GM postpones redesign of trucks, SUVs

Filed under: Car Buying, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Green, GM If you’ve been holding your breath in anticipation of General Motors redesigning its trucks and SUVs, you’re probably going to pass out so start breathing again. According to reports, it’s gonna be a while. GM has announced that it’s postponed any planned redesigns of its pickups and [...]

Nearly 19,000 hourly workers take buyout from GM

Filed under: Hirings/Firings, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, UAW/Unions General Motors announced today that approximately 19,000 hourly employees have opted to leave the automaker’s ranks in exchange for a buyout offer and retirement incentives. The offer was extended to 74,000 UAW workers in an attempt to swap out highly paid long-termers with lower-paid new employees as the General [...]