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July 2010

• GM closes transmission plant in Windsor - 07/28/10

• Chevrolet Volt to start at $41,000 in the U.S. - 07/27/10

June 2010

• Plans for the V-8's funeral may be premature - 06/17/10

• GM launches venture arm to keep up with automotive tech - 06/05/10

• GM plant to get $245-million - 06/01/10

April 2010

• GM to put millions in St. Catharines plant - 04/27/10

• GM to pay back U.S. and Canadian loans way early - 04/20/10

• GM Will Add Brake Override to All Automatic Transmission Cars by 2012 - 04/06/10

March 2010

• Hundreds back on job at GM - 03/27/10

• Ford, GM earn high marks in latest J.D. Power study - 03/18/10

• GM Says No Plan to Abandon Hydrogen as It Readies Plug-In Volt - 03/17/10

• GM to reinstate 661 closed dealers - 03/06/10

• Job done, Lutz to retire - 03/04/10

• GM shakes up top execs to speed up turnaround - 03/03/10

February 2010

• End of an era on Ontario street - 02/27/2010

• What Is GM’s Ousted CEO Doing for $60,000 a Month? - 02/23/10

• Bay City included in GM's Ecotec plans - 02/18/10

• GM set to invest millions in Tonawanda - 02/12/10

• GM to Add Second Shift at Canadian Plant That Builds Camaro  - 02/11/10

• Toyota’s powerful friends in Washington - 02/10/10

• Red-hot Cami revs up hiring - 02/07/10

• Toyota Sales Drop May Mean Tough Months Ahead on Recall Crisis - 02/03/10

January 2010

• GM reaches $400M deal to sell Saab to Spyker - 01/26/10

• Oshawa auto jobs have a price - 01/25/10

• V-6 engines begin long fade into history - 01/08/10

• 1,000 new GM jobs in works for Oshawa - 01/06/10

• Toyota, Ford lead 2009 recall increase - 01/01/10

• Canada bought stake in GM to save jobs - 01/01/10

December 2009

• Auto sector to rebound in 2010: Scotiabank - 12/29/09

• GM says it'll wind down its Saab unit - 12/20/09

• GM Chairman and CEO promised change but turnovers raise eyebrows - 12/11/09

• GM exec: No new layoffs coming - 12/08/09

• Suzuki, General Motors to end Canada partnership - 12/04/09

• Fritz Henderson quits GM, Whitacre takes over - 12/02/09

November 2009

• GM's sale of Saab brand collapses as buyer retreats - 11/25/09

• GM's $1.15B loss beats post-bankruptcy expectations - 11/17/09

• Chairman Says G.M. Can Repay Taxpayers - 11/12/09

• GM ramps up Ingersoll plant - 11/09/09

• CAW approves deal with Ford - 10/02/09

• Ford UAW deal doomed - 10/01/09

• Lewenza predicts new pact at Ford will be approved - 10/01/09

October 2009

• Consider concessions, CAW urges Ford workers - 10/26/09

• The auto bailout: How we did it - 10/22/09

• CAW won't agree to strike ban in new Ford agreement, unlike UAW: Lewenza - 10/17/09

• Chinese Company Buys Hummer from GM - 10/10/09

• GM to tout Ontario-built vehicles - 10/07/09

• GM to close Saturn after Penske pulls out of deal - 10/01/09

September 2009

• GM's plan to add shifts signals big production boost next year - 09/23/09

• GM dealers clamor for more vehicles - 09/18/09

• CAW 'furious' at GM's move on managers' pay - 09/17/09

• GM restoring pay cuts to salaried employees - 09/12/09

• GM to let customers return new vehicles - 09/11/09

• Toyota whistleblower lawsuit may spur even more legal action against automaker - 09/11/09

• GM board approves Opel sale to Magna: source - 09/10/09

• GM to Cut 1,000 Salaried Jobs After 1,900 Workers Take Buyouts - 09/10/09

• Ford, CAW talks underway - 09/09/09

August 2009

• Toyota's troubles keep growing - 08/31/09

• Personnel count at General Motors' Willow Run plant down to 700 - 08/26/09

• CAW president says he's worried production increases aren't sustainable - 08/21/09

• GM ups production due to Cash for Clunkers, 1,350 union workers back on the job - 08/18/09

