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General Motors

Nanette Senters is one of roughly 1,500 workers at the General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, that will no longer be working there come March.

Rust Belt jobs are still going overseas. The impact could be felt for generations.

Business, Economics and Jobs

President Donald Trump talks a lot about bringing jobs back home. But American companies have continued to send jobs abroad, often with devastating impacts on American communities, more devastating than many of us might think.

A GM worker in Canada holds a sign in red letters.

GM closures: Oshawa, Ontario, needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’

Business, Economics and Jobs
Three GM employees at a meeting with worried faces.

GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions

Jobs
At General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck factory, it takes about three days for Buicks, Chevrolets, and Cadillacs to complete the 16 mile conveyor belt, start to finish.

Trump’s NAFTA revisions — designed to help the US auto industry — could have the opposite impact

Business, Economics and Jobs
A model poses next to the Buick Excelle XT during the opening day of the Shanghai Auto Show April 19, 2011.

Chinese drivers love Buicks, and that’s why GM is concerned about their economy

Economics
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Ford Motor Co. unveils the Lincoln Continental concept car at an event ahead of the New York International Auto Show in New York on March 30, 2015. Ford Motor Co will resurrect the Lincoln Continental as its top-of-the line luxury sedan, betting the class

Why are GM and Ford going retro? Chinese buyers want grandpa’s car.

Business

This week, General Motors and Ford will introduce new versions of luxury sedans that are designed with China’s luxury consumers in mind. From tricked-out back seats to super high-end amenities like champagne holders, the American companies are betting big-time on Chinese future.

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General Motors goes public (again)

Global Politics

Today ‘Government Motors’ gets to be General Motors again, when the company announces its initial public offering. But is it the right time to go public? We speak with Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The Detroit Bureau, which covers the auto industry.

GM and UAW reach new agreement

General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have released the details of their tentative new four year agreement, which was reached on Tuesday. The deal will close the salary gap between workers in the two-tier wage system that is in place at GM and the two other Detroit automakers. Paul Eisenstein, publisher of The […]

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Eco-friendly Autos

At the L.A. Auto Show, General Motors made a surprise announcement: the company is expanding electric car production.

McBlogger Speaks Out

Toy Hummers made their way into McDonald’s Happy Meals’ customers’ hands this summer. Though the promotion is over, eco-bloggers are pressuring McDonald’s to make a greener choice next time.

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