Dee Ann Durbin

August 31, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Think Cash for Clunkers, which paid up to $4,500, or promotions that offered employee discounts to everyone.Those days are over.Deals are getting more scarce because automakers, newly lean and profitable, are holding the line on those profit-eating promotions.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER

6 minute read

January 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Detroit's automakers went out with a whimper in 2007, as a lackluster December failed to pull the industry out of the lowest U.S. auto sales slump in nearly a decade.Ford Motor Co. was knocked from its perch as the No. 2 U.S. auto seller, a position it held since 1931, while General Motors appeared likely to lose its title of the largest automaker in the world.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

6 minute read

October 26, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DEARBORN, Mich. AP - Ford Motor Co. is on a roll. Its popular new cars and trucks are grabbing a bigger share of the U.S. market. It's about to erase a big portion of its health care debts. And Ford is adding a significant number of jobs for the first time in years.The news puts Ford, which has now turned profits for a year and a half, even further ahead of its Detroit rivals as the American auto industry slowly turns around.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER

4 minute read

December 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online

China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's biggest market for automobiles, the first time any other country has bought more vehicles than the nation that produced Henry Ford, the Cadillac and the minivan.Now that the Chinese buy more cars and trucks than Americans, the shift could produce ripples for the environment, gas prices and even the kinds of cars automakers design.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ELAINE KURTENBACH

4 minute read

December 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online

DETROIT AP - Sales of Ford Motor Co. cars and trucks rose 20 percent last month while General Motors sales were up 11 percent as the auto industry's slow-motion recovery continued to gain traction.Industry analysts say the numbers, combined with a strong October, show that consumers who have kept their jobs through the economic downturn are now feeling confident enough to spend money and replace older vehicles.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER

4 minute read

February 02, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher

5 minute read

December 21, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Dan Akerson is hardly a corporate diplomat.The chairman and chief executive at General Motors Co. says publicly what other CEOs say in private: he disses competitors' cars and laments his company's lumbering bureaucracy. He's told reporters that Ford should "sprinkle holy water" on its troubled Lincoln luxury brand, and has called Toyota's Prius hybrid a "geek-mobile.

By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin

18 minute read

May 18, 2006 | Law.com

United Auto Workers members have voted to authorize a strike against Delphi Corp. if the company fails to honor its labor agreements, an action that could have severe consequences for the auto supplier and its largest customer, General Motors. A spokeswoman for Delphi said the company intends to keep negotiating with the UAW, which is by far the largest of Delphi's unions. Delphi was in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last week asking for permission to cancel its labor contracts.

By Dee-Ann Durbin

5 minute read

May 18, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

United Auto Workers members have voted to authorize a strike against Delphi Corp. if the company fails to honor its labor agreements, an action that could have severe consequences for the auto supplier and its largest customer, General Motors. A spokeswoman for Delphi said the company intends to keep negotiating with the UAW, which is by far the largest of Delphi's unions. Delphi was in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last week asking for permission to cancel its labor contracts.

By Dee-Ann Durbin

5 minute read

October 19, 2005 | Law.com

The outlook for organized labor seems to grow worse by the day in this period of turmoil for unions. Auto supplier Delphi's bankruptcy filing puts thousands of union jobs at risk. And the Teamsters and other unions broke from the AFL-CIO this summer, saying the larger union confederation has lost its effectiveness. One expert says the challenges are intensifying due to fierce competition and the pressures of the global economy. By and large, says another expert, unions are in crisis.

By Dee-Ann Durbin

5 minute read