• Lewenza doubts Canada will pay cash for clunkers - 08/15/09

• Canada July Jobs Loss Triple Economists’ Forecasts - 08/07/09

• Closed auto plants attracting few developers - 08/02/09

• Time for GM execs to put brands first - 08/02/09

July 2009

• In a first, Toyota is set to close a major plant - 07/26/09

• GM shakes up ranks of executives - 07/24/09

• GM Windsor Transmission plant to reopen early - 07/22/09

• GM PRODUCT CHIEF SAYS NEW VEHICLES MUST BE HITS - 07/22/09

• Toyota says it's no longer profitable in North America - 07/21/09

• GM Chief Signals New Era For Automaker - 07/10/09

• New GM likely to debut Friday morning; Lutz stays - 07/10/09

• CAW, automakers agree on health trust funding - 07/08/09

• Oshawa to get GM's new Cadillac - 07/01/09

June 2009

• GM urges end to bankruptcy objections - 06/29/09

• After 90 years and 9.7 million trucks, GM plant runs out of road - 06/26/09

• General Motors Says Orders for Camaro Sports Cars Outrun Supply  - 06/25/09

• GM to recall 900 workers at Lansing Lamba plant - 06/19/09

• Government's $10-billion auto industry bailout a tough sell, even in southern Ontario - 06/15/09

• Chrysler, Fiat win approval to merge and shed 789 dealers - 06/10/09

• Ottawa, Queen's Park had to help save GM - 06/04/09

• Optimism for GM operations in St. Catharines - 06/01/09

May 2009

• GM Canada to emerge relatively unscathed from massive restructuring - 05/31/09

• GM to announce 14 U.S. plant closures Monday - 05/31/09

• GM works to keep Canadian operations running - 05/29/09

• General Motors to Enter Bankruptcy on Monday - 05/29/09

• Autoworkers accept GM deal in 86% vote - 05/26/09

• GM Canada, CAW to set up health-care trust for workers - 05/25/09

• GM to tackle pension deficit 05/24/09

• GM and CAW reach new deal - 05/22/09

• GM and UAW reach tentative agreement over new contract, bankruptcy looms - 05/21/09

• Minor progress as CAW and GM talk concessions - 05/21/09

• GM still in talks with union; industry minister says May 31 is final deadline - 05/20/09

• Pension problem may persist after GM-CAW talks - 05/17/09

• GM bankruptcy in U.S. not automatic in Canada - 05/12/09

• CAW rejects concessions to transmission plant closure deal - 05/12/09

• GM chief calls avoiding bankruptcy tough  - 05/12/09

• Chrysler holdouts drop the fight, clearing way out of bankruptcy - 05/10/09

• GM plans to shift overseas production - 05/10/09

• What is YOUR All-in Hourly Labour Cost??? - 05/04/09

• Chrysler to close 5 more plants; court case begins - 05/01/09

April 2009

• Chrysler files for bankruptcy - 04/30/09

• Key to GM's last-ditch viability plan: Will creditors agree? - 04/27/09

• 90.3% vote in support of Chrysler deal - 04/26/09

• How the U.S. will save GM, Chrysler - 04/26/09

• CAW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Chrysler, Voting this Weekend  - 04/25/09

