Posted on July 21st, 2009 • by David Zatz
Canadian parts supplier Magna International, which is currently bidding for Opel, will build a new seating plant on the former site of the Chrysler Corporation headquarters in Highland Park, Michigan. The site was abandoned after the corporate offices were built in Auburn Hills. Automotive News reported that the new plant will start production in May [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2009 • by David Zatz
Magna is shutting down the former New Process Gear plant in Syracuse, New York, which made manual transmissions for numerous Dodge and Plymouth cars. The Canadian auto parts maker, which was a lead bidder for Chrysler Group and reportedly engineered and built the electric Ford Focus prototype, had gotten major concessions from the UAW in [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler would consider licensing production of an existing model and is looking for buyers for tooling for vehicles being discontinued. That’s the word, according to Tom LaSorda, Chrysler vice chairman. LaSorda was responding to a Reuters report that said the company was negotiating with Renault-Nissan and Magna International for the sale of key assets including [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2009 • by Bill Cawthon
The hiring of Wolfgang Bernhard by Magna International is already sparking rumors the Canadian mega-supplier may be interested in taking another run at Chrysler. Magna was one of the unsuccessful suitors for Chrysler when Daimler put it up for sale last summer. Magna has had a long relationship with Chrysler as a contract producer of [...]
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