Not exact matches
Opened by International Harvester in 1974 to remanufacture diesel engines and engine components for its truck and agricultural and construction equipment dealers, the
plant had lost $ 2 million in the most recent fiscal year, and the big question was whether the employees, previously nonunion, would vote to join the Teamsters or the United
Auto Workers in an election scheduled for March.
At the same time,
auto companies began
opening plants in other cities, and the rise of
autos imported from Japan started to cut the size of the U.S.
auto industry.
Even if he were to carry out his vague campaign promise to
open more and bigger
auto plants than ever in Michigan, those
plants would inevitably employ far fewer humans.
The Charlotte - based
auto group has
opened an almost 30,000 - square - foot building in anticipation of Volvo's new manufacturing
plant, set to
open in 2018.
At the
opening of the Cleveland
Auto Show, UAW Local 1112 President, Glenn Johnson, who oversees General Motors» Lordstown, Ohio,
plant said the automaker is absolutely committed to Chevrolet Cruze production.
Martin can look forward to retiring in 12 years, at age 55, from the
auto plant with a full pension, but he doesnâ $ ™ t know if the factory is going to stay
open that long.