In 1948, Walt Disney visited a Ford factory: What he saw there helped shape DisneylandWalt Disney's 1948 trip to Ford's River Rouge Plant was a game changer. The factory's methodical layout sparked ideas for Disneyland's stru...
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Trump-Tehran, EVangelist for Us – time to charge the battery techEven as conflict and chaos linger in West Asia, India is witnessing a happy confluence of choice, cause and cost. This is a once in a lifet...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
US weighs tougher auto import rules to accelerate reshoringThe Donald Trump administration is considering changes to North American trade rules that could raise tariffs on imported vehicles and push...
18 Apr, 2026, 06.54 AM IST
US President Joe Biden to announce $900 million EV plan at Detroit Auto Show. Details hereOn Wednesday, US President Joe Biden will attend a motor show where he will announce the newest EV portfolios. Many motor companies like Fo...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Ford to revamp Detroit book warehouse into innovation hubCorktown, long known for its wood-framed houses, restaurants and taverns, is the site of the automaker's planned $740 million project to cr...
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- Of Change & Urbanism
All had been drawn to Detroit, if not for the auto industry — my father sharpened knives and sold equipment — then because of what the auto...
17 Oct, 2013, 04.24 AM IST
- GM adding 650-plus jobs at Michigan plant
General Motors Co. will add a shift and more than 650 jobs at its assembly plant in Flint where it makes the hot-selling GMC Sierra and Che...
23 Jan, 2011, 05.35 AM IST
- GM to file paperwork in August for IPO
General Motors Co. will file paperwork in mid-August to start the process of selling stock to the public, the head of the United Auto Worke...
30 Jul, 2010, 04.15 AM IST
- GM may reopen some factories to meet higher demand
General Motors Co may reopen some shuttered factories because it can't produce certain vehicles fast enough, its North American president s...
11 Jan, 2010, 10.24 PM IST
- GM to boost output due to clunkers incentives
General Motors Co. will announce increased hours at several factories due to rising sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program.
18 Aug, 2009, 06.58 PM IST
- GM buyout offers falls short of goal, layoffs loom
General Motors Corp. says about 6,000 blue-collar workers have taken the latest round of early retirement and buyout offers. But that is ap...
03 Aug, 2009, 08.46 PM IST
- Chrysler expands buyout, early retirement packages
Chrysler LLC has expanded early retirement and buyout offers at six of the eight factories it plans to close as part of its bankruptcy rest...
18 May, 2009, 09.28 PM IST
- GM to extend holiday shutdown, will cut production
General Motors Corp will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at five factories at as it deals with a continued US aut...
22 Nov, 2008, 02.40 AM IST
- AP sources: GM to announce more production cuts
General Motors Corp. is telling workers that it will make further production cuts at several factories, according to people briefed on the ...
21 Nov, 2008, 08.36 PM IST
- Chrysler to invest $1.8B in Detroit factory
Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman Tom LaSorda says his company will invest $1.8 billion into a Detroit assembly plant, retooling it to make a new ...
13 Aug, 2008, 08.28 PM IST
- American Axle workers begin vote on a new contract
Striking workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. began voting Monday on a new contract with the auto parts maker that woul...
20 May, 2008, 04.23 AM IST
- Impact of parts strike widens to 28 GM factories
The strike also could affect Chrysler, which says its Newark, Delaware, assembly plant could be temporarily closed as early as next week.
08 Mar, 2008, 07.45 AM IST