General Motors to increase output at 3 factories to make up for shortages at dealersSeptember 22nd, 2009 General Motors to raise output at 3 factoriesDETROIT — General Motors Co. says it will add shifts at three factories starting early next year.
General Motors to increase output at 3 factories to make up for production at closed plantsSeptember 22nd, 2009 General Motors raising output at 3 factoriesDETROIT — General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to make up for production lost from a large-scale factory consolidation announced earlier in the year.
China's industrial output up 12.3 percent in AugustSeptember 11th, 2009 BEIJING - China's industrial output accelerated 12.3 percent in August from a year earlier, after gaining 10.8 percent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The August growth rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the growth figure for the like month last year, but 1.5 percentage points up from July.
GM factories that will see production increasesAugust 18th, 2009 GM factories that will see production increasesGeneral Motors Co. on Tuesday announced that it is boosting production by 60,000 vehicles in the third and fourth quarters as sales rise due to the Cash for Clunkers incentives and a recovery in the U.S.
General Motors set to make more cars in response to Cash for Clunkers demandAugust 18th, 2009 GM to boost output due to clunkers incentivesDETROIT — Higher sales, in part from the government's Cash for Clunkers program, are spurring General Motors Co. to boost production at several of its factories.
Optimistic GM boosts production by 60,000 vehicles as sales rise on Cash for Clunkers demandAugust 18th, 2009 GM boosts output, expresses optimism as sales riseDETROIT — Shoppers are snapping up cars and trucks so quickly that General Motors Co. is boosting production for the rest of the year to keep up with Cash for Clunkers demand.
General Motors set to make 60,000 more vehicles, partly due to Cash for Clunkers demandAugust 18th, 2009 GM to add 60,000 vehicles to its productionDETROIT — General Motors Co. says it will add 60,000 vehicles to its production in the third and fourth quarters, spurred partly by demand from the government's Cash for Clunkers program.
General Motors confirms it will assemble Volt battery packs at new southeast Michigan factoryAugust 12th, 2009 GM to assemble Volt battery packs in BrownstownDETROIT — General Motors Co. has confirmed it will assemble battery packs for its new rechargeable electric car at a new factory in southeastern Michigan.
Automakers scramble to replace dealer stocks depleted by sales from clunker programAugust 6th, 2009 Carmakers rush to replenish depleted dealer stocksTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Under normal circumstances, it would take Ford Motor Co.
Industry group says world steel output fell 21 percent in first 6 months of 2009July 20th, 2009 World steel output down 21 pct in first 6 monthsBRUSSELS — World steel output plunged 21.3 percent in the first six months of 2009 from a year ago, the main steel industry group said Monday. Chinese and Indian steel makers were the only major producers to increase output in the first half, the World Steel Association said.
EU car makers say output likely to fall 25 percent this yearJuly 14th, 2009 EU car makers expect 25 pct output drop in 2009BRUSSELS — Car output in Europe is likely to fall by a quarter this year as government handouts to car buyers fail to halt a major slump, EU car makers said Tuesday. European car manufacturer association ACEA said "cash-for-clunkers" programs in 13 European nations had helped boost sales of small cars but had failed to make a major dent in overall demand.
General Motors China sales rise 38 percent; car maker suspends Russia productionJuly 1st, 2009 General Motors China sales up 38 percentSHANGHAI — General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that sales in China jumped 38 percent in the first half of this year, helped by strong demand for minivans and other small vehicles.
Japan auto production tumbles in May on slumping global demandJune 25th, 2009 Japan auto production tumbles again in MayTOKYO — Global production at Japan's top automakers tumbled in May, hit by a lingering slump in demand and uncertainty over a recovery in the battered industry. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, said Thursday its worldwide output dropped 38.8 percent from a year earlier to 442,621 vehicles — the 10th straight monthly decline.
Japan's automakers extend deep production slump in MarchApril 23rd, 2009 Japan automakers extend output slump in MarchTOKYO — Japan's top automakers reported deep production declines in March as the unprecedented collapse in global demand maintained its painful grip on one of the country's key industries. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said its worldwide production slid 46 percent in March from a year earlier to 472,036 vehicles as overseas demand plunged by more than two-thirds.
Commercial vehicle makers pass on duty cut benefitsFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the central government announced 2-percent excise duty cut, some of India's commercial vehicle manufacturers Wednesday slashed prices across their trucks and bus line-ups to pass on the benefit to consumers. 'We are passing on the full benefits of the excise duty reduction,' a spokesman for Ashok Leyland said, adding that this would 'bring prices down on average slightly more than Rs.16,000'.
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