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Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, SUV, Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz, Middle East, Design/Style, Luxury, Off-Road The KSU Gazal 1 - Click above for high-res image gallery The very first car designed and built in Saudi Arabia is officially a realit… (source: Autoblog) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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King Abdullah greenlights Gazal 1 to become first Saudi-made car (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Chrysler, Ford, GM, Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions One three-month period of profitability after years losses may be reason to cheer, but it hardly justifies going back to the old ways of doing things, right? Nonetheless, according to The De… (source: Autoblog) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Report: AFL-CIO leader calls on Detroit automaker to give back union concessions (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials, Opel, UAW/Unions General Motors is hard at work restructuring its brands here in the U.S., but we mustn’t forget about overseas divisions, like Opel, that still require some financial aid to …

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Report: German government rejects $1.3 billion Opel aid request (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Earnings/Financials, Opel, UAW/UnionsGeneral Motors is closing down its Opel plant in Antwerp, and forfeiting up to €500 million (about $707 million) in aid the Flemish government had…

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GM announces plans to close Opel Antwerp facility (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions The United Auto Workers is many things to many people. To some, it’s the reason why all of our manufacturing hasn’t been shipped over to China. To others, UAW added costs are the reason why American cars can’t ..

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Report: UAW considering selling famed Black Lake compound (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Europe, Japan, GM, Suzuki, Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials, Renault, Peugeot, Electric, DieselAccording to Reuters, Suzuki plans on ending joint development programs with General Motors next month - the two had been partnering on innovative hy… (source: Autoblog) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Report: Suzuki breaks off alt-power partnership with GM (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Buick, Chevrolet, GM, Earnings/Financials, UAW/UnionsTwo weeks from now, General Motors will start running its Fairfax assembly plant continuously on a permanent basis.

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REPORT: GM to depart with form and run certain plants around-the-clock (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Ford, Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions According to Ford spokesman Mark Truby, “Despite a strengthening in our business, we still have a surplus in employees.” Union employees to be specific. As such, Ford has just ann..

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REPORT: Ford offering all 41,000 UAW workers buyout packages (source: Autoblog)

Filed under: Podcasts, SEMA Show, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Audi, BMW, Dodge, Ford, Lincoln, Subaru, Earnings/Financials, UAW/Unions, Celebrities Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Abuelsamid, Lieberman, Roth and Shunk. S… (source: Autoblog) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Eddie Alterman of Car & Driver (source: Autoblog)