Sentences with phrase «auto plant closures»

Sales snap back after a difficult February plagued by lower aerospace production and temporary auto plant closures.

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But in some parts of the country a grass - roots movement of laid - off workers resisting the plant closures is exerting surprising pressure upon its own leadership, as the recent vote by the rank and file membership of United Auto Workers to defy its own leadership and decisively reject a wage agreement with Chrysler Corporation appears to indicate.

The plant closure devastation sweeps far beyond the traditional auto, steel and rubber industries; it affects such industries as timber, canneries, meat - packing, electronics, airlines, cosmetics and department store chains.

This likely comes as welcome news to the workers at the Valenciennes plant, as France's auto manufacturing sector has been hit especially hard in the auto industry downturn in Europe, which has seen plant closures across the continent.

The closure of the country's last auto plants in recent years has offered potential opportunities to acquire parts of assembly lines or body shops, he said.