General Motors will add 60,000 cars and trucks to its North American production schedule, and reinstate 1,350 jobs The new cars will be produced during…
General Motors will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Michigan, to create a plant to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt. The plant…
Ed Montgomery, the Obama administration's Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, aka "Car Czar," has announced the commitment of $25 million in stimulus…
Meridian Automotive Systems is shutting down its Shelbyville, Indiana factory, and putting 295 people on the street. The firm had previously announced layoffs of 200…
Chrysler Financial will shut down its Overland Park, Kansas customer service center in August, cutting 240 jobs. The firm is cutting 350 from its 3,900…
General Electric will build a research center in Van Buren Township, Michigan, creating over 1,100 jobs. The Advanced Manufacturing & Software Technology Center will employ…
Grand Rapids, Michigan office furniture manufacturer Steelcase will lay off 200 white-collar employees, as the firm adjusts to a one-third drop in sales. The company…
Pioneer Automotive Technologies will shut down some operations at its Springboro, Ohio plant, and lay off 61 employees between August and November. Two-hundred and twenty…
Farmers Group will spend $84.4 million to expand its Grand Rapids, Michigan campus, adding 1,600 employees and creating 11,000 direct, spin-off and construction jobs in…
Most of BBDO Detroit's remaining 450 employees will take a mandatory two-week unpaid furlough this month. The ad agency is characterizing the time off as…