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08.24.2009 4:09 pm

GM taps John Dansby as Wentzville plant manager

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Dansby will become the new plant manager at General Motor Corp.’s Wentzville assembly plant, effective Oct. 1. He is currently manager at GM’s Pontiac (Mich.) assembly plant, which will close in the fourth quarter.

Dansby will replace the current manager…

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04.17.2009 11:11 am

GM CEO says more job cuts coming, talks still ongoing with UAW, bondholders

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Further job cuts are on the way before June 1 at General Motors Corp., Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said this morning in a conference call with reporters.

“There will be futher reductions in manpower … but we don’t have those finalized…

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02.11.2009 1:35 pm

UAW encourages local GM workers to volunteer during layoff

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than 30 local agencies are expected to visit General Motors Corp.’s van assembly plant in Wentzville Thursday, recruiting volunteers for their organizations.

To align inventory with lower demand, GM has halted production for several weeks at some of its assembly…

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05.01.2008 10:33 am

UAW’s strike at American Axle nears end, report says

A nine week strike by members of the United Auto Workers union at American Axle Manufacturing & Holdings Inc. may be ending soon, according to a report today from the Detroit Free Press.

Preliminary details have emerged from a potential labor agreement between…

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03.07.2008 11:44 am

More GM plants idled by American Axle strike

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Associated Press is reporting that United Auto Workers and auto parts maker American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. went back to the bargaining table Friday, trying to end an 11-day strike that has affected factories in the U.S. and…

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03.06.2008 3:02 pm

GM to idle Wentzville due to parts shortage

A labor strike at a key auto supplier has finally forced General Motors Corp. to temporarily idle its assembly plant in Wentzville.

Workers there will stop building full-size vans later today due to a parts shortage, which already has shut down…

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02.07.2008 8:47 am

Ford unveils competitor for GM’s Savana, Express full-size vans

Ford introduced a potential competitor for a locally made full-size van Wednesday at the Chicago Auto Show.The Ford Transit Connect is already on the market in Europe as a smaller van that’s still designed for commercial use, such as deliveries.…

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