These restrictions must be overturned or ignored because they are limiting the production and importing of essential medical equipment such as ventilators
The Michigan assembly line faced closure as part of General Motors restructuring scheme, which would have cost jobs
It takes political mobilisation, education, laws and economic opportunities
The president can’t address the ANC alliance partner because his leadership can’t be trusted or supported, says the labour federation.
Chinese economic reforms, including allowing only-child parents to have more than one child, are poised to inject growth into much of the economy.
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South Africa’s automotive industry will see less investment in manufacturing if labour disputes continue, according to the carmakers’ association.
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A US court has ratified a settlement between 25 South Africans who suffered at the hands of the apartheid security police.
A lot still needs to happen in the alternative fuels vehicle market before sales figures start to rise.
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/ 9 November 2011
General Motors has posted a 15% fall in profit for the third quarter after a loss in Europe and investors that closed the door to improvement.
Based on sales figures for the year to date, the Japanese car manufacturer is no longer king.
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/ 6 December 2010
When your high-profile divorce hits the media, it may hurt your company. Here’s why.
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/ 22 November 2010
Opel has reported that it suspects it will run at a loss of around 1,4-billion euros for 2010 and said that it hopes to make a profit in 2012.
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/ 19 November 2010
General Motors made a triumphant return to Wall Street but its shares lost momentum after an early bounce.
General Motors is recalling 1,3-million compact cars in North America to address a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes.
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Toyota sales dropped 16% in January as the carmaker reeled from a massive recall and rivals Ford and General Motors surged past it in the US market.
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/ 26 January 2010
After a catastrophic year for US carmakers, the head of the United Auto Workers union has emerged as one of the most powerful men in the industry.
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/ 10 September 2009
The board of General Motors has decided to sell its European arm Opel to Canadian car parts group Magna, sources said on Thursday.
The announcement from Tengzhong that it wants to buy the Hummer brand from General Motors has led many to question just how plausible the deal is.
Hummer owners are an unusual breed, but a little-known Chinese company’s purchase of the maker of the SUVs is audacious even by their standards.
GM Africa Operations will host a media conference on Monday, following GM’s filing for bankruptcy in the United States.
General Motors will file for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old carmaker into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.
The once mighty US car industry faces a day of reckoning on Monday with the looming bankruptcy of General Motors.
The US auto industry faced an uncertain future after talks with Germany on the fate of General Motors’ Opel unit collapsed.
Belgium has sought broad European involvement in decisions on struggling General Motors subsidiary Opel.
A Canadian union reached agreement on Monday with GM to reduce labour costs, paving the way for authorities to further fund the ailing car giant.
The United States government is readying to steer General Motors into bankruptcy, according to a media report on Thursday.
Troubled US carmaker giant General Motors on Thursday reported a net earnings loss of $6-billion in the first quarter.
New General Motors cost-cutting measures mark ”an important step” in the troubled US car giant’s bid for survival, the White House said on Monday.
A government-steered bankruptcy of General Motors would likely not be swift or simple despite the best efforts of the US Treasury, analysts warn.
The Obama administration seized the wheel of the failing United States car industry on Monday, forcing out General Motors’s CEO.
The White House-orchestrated ouster of General Motors’ top executive sent a chilling message to unions, management and bondholders.
It’s big, it’s brash, it’s American and you can’t afford it. Or can you? Gavin Foster comes to grips with the car environmentalists love to hate.