Fuel-economy rules could kill US auto industry: union chief
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Tough new fuel-economy standards now pending in Congress could lead to the dismantling of what remains of the US domestic car industry, the president of the United Auto Workers union warned Thursday.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Analysts say 10,000 hourly workers probably will lose their jobs as part of DaimlerChrysler's effort to cut costs at its Chrysler Group by more than $2 billion, or $1,000 for every car sold in the United States.
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The US government is expected to require automakers to install safer power-window switches within four years, USA Today reported Monday.
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Already hit by multiple bankruptcies, consumer displeasure and out-of-control fuel prices, the US airline industry next year faces the prospect of its worst labor unrest in more than a decade.
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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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Some executives warn that current fuel shortages could become a long-term problem, leading to higher gas prices.
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Recently issued rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency focus on severely limiting the amount of toxic emissions from cars and trucks.
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Trade union leaders said they would meet with bosses at Ford this week amid reports the US car giant plans to shut a plant in Warwickshire making luxury Jaguar cars, resulting in 2,000 job losses.
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Leaders of the committee writing  energy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives backed  away on Monday from controversial elements of the bill,  including new fuel economy standards for automobiles.
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American manufacturers are losing their ability to compete in the global marketplace in large measure because of the crushing burden of health care costs, General Motors Corp. chairman and chief executive G. Richard Wagoner Jr. said yesterday as he called on corporate and government leaders to find "some serious medicine" for the nation's ailing health system.
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WASHINGTON -- Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 20 -- United Auto Workers President Ronald A. Gettelfinger sought Friday to lower expectations of "transformational" changes to labor contracts as bargaining with U.S. automakers began.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt  Romney will demand more concessions to help hobbled U.S.  automakers deal with soaring health care costs and the sharpest  spike in mandated fuel efficiency standards in 30 years,  according to excerpts from a speech obtained on Sunday.
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U.S. automakers, coming off a year of  record concessions from labor unions, should be facing 2008  with a new lease on life as they fight Asian and European  importers who now control more than half of the U.S. market.
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General Motors Corp.  Chief  Executive Rick Wagoner said he does not expect a consolidation  in the U.S. auto industry in the near term despite the intense  pressures from fierce competition and excess production  capacity, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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"The European Commission has let car makers drive away with a proposal that sets a weak, short-term standard ... and offers an open road to heavy, gas-guzzling vehicles"  Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union. via MLive.com
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The heads of Detroit's auto industry asked Congress yesterday to reconsider a proposal to increase fuel standards that the automakers say could hurt their industry.