NEWS

Isuzu: No Plans to Abandon GM Engine Venture

8/6/2012

Isuzu Motors Ltd. denies a Nikkei report that it will withdraw from its 13-year-old diesel-making venture with General Motors Co. in Poland.

Isuzu Denies Intent to Abandon GM Engine Venture

8/6/2012

Isuzu Motors Ltd. denies a Nikkei report that it will pull out of its 13-year-old diesel-making venture with General Motors Co. in Poland.

GM Buys Stake in High-Tech Steelmaker

8/6/2012

General Motors Co.'s venture capital unit has acquired an unspecified holding in Providence, R.l.-based NanoSteel Co., a 10-year-old developer of high-strength nano-structured sheet steel.

Ford Expects Big Payoff from Global Production System

8/6/2012

Ford Motor Co. says its One Manufacturing effort to adopt a single production system worldwide will boost its ability to build multiple variants of a platform 25% by 2015.

Carlyle Group Likely Buyer of DuPont Car Paint Unit

8/6/2012

Carlyle Group LP, the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, has submitted the highest bid to acquire DuPont's automotive paint business, according to Reuters, which cites unnamed sources.

GM Invests in Nano-Structured Steelmaker

8/6/2012

General Motors Ventures LLC has taken an unspecified stake in NanoSteel Co., a 10-year-old developer of high-strength nano-structured sheet steel based in Providence, R.l.

Ford Cites Benefits of Global Production System

8/6/2012

Ford Motor Co. says its One Manufacturing effort to adopt a single production system worldwide will boost its ability to build multiple variants of a platform 25% by 2015.

Spyker Wants GM to Pay €2.4 Billion for Blocking Saab Deal

8/6/2012

Spyker NV is suing General Motors Co. for $3 billion (€2.4 billion) in damages for obstructing its efforts to restructure Saab Automobile AB and driving the Swedish carmaker into bankruptcy last December.

Spyker Sues GM for Blocking Saab Deal

8/6/2012

Spyker NV wants General Motors Co. to pay $3 billion in damages for obstructing its efforts to restructure Saab Automobile AB and driving the Swedish carmaker into bankruptcy last December.

American Jobless Rate Rises to 8.3%

8/6/2012

U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, the biggest one-month gain since February, according to the Dept. of Labor.