NEWS

U.S. Job Gains Not Enough to End Fed Easing

3/20/2013

American employment is improving.

Hyundai Takes Two Paths for Restyled Santa Fe

3/20/2013

When Hyundai Motor Co. redesigned its Santa Fe crossover for 2013, it added a seven-passenger variant that features its own powertrain, unique exterior styling and separate production facility.

German Union Urges VW’s U.S. Workers to Join UAW

3/20/2013

Germany's IG Metall union has encouraged hourly employees at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant to vote for representation by the United Auto Workers union, Reuters reports.

Opel to Build Mokka Crossover in Europe

3/20/2013

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit will move production of the next-generation Mokka subcompact crossover vehicle from South Korea to an unspecified factory in Europe, Automobilwoche reports.

IG Metall Urges VW’s U.S. Workers to Join UAW

3/20/2013

Germany's IG Metall union has encouraged hourly employees at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tenn., assembly plant to vote for representation by the United Auto Workers union, Reuters reports.

Ford to Pay $750 Million Severance in Belgium

3/20/2013

Ford Motor Co. says it will pay each of the 4,000 hourly workers at its assembly plant in Genk, Belgium, an average of $187,500 in severance in connection with the facility's closing next year.

GM to Move Some Opel Production to Europe from Korea

3/20/2013

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit will move production of the next-generation Mokka subcompact crossover vehicle from South Korea to an unspecified factory in Europe, Automobilwoche reports.

GM to Move Mokka Production from Korea to Europe

3/20/2013

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit will move production of the next-generation Mokka subcompact crossover vehicle from South Korea to an unspecified factory in Europe, Automobilwoche reports.

Ford to Pay €580 Million Severance in Belgium

3/20/2013

Ford Motor Co. says it will pay each of the 4,000 hourly workers at its assembly plant in Genk, Belgium, an average of $187,500 (€145,000) in severance in connection with the facility's closing next year.

Protest Disrupts Production at Dacia's Romania Plant

3/20/2013

Several hundred workers walked off the job on Wednesday at an assembly plant in Mioveni, Romania, operated by Renault SA's Dacia unit over a pay dispute.