THESE days, as we contemplate the future of the automotive industry, we would do well to remember the words of Henry Ford: “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” For Detroit, there is plenty of failure. But there are also plenty of opportunities to begin again. In fact, there are many new technologies to make cars safer, cheaper, cleaner and more convenient. All these could be adopted by the automobile industry in the near future and without too much trouble. Here ... General Discussion Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:31:51 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/four-ways-for-detroit-to-save-itself-t339.htm#353 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/four-ways-for-detroit-to-save-itself-t339.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/tribute-offers-tribute-to-big-3-t337.htm Admin Tribute offers tribute to Big 3 At last, some respect for the auto industry. Tribute, an upscale restaurant in Farmington Hills, is paying tribute to Detroit's Big Three, their employees and former workers, suppliers and customers (that is, anyone who drives a domestic vehicle) this month, offering 50 percent off the tab (excluding alcohol). General Manager Dave Duey came up with the promotion after watching industry leaders practically beg Congress for money. "To watch that ... General Discussion Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:49:05 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/tribute-offers-tribute-to-big-3-t337.htm#351 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/tribute-offers-tribute-to-big-3-t337.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-aid-at-work-banks-sit-t326.htm Admin So the banking industry gets a blind $700 billion bailout in October and the economy goes deeper into the dump. The auto industry, by contrast, begs for loans and guarantees reform unseen outside of bankruptcy. And once it gets access to borrowed cash, it almost immediately puts it to work for consumers. GMAC LLC, the finance arm of General Motors Corp., stepped up to the plate strong on Tuesday when, after getting access to $6 billion from the U.S. Treasury, made credit available ... General Discussion Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:10:11 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-aid-at-work-banks-sit-t326.htm#340 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-aid-at-work-banks-sit-t326.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/prosperous-2009-wishes-for-the-big-3-t325.htm Admin Can you remember a year that you'd rather forget more than 2008? Everything -- stock prices, new car dealers, housing, CD yields, job openings -- tanked, it seemed. Good riddance. So it's time to look forward to the coming year with some New Year's resolutions and a wish-list. • For Detroit's automakers, may U.S. consumers catch a chronic case of "Buy America" fever. The market has collapsed faster than the new Corvette ZR1 can rip from zero to 60 mph, so here's hoping the ... General Discussion Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:08:42 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/prosperous-2009-wishes-for-the-big-3-t325.htm#339 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/prosperous-2009-wishes-for-the-big-3-t325.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-folly-of-southern-hospitality-t316.htm Admin Dixie leads the way in lavish corporate subsidies. As other parts of the country follow suit, it's time to ask whether such incentives work. In 2006 the Korean car maker Kia decided to build a $1.2 billion plant in West Point, Georgia. To land the project, the state offered a $420 million incentive package that included free land (bought from the previous owners at about 2.5 times the market value), tax-funded employee training, and a new $30 million Interstate interchange. Altogether, ... General Discussion Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:35:07 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-folly-of-southern-hospitality-t316.htm#330 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/the-folly-of-southern-hospitality-t316.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-reveals-limits-of-great-southern-jobs-scam-t313.htm Admin Last month, Toyota made a decision that didn't get a lot of press, but sent ripples of concern through state houses across the South. The Japanese auto giant announced that it was going to bypass offers of hundreds of millions of dollars in "recruitment incentives" (corporate subsidies) from several Southern states, and would instead set up shop in Ontario, Canada, which was offering much fewer give-aways. The decision to head north was an embarassment for Southern states eagerly ... General Discussion Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:18:23 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-reveals-limits-of-great-southern-jobs-scam-t313.htm#326 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-reveals-limits-of-great-southern-jobs-scam-t313.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/what-does-it-mean-that-the-yen-is-misaligned-t312.htm Admin Read more

