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News Updates
- Cruze launch
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GM party to launch Cruze
September 8, 2010
By LARRY RINGLER
Tribune Chronicle
LORDSTOWN - When dignitaries gather for this morning's official launch of the Chevrolet Cruze at the GM Lordstown Complex, the main players will be the crowd of auto workers whose sacrifice made the event possible, union leaders said Tuesday.
"Our members get all the credit for landing this car," Jim Graham, president of United Auto Workers Local 1112 at the Lordstown East assembly plant, said. "The car was put in Lordstown because of the people in the plant, both union and management."
"We did some things locally, and the International (UAW) did some cost-competitive things to build cars in North America," Dave Green, president of Local 1714 of the Lordstown West Metal Center, said.
Rumored in varying forms as early as 2006, the road to the Cruze grew more defined - and treacherous - in the spring of 2008.
Few realized how fast General Motors Corp. was careening toward bankruptcy as the nation's economy weakened. Read more... - UAW's Plan
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Posted: Sept. 5, 2010
UAW's plan: Tap into worker discontent, focus on social justice
Union makes a bid to reinvent itselfBY BRENT SNAVELYFREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
On this Labor Day weekend, the role of those who advocate for workers and those who want to work -- such as the UAW -- has never been more important.
U.S. unemployment stands at 9.6%, with Michigan at 13.1%.Those who do have jobs are often anxious about losing them and watching their benefits decline. Incomes are down. And working or not, many people are finding health care expensive or are lacking coverage altogether. For many, retirement seems but a dream.
With four new leaders at its helm, including UAW President Bob King, the union is trying to tap into this worker discontent and recommit itself to broader social-justice issues in an effort to rejuvenate its sunken membership levels.
"I think Bob's leadership team came in with unusual energy," said Harley Shaiken, a labor professor at the University of California-Berkeley. "They understand the severity of the current situation."Dennis Williams, the UAW's new secretary-treasurer, said the UAW feels compelled to revamp itself."It is our obligation ... to move social programs forward -- not just for our members -- but for society," he said. "And that includes good jobs here in America, and that is one of the things that we are fighting for."
To that end, the UAW is planning an aggressive agenda to restore some jobs and benefits in next year's talks with the Detroit Three.UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles said the union has been picking up momentum. "We have been able to do more in 2 1/2 months than I have seen in eight years," Settles said.
Read more... - Tim Allen
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GM hires Tim Allen Hollywood star to pitch Cruze
September 4, 2010 - Staff, wire report
LORDSTOWN - The star of "Home Improvement" and the "Toy Story" movies is becoming a pitchman for Chevrolet's long-awaited Cruze premium small car, which is scheduled to be launched Wednesday.
General Motors Co. said Tim Allen will be a spokesman for the brand and will star in a series of TV ads for the 2011 Cruze that begin airing Tuesday.
Allen, 57, is best known for playing a tool buff in the TV series "Home Improvement." He was also the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the "Toy Story" movie trilogy.
The Cruze ads will feature voiceover from Allen and will offer comparisons of the Cruze with competitor models. The Cruze, a compact sedan, is a key vehicle for GM as it aims to compete in the small-car segment. That segment is dominated by competitors like the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla.
GM's North America president, Mark Reuss, and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland are scheduled to help unveil the Cruze at the GM Lordstown Complex, which employs more than 4,500.
The car will go on sale this month in U.S. showrooms. - Sales Drop
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Toyota, GM, Ford U.S. Sales Drop as Buyers Stay Home 2010-09-01
By Keith Naughton and Tim Higgins Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., General MotorsCo. and Ford Motor Co., the three largest sellers of autos inthe U.S., reported bigger sales declines than analysts projectedas the industry posted its worst August in 28 years. GM said deliveries fell 25 percent to 185,176 from 246,479last August, when the U.S. government’s “cash for clunkers”incentive program boosted sales. The biggest U.S. automaker wasexpected to report a 19 percent decrease, including anadjustment for the number of selling days in August, the averageestimate of four analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. On that basis,sales fell 22 percent, Detroit-based GM said in a statement. U.S. auto sales last month were the slowest for an Augustin 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to enticeconsumers concerned about the economy and their jobs. Deliveriesindustrywide ran at an annual rate of 11.5 million vehicles lastmonth, according to researcher Autodata Corp., based inWoodcliff Lake, New Jersey. That was below the 11.6 millionaverage of eight analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg andlast year’s 14.2 million pace. “Consumers are being very cautious about where they spendtheir money,” Emily Kolinski Morris, Ford senior economist,said on a conference call. “On big-ticket items, they’reundertaking those very carefully.” Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, reported a 34percent drop in its sales of Toyota, Lexus and Scion brandautos. Read more...
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