Ford’s buyout plans for its salaried workers were so popular that the automaker has been forced to say no to some offers. Ford was expecting to reduce the automaker’s white-collar workforce by 10,000 people. However, in some parts of the company, Ford has had too many people accepting the buyouts and has been forced to […]

Honda has announced that it is beginning hiring for the new $550 million assembly plant it is building near Greensburg, Ind. Honda will be hiring a limited number of non-production positions. For now, Honda looking to fill Automotive Engineering, Purchasing, Information Technology and Administration position. Honda is planning to begin the hiring process for production […]

Nissan has announced that it will be offering a “Voluntary Transition Program” for its hourly production and maintenance technicians at its manufacturing plants in Smyrna and Decherd, Tennessee. The buyout program offers lump sum payment of $45,000, plus an additional $500 for each year of service. The program will not be offered to employees at […]

DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group will announce a restructuring plan tomorrow. Called “Project X”, the plan is focused on returning the U.S-based arm of the German/America company to profitability. According to reports, Chrysler plans to cut more than 10,000 assembly jobs and will close at least two plants. The plan — similar to those of GM and […]

The Chrysler Group announced it launched production of the all-new 2008 Dodge Avenger at its Sterling Heights, Mich. Assembly Plant. The Chrysler Group unveiled the prodcution version of the Dodge Avenger at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
The all-new 2008 Dodge Avenger is based on the same platform as the […]

Yutaka Technologies, a Honda subsidiary began construction on a transmission component factory in Cullman, Ala, last month. The plant the 168,000-square-foot plant will manufacture torque converters and exhaust-system parts for Honda’s factory in Lincoln, Ala. The new factory will employ about 200 people, with production expected to begin in November.
The Lincoln plant has a capacity […]

Ford Motor Co. kicked off production yesterday of its new 2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner at its Kansas City Assembly Plant. Ford’s smallest crossovers go on sale first quarter 2007.
Ford has said the Escape and Mercury Mariner offer consumers a better value than the outgoing model, with improved resale value, reduced pricing, added standard […]

Silicon Valley-based electric car maker Tesla Motors is opening an engineering center in Rochester Hills, MI. Telsa CEO Martin Eberhard has said that the company has already hired a dozen engineers for the new technical center.
In an interview with the Oakland Press, Eberhard said the Rochester Hills staff is focused on Tesla’s “White Star” program […]

Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that the automaker is ahead of schedule on reducing costs, including plant closures and job cuts.
“I would characterize that we are ahead of schedule on the restructuring,” Mulally said last week during a presentation to analysts. “Our No. 1 priority is to restructure ourselves.”
Ford lost $7 billion in the first […]

General Motors has announced that it will invest another $300 million in its Tonawanda Engine Plant near Niagara Falls, NY to manufacture an all-new, double overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine. GM has already invested $1.2 billion in the engine plant over the last decade to tool up for the other engines currently built at the […]