Be sure to read the FAQ page]]> General Discussion Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:10:26 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/what-does-it-mean-that-the-yen-is-misaligned-t312.htm#325 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/what-does-it-mean-that-the-yen-is-misaligned-t312.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/case-study-of-auto-assembly-plants-t311.htm Admin As the U.S. automakers have downsized their domestic manufacturing operations over the past two decades, foreign car makers have been opening one U.S. assembly plant after another . And in nearly every case, the Asian and European companies have received financial assistance from state and local governments eager for industrial jobs. The first foreign automaker to set up shop in the United States was Volkswagen, which opened a plant in Pennsylvania in 1978. That venture, which fell victim ... General Discussion Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:03:52 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/case-study-of-auto-assembly-plants-t311.htm#324 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/case-study-of-auto-assembly-plants-t311.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-news-in-brief-hybridcarscom-tracks-trends-in-fuel-savings-t307.htm Admin Site tracks trends in fuel savings Hybridcars.com has put out its lists of top five trends in hybrid cars, fuel economy and alternative-fuel vehicles. • Roller-coaster hybrid supply and demand Waiting lists were long in the spring when gas prices soared, but the poor economy and low gas prices dropped sales of hybrids. Read More General Discussion Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:29:38 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-news-in-brief-hybridcarscom-tracks-trends-in-fuel-savings-t307.htm#319 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/auto-news-in-brief-hybridcarscom-tracks-trends-in-fuel-savings-t307.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/strings-on-auto-loans-risky-for-retirees-t300.htm Admin Retirement health care for as many as three-quarters of a million Americans will be placed at high risk if conditions proposed as part of auto rescue loans are enforced by the incoming Congress and Obama administration, labor experts say. At issue is a condition of the federal loans that calls for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC to use company stock or the equivalent to pay half, or $10.5 billion, of the cash owed to a union retiree health-care trust. Read More General Discussion Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:25:51 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/strings-on-auto-loans-risky-for-retirees-t300.htm#312 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/strings-on-auto-loans-risky-for-retirees-t300.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/happy-holidays-t297.htm Admin I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope for a happy and prosperous New Year for all of you, and for our Nation. General Discussion Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:01:16 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/happy-holidays-t297.htm#309 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/happy-holidays-t297.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-maybe-it-s-time-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-south-t296.htm Admin The unnecessarily long and painful path toward the approval of government bridging loans for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC has exposed a new threat to Detroit. It's one that Michigan consumers may want to keep in mind as they consider their expenditures, vacation options and even retirement plans. The problem here centers on certain southern states -- Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and, in particular, Alabama -- where certain bone-headed senators seem to have forgotten that the Civil ... General Discussion Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:11:45 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-maybe-it-s-time-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-south-t296.htm#308 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-maybe-it-s-time-to-turn-the-tables-on-the-south-t296.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-s-loss-shows-global-woes-economy-hurts-carmaker-t294.htm Admin Toyota Motor Corp.'s expected operating loss this year -- the first since the Japanese automaker began reporting results in 1941 -- is more evidence that the global economic meltdown, not strategic mistakes, is the primary reason behind turmoil in the U.S. automotive industry. OAS_AD('ArticleFlex_1'); "This is not an issue where the Japanese are doing fine and the domestic automakers are struggling," said Aaron Bragman, automotive analyst for HIS Global Insight in ... General Discussion Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:14:13 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-s-loss-shows-global-woes-economy-hurts-carmaker-t294.htm#306 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/toyota-s-loss-shows-global-woes-economy-hurts-carmaker-t294.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/carmakers-woes-aren-t-unique-to-detroit-t280.htm Admin In appearances before congressional inquisitions, General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner got lambasted for suggesting the deepening recession was pushing the General to the existential edge. The studied lawmakers on Senate Banking and House Financial Services didn't buy it. The blogosphere hooted denunciations. Others ignored Detroit's recent record of change and recycled tired stereotypes, dutifully repeating the riff that all things green-and-hybrid paved the only way out (irrespective ... General Discussion Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:23:47 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/carmakers-woes-aren-t-unique-to-detroit-t280.htm#292 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/carmakers-woes-aren-t-unique-to-detroit-t280.