Honda set for second-shift hiring, but expansion not likely (The Star Press)
Two years ago, Japanese automaker Honda bought 1,700 acres in southeastern Indiana for a plant site, fueling talk the new factory might be expanded as soon as it was built to handle the rising demand for small cars.
Green cars from Greensburg Honda plant (The Indianapolis Star)
Indiana plant will include natural-gas powered Civics in its production.
Detroit Three plead for money, but is anyone listening? (CTV Winnipeg)
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy.
Toyota down time spreads to Sienna workers (Evansville Courier & Press)
Toyota’s Princeton plant is slowing its production of minivans and will put more employees through training programs meant to occupy them during the downtime. The affected employees work in the company’s East plant, where the Sienna minivan is built. Because of falling demand, Toyota’s Princeton plant plans to cut its production of Siennas by around half between December and January, said Kelly ...
GM to hire 500 new workers for Talegaon plant (The Times of India)
It may be laying off factory workers in its troubled home market US, but General Motors will be hiring new workers in India at its new plant at Talegaon in Maharashtra as the company expands.
Norwalk man charged with running chop shop (Norwalk Advocate)
NORWALK - Police have charged a 19-year-old city man with running an automobile chop shop in his grandfather's garage. Brian Haynes of 250 West Norwalk Road was arrested Friday after police found cars and stolen parts in his driveway and garage.
Norwalk man charged with running chop shop (Stamford Advocate)
NORWALK - Police have charged a 19-year-old city man with running an automobile chop shop in his grandfather's garage.
Honda Reveals Accessory Concepts for Civic and Ridgeline at 2008 SEMA Show (The Auto Channel)
LAS VEGAS, NV. November 4, 2008: More than 16 Honda project, concept, and accessorized production vehicles are on display at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.
Honda Reveals Accessory Concepts for Civic and Ridgeline at 2008 SEMA Show (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
More than 16 Honda project, concept, and accessorized production vehicles are on display at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association's show in Las Vegas, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.
Losses force GM to slash 3,600 jobs in Canada, U.S. (CTV British Columbia)
General Motors Corp. will trim about 3,600 North American staff, including 500 in Canada, as the auto giant grapples with a major third-quarter loss, which it released Friday.