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General Motors will build new small car in idled U.S. factory

General Motors announced this morning that it will build a future small car at existing U.S. production facilities beginning at some unspecified date. Also remaining unspecified is the location where the car will be built and the actual product. The announcement comes in the wake of the recently ratified modified contract with the UAW. The press release does say that the new production will raise GM's North American product sourcing from the current 67 percent to over 70 percent by 2013, which runs counter to some recent comments from CEO ... Read more →

Mulally remains committed to Ford small car strategy despite low gas prices Sam Abuelsamid

Even though gasoline prices are down to almost $2 per gallon around here as election day approaches, Ford CEO Alan Mulally apparently doesn't think the current situation will last. Mulally told ...

Ford may announce plans to retool truck plants for small cars this week Sam Abuelsamid

While General Motors recently announced plans to shutter four factories that had been building pickup trucks and SUVs, Ford may announce as soon as this week plans to shift some of its own truck ...

Carmakers struggle to keep up with demand for small cars Sam Abuelsamid

In a particularly bleak sales month in June, there were some surprising numbers hidden deep in the sales reports. A month ago, sales of small cars like the Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Toyota Corolla ...

General Motors will build new small car in idled U.S. factory 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors announced this morning that it will build a future small car at existing U.S. production facilities beginning at some unspecified date. Also remaining unspecified is the location where the car will be built and the actual product. The announcement comes in the wake of the ...

Mulally remains committed to Ford small car strategy despite low gas prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even though gasoline prices are down to almost $2 per gallon around here as election day approaches, Ford CEO Alan Mulally apparently doesn't think the current situation will last. Mulally told Automotive News that the Dearborn automaker is staying the course on its plan to introduce a half dozen ...

Ford may announce plans to retool truck plants for small cars this week 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While General Motors recently announced plans to shutter four factories that had been building pickup trucks and SUVs, Ford may announce as soon as this week plans to shift some of its own truck plants to building smaller cars. Ford already decided that a Mexican plant that currently builds ...

Carmakers struggle to keep up with demand for small cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In a particularly bleak sales month in June, there were some surprising numbers hidden deep in the sales reports. A month ago, sales of small cars like the Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Toyota Corolla all had record sales. All three of those cars had major drops in June, even though gas prices ...


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