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/honda-slashes-profit-goals-t267.htm Admin Uhoh, Honda too?!]]> General Discussion Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:11:02 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/honda-slashes-profit-goals-t267.htm#279 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/honda-slashes-profit-goals-t267.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/administration-dallies-while-auto-industry-sweats-it-out-t260.htm Admin While Detroit's automobile companies burn through cash at a frightening rate of close to $200 million a day, the people in Washington, D.C., with the power to contain this wildfire are still sitting on their hoses. Fiddling away, it would seem, as Detroit burns. "We are not going to be rushed into it," White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday morning about providing bridge loans to prevent the impending bankruptcies of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. That's ... General Discussion Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:03:08 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/administration-dallies-while-auto-industry-sweats-it-out-t260.htm#272 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/administration-dallies-while-auto-industry-sweats-it-out-t260.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-three-battle-comes-down-to-party-politics-t248.htm Admin In the ongoing power struggle between Republicans and Democrats, Detroit is the latest, and possibly the bloodiest, battleground. And because it is a battle of ideologies with no apparent connection to pragmatic economic reality, the matter of whether the U.S. auto industry survives takes a backseat to which party gets its way. That's because the two parties see the fate of Detroit as a watershed moment, the kind of event that could potentially redraw the political landscape forever. By ... General Discussion Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:39:39 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-three-battle-comes-down-to-party-politics-t248.htm#259 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/big-three-battle-comes-down-to-party-politics-t248.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-toyota-isn-t-the-villain-of-industry-fiasco-t247.htm Admin A drawling Ford dealer who's really named O.C. Welch in a place that's really called Hardeeville, S.C., bought a bunch of radio spots last week so he could rant about Japanese cars. From elsewhere in the South, a cabal of spiteful senators joined forces to keep Chrysler and GM from getting industry-saving loans. Welch went after Toyotas, growling among other things that they're "rice ready. They're not road ready." The senators, most visibly Republican Richard Shelby of Alabama, ... General Discussion Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:43:34 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-toyota-isn-t-the-villain-of-industry-fiasco-t247.htm#258 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/commentary-toyota-isn-t-the-villain-of-industry-fiasco-t247.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gop-s-demands-a-first-in-labor-relations-t238.htm Admin Is a UAW contract worth the paper it's written on anymore? Just a year after the UAW agreed to historic contracts with the Detroit automakers, its leaders have to reopen the contract in the most extraordinary, even humiliating, conditions. Republican U.S. senators, who ultimately scuttled a loan package, were in effect demanding a rewrite of the UAW contract last week, something labor experts said was unprecedented. Richard Block, a professor in the School of Labor and Industrial ... General Discussion Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:50:43 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gop-s-demands-a-first-in-labor-relations-t238.htm#249 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/gop-s-demands-a-first-in-labor-relations-t238.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/sweden-to-support-us-auto-makers-t229.htm clrwtr I find it ironic that the Swedish government has pledged $3.4 BILLION dollars to support the auto industry in its country. The plan offers credit guarantees, emergency loans and research funds for Volvo (owned by Ford ) and Saab (owned by GM ). Seems the Swedish government understands and appreciates the importance of a solid manufacturing base to its country, to bad US senate republicans don't! Sweden's government said the plan is in line with plans from the European Commission's economic recovery ... General Discussion Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:53:36 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/sweden-to-support-us-auto-makers-t229.htm#240 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/sweden-to-support-us-auto-makers-t229.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hmmm-mr-shelby-what-does-this-mean-t204.htm Admin http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bgoodsel/post911/shelbysaddamsm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bgoodsel/post911/2006_10_01_arch.htm&usg=__GfnmiE_Z00b4UxC8S31mHcvpd5Y=&h=335&w=325&sz=72&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=A1jGSl8M0adKuM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsaddam%2Bhussein%2Band%2Bshelby%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN General Discussion Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:35:11 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hmmm-mr-shelby-what-does-this-mean-t204.htm#215 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hmmm-mr-shelby-what-does-this-mean-t204.