Posted March 20, 2019
Ahead of a campaign rally at an Ohio tank plant, Trump raged online against the leadership of GM and its unionized workforce, complaining that their actions were undercutting his fight to “Bring jobs home!” Continue Reading
Posted December 10, 2018
In an interview this weekend, Musk said Tesla may be open to taking over GM’s recently idled plants and accused the UAW of attacking the carmaker with a “load of nonsense” in an effort to unionize it. Continue Reading
Posted December 03, 2018
Under Economic Issues
The head of General Motors in Canada says there will be new jobs in Ontario as it bets on more electric and autonomous vehicles in the future, but the company has no intention of making them in Oshawa. Continue Reading
Posted November 30, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
In the wake of GM’s plant closure decision, the USTR says it is looking into ways to “equalize the tariffs applied to automobiles,” despite less than 60,000 vehicles per year being imported from China. Continue Reading
Posted November 30, 2018
Factory workers aren’t the only ones to be affected by GM’s decision to close several plants, as the ripple effects are also expected to have impacts for truckers delivering replenishment parts and car haulers. Continue Reading
Posted November 29, 2018
Viewing the GM closures as a harbinger of future moves to shift production from Canada and the U.S., Unifor head Jerry Dias wants the two countries to hit GM with a 40% tariff on its Mexican-built vehicles. Continue Reading