• Rally leaders demand pension protection - 04/24/09

• Cutting wages won't solve auto industry's problems - 04/23/09

• GM plans lengthy summer shutdown at some U.S. plants - 04/23/09

• GM: 1,600 will lose jobs in next few days - 04/20/09

• CAW and Chrysler to start last-ditch negotiations - 04/20/09

• Statement by Ken Lewenza in Response to Letter to Chrysler Workers - 04/18/09

• Benefits may have cost Canadian autoworkers their advantage - 04/17/09

• CBC “Bottom Line” Panel: Paper & Reality - 04/16/09

• CAW won't budge - merger or no merger - 04/16/09

• N.Y. Times: Treasury talks bankruptcy with GM - 04/13/09

• The tragic history of GM's pension - 04/12/09

• Ont. has 'moral obligation' to back pensions, says CAW - 04/10/09

• Big bailouts for automakers might be best scenario for taxpayers - 04/10/09

• GM slashes Oshawa engineering staff by 20% - 04/09/09

• No happy ending if automakers seek Chapter 11: economist - 04/09/09

• Ottawa backs GM, Chrysler warranties - 04/07/09

• GM to unveil new Ontario product - 04/07/09

• Commentary: Don't let General Motors go bankrupt - 04/06/09

• Ford Canada opposes GM 'legacy' deal - 04/04/09

• Henderson waves bankruptcy stick at GM creditors and unions - 04/04/09

• Delphi, GM and auto task force to hold talks in DC - 04/03/09

• New GM boss calls CAW deal 'competitive' - 04/01/09

March 2009

• Statement from CAW President Ken Lewenza - 03/31/09

• $4-billion in aid for Canadian car makers - 03/30/09

• Canada PM says coordinating with U.S. on auto aid - 03/30/09

• GM chief Wagoner to step down as part of Obama auto plan - 03/29/09

• CAW, Chrysler await Obama - 03/29/09

• Chrysler-CAW talks on wage concessions on hold - 03/28/09

• Union deal in Canada will cut nearly $1B off costs: GM - 03/23/09

• GM likely to close truck, engine, stamping plants - 03/18/09

• Chrysler seen as on a collision course with CAW - 03/13/09

• CAW members vote 87% in favour of GM deal - 03/12/09

• Canada says auto industry needs GM, Chrysler alive - 03/11/09

• Auto workers' chief hits back at critics - 03/11/09

• Ratification times for CAW-GM contract - 03/09/09

• 'I don’t think much else could be done,' GM retiree says of concessions - 03/09/09

• Details of tentative CAW deal with General Motors - 03/08/09

• Tentative deal between Canadian Auto Workers and GM - 03/08/09

• CAW, GM stake out their positions - 03/06/09

• GM pensions: who's responsible? - 03/06/09

• Canadian union to start concession talks with GM - 03/05/09

• Who's to blame for the auto crisis? - 03/04/09

• GM in third place as Canadian car and truck sales plunge - 03/04/09

• Questions arise from GM's use of pension for buyouts, VEBA trust in U.S. - 03/01/09

February 2009

• GM lost $30.9 billion in '08 - 02/27/09

• GM to use existing Flint plant for Volt engine - 02/26/09

• As U.S. Treasury explores options, bankruptcy scenarios debated - 02/24/09

• General Motors of Canada restructuring plan submitted to the government - 02/23/09

• General Motors committed to transmission line - 02/21/09

• GM Canada doubles aid request - 02/21/09

• Swedish court approves Saab reorganization filing - 02/20/09

• Taxpayers may get auto stake - 02/20/09

• GM says it needs help from federal and provincial governments  - 02/19/09

• Bankruptcy word won't go away - 02/18/09

• Canada awaits news of GM and Chrysler bailout plans - 02/17/09

• UAW, Detroit 3 reach tentative deal - 02/17/09

• New team in U.S. will steer a new auto industry - 02/16/09

• GM, UAW talks resume as deadline looms - 02/15/09

• Restructuring talks between GM and UAW fail - 02/15/09

• Wages not root cause of auto industry woes - 02/15/09

• General Motors still working on plans in Canada - 02/14/09

• GM Calls For Major Changes At Flint Truck Assembly, Threatens Closure - 02/13/09

• We'll all feel CAW's pain - 02/12/09

• GM confirms 10,000 more salaried employees to go this year, plus pay cuts - 02/10/09

• General Motors to lay off 150 workers at Michigan engine plant - 02/10/09

• GM cost-cutting plan includes plant closures, more job cuts - 02/08/09

• Dads opt for buyouts to spend more time with kids - 02/07/09

• CAW head says GM unlikely to pull out from Canada - 02/04/09

• CAW worries GM will pull out of Canada - 02/03/09

• Compromise likely in Obama's fuel rule push - 02/01/09

January 2009

• CAW to restart talks with automakers - 01/30/09

• Financial elite have no shame - 01/29/09

• GM to suspend jobs bank on February 2 - 01/29/09

• The 2009 Federal Budget: Preliminary Canadian Labour Congress Analysis - 01/28/09

• Half-hearted Budget Doesn't Go Far Enough - 01/28/09

• Calls to change ‘unfair' EI system - 01/27/09

• GM Canada won't tap aid - for now - 01/26/09

• GM cutting 2,000 jobs in Michigan, Ohio - 01/26/09

• Auto productivity gives Canada an edge - 01/26/09

• 10% unemployment feared - 01/25/09

• GM planning more production cuts - 01/24/09

• Half-measures from a Half-hearted government - 01/24/09

• Toyota mulls axing 1,000 regular ranks - 01/24/09

• Ken Lewenza stands firm on job protection - 01/23/09

• Canada: Cut auto wages - 01/20/09

• Fiat and Chrysler form an alliance - 01/20/09

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