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/senators-to-uaw-it-s-payback-time-t203.htm Admin They failed repeatedly to organize the foreign-owned auto plants proliferating down South, even now. Their political action committee pumped millions -- $1,918,450 this election cycle alone, to be exact -- into the congressional campaigns of Democrats and only $12,500 into Republicans, according to opensecrets.org. In their 1999 contract, they won Election Day off and used it to back their (generally Democratic) candidates, a source of recurring irritation among the southern GOP stalwarts. ... General Discussion Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:25:58 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/senators-to-uaw-it-s-payback-time-t203.htm#214 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/senators-to-uaw-it-s-payback-time-t203.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hey-southerners-detroit-3-helped-you-to-survive-t197.htm Admin When Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana and Alabama on Aug. 29, 2005, the automobile companies of Detroit did not harrumph that the gulf coast should have been better prepared. They didn't sit back and wait for New Orleans to submit a detailed plan for future repair of the ruptured levees. General Motors Corp., on Aug. 30, donated $400,000 to the American Red Cross 2005 Hurricane Relief Fund, pledged to match up to $250,000 more in employee contributions, and sent more than ... General Discussion Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:56:48 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hey-southerners-detroit-3-helped-you-to-survive-t197.htm#208 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/hey-southerners-detroit-3-helped-you-to-survive-t197.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/well-folks-looks-like-we-are-screwed-t194.htm Admin Senate Republicants have blocked the bill by demanding unreasonable concessions from the Union and the Companies. Is it even within Gettlefingers power to agree to drop our wages without a vote of the membership? Looks like they will get what they want, force the companies into bankruptcy, in a bid to bust the Union. Imagine their surprise when it causes liquidation, and a depression! General Discussion Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:04:10 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/well-folks-looks-like-we-are-screwed-t194.htm#205 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/well-folks-looks-like-we-are-screwed-t194.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/interview-with-dave-sinclair-one-of-st-louis-largest-auto-dealers-t89.htm Admin http://www.kmov.com/video/topvideo-index.html?nvid=309516&shu=1]]> General Discussion Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:56:01 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/interview-with-dave-sinclair-one-of-st-louis-largest-auto-dealers-t89.htm#96 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/interview-with-dave-sinclair-one-of-st-louis-largest-auto-dealers-t89.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/mulally-ford-on-track-to-making-profit-by-2011-t84.htm Admin WASHINGTON – Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said today that the company’s plan anticipated the worst but hoped for better, vowing that the automaker was on track to make money and cash in 2011. Mulally, who spoke with the Free Press as he was riding in a Ford Escape hybrid en route to Washington, said last month’s sales appeared to be slightly weaker than October’s record lows, but that Ford gained market share. “We think we’re going to be able to get through this ... General Discussion Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:04 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/mulally-ford-on-track-to-making-profit-by-2011-t84.htm#90 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/mulally-ford-on-track-to-making-profit-by-2011-t84.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/have-they-forgotten-we-are-voters-and-taxpayers-too-t69.htm Nick Venable I keep reading about how they are going to ask for more 'pain'. Why do our legislators, OUR representatives seem to want a pound of flesh from us, their constituents, the voters, the taxpayers. We are taxpayers too, but it seems that is forgotten? And to demand healthcare and pension concessions from our senior citizens? Shameful! Especially since they have recently had things taken already! WE the active membership gave up some future raises, so that they retirees would not have to bear ... General Discussion Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:02:38 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/have-they-forgotten-we-are-voters-and-taxpayers-too-t69.htm#75 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/have-they-forgotten-we-are-voters-and-taxpayers-too-t69.htm http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/how-would-a-bankruptcy-affect-you-t44.htm Nick Venable How quickly would more serious concessions from the UAW affect you? General Discussion Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:25:46 GMT http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/how-would-a-bankruptcy-affect-you-t44.htm#46 http://autoworker-truths.forumotion.net/general-discussion-f21/how-would-a-bankruptcy-affect-you-t44.htm