The automaker is halting production due to supply chain interruptions triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and to adjust volume given the "rapid decline in demand around the world.”
Tedros Mengiste will take over sales and dealer-facing duties and will report to Mark Del Rosso, CEO of Genesis Motor America.
Using paid volunteers from the work force assigned to an idled assembly plant in Flat Rock, Mich., Ford will begin respirator output next week, according to UAW local officials at the factory.
The steps come as federal prosecutors continue to dangle the possibility of placing the UAW into federal receivership through the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
Anna Schneider takes over as head of public affairs and public policy for Volkswagen Group of America on April 3, succeeding longtime executive David Geanacopoulos, who is retiring.
Public records provide a detailed glimpse of what was a contentious days-long debate between local authorities and Tesla, which sought to stay open based on how the federal government defines critical infrastructure sectors.
The steps come as federal prosecutors continue to dangle the possibility of placing the UAW into federal receivership through the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
CEO Roger Penske and President Robert Kurnick will take no salary during the coronavirus outbreak, while executives and managers throughout the dealership group's global team are taking undisclosed pay cuts.
The announcement sets up a legal battle with California and more than 20 other states that plan to sue over the fate of one of most ambitious U.S. climate change regulations.
The automaker has pushed back targeted opening dates twice now as the pandemic worsens. It was previously aiming to begin work at Hermosillo Assembly in Mexico on April 6 and a handful of U.S. plants on April 14.
Delphi drew down its full $500 million revolving credit facility to position for the downturn related to the coronavirus pandemic, a move BorgWarner said breached their merger agreement announced in January.
Volvo is removing a major pain point for customers with a vehicle undergoing service -- having to schlep to and from the dealership.
The automaker has pushed back targeted opening dates twice now as the pandemic worsens. It was previously aiming to begin work at Hermosillo Assembly in Mexico on April 6 and a handful of U.S. plants on April 14.
The head of VW's China operations expects industry sales to rise to 1 million in March, up from 250,000 in February when the coronavirus outbreak depressed volume. While most of VW's factories have resumed output, the company's assembly plants in Changsha and Urumqi remain closed.
CEO Roger Penske and President Robert Kurnick will take no salary during the coronavirus outbreak, while executives and managers throughout the dealership group's global team are taking undisclosed pay cuts.
EPA chief Andrew Wheeler said the final rule will raise U.S. fleet fuel economy, reduce air pollution and "make new vehicles more affordable." California and 22 other U.S. states plan to challenge the rewrite.
Most salaried employees globally will have to give up 20 percent of their pay for three months but will get the money later, according to a letter from CEO Mike Manley, who will have his salary cut by half. Nineteen other top execs will take a 30 percent hit.
The automaker plans to begin building ventilators at its Rawsonville Components Plant using 500 paid UAW volunteers on three shifts beginning the week of April 20.
If found guilty of so-called Article 30 charges in a union trial, Region 2B Director Richard Rankin could be removed from office.
The investment by the holding company for Italy's Agnelli family would give it an 8.87 percent stake in the on-demand, shared transit provider.
The advisory covers unions whose main office is located in areas highly impacted by the pandemic. The UAW's report was expected to shed light on the union's financial condition amid its ongoing federal corruption scandal and last year's strike at General Motors.
Sage Marie will become assistant vice president of Acura advertising. Moving into Marie's role at American Honda will be Matt Sloustcher.
Organizers stopped short of canceling or postponing the show, but they suggested that the traditional automaker displays would not be held this year.
Organizers stopped short of canceling or postponing the show, but they suggested that the traditional automaker displays would not be held this year.
