Machinists Urge Review of GE Plan to Close New Mexico Jet Engine Facility Jul 31, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on General Electric to suspend plans to close its aircraft engine assembly plant in Albuquerque, NM, pending a full review of all options. "A decision to close a high-end manufacturing facility that employs a skilled workforce of more than 400 employees deserves to be thoroughly reviewed by state and local officials, as well as workers' representatives," said... (PR Newswire)
Keep on truckin'Terra subsidiary cleans way for diesel engines Jul 5, 2009
Under its deals with Mack, Volvo and Daimler, Terra will supply the initial fill of TerraCair at the time of the engine assembly. As a preferred supplier, Terra, through its distribution partners, also will provide the solution in various size containers to dealers of the manufacturers. (Sioux City Journal)
Local plant announces pay cuts to keep jobs May 31, 2009
Earlier this year, company officials announced that the last day of production for one of its seasonal engine assembly lines in Murray would occur May 25. Including other plants, the cut involved 164 employees. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Briggs to halt seasonal assembly line May 25 May 2, 2009
Briggs ton in Murray has announced that the last day of production for one of its seasonal engine assembly lines will occur May 25. According to a news release this morning from Laura Timm, director of corporate communications for the company, approximately 164 seasonal employees will be affected. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
The long winding road Apr 11, 2009
In 1989, Proton started a local engine assembly project and by May 1990, the company had produced its 200,000th car. Sales of Proton cars grew rapidly during the early 1990s after the Iswara and Wira models were launched. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
GE workers bearing down to build a growth engine Apr 6, 2009
Deacon, 38, formerly led a nonunion engine assembly plant in Durham, N.C. She is top-ranked in Six Sigma, a quality standard used across GE businesses. In Lynn, she replaced the late Corinne Johnson, who died of cancer in March 2008. (Boston Globe)
For Toyota, Little To Celebrate At The Top Mar 1, 2009
After 20 years at the Kentucky plant and becoming a team leader in engine assembly, Everhart is learning "to be flexible.". "That's just something that everybody has to accept of part of their part of doing what needs to be done to survive in this economic climate," he says. (CBS News)
GM scraps plans for new Volt engine factory Feb 25, 2009
Space was cleared for the new engine assembly line when GM stopped making a 4. 2-liter inline six-cylinder engine that went in the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy sport utility vehicles. (MSNBC -- Business)
Kia celebrates 10 years in 2009! Feb 10, 2009
Three years later, Kia inaugurated its first combustion engine assembly plant; in 1974, the manufacturer produced its first compact sedan, the Brisa. Since then, Kia has teamed up with manufacturers like and Peugeot to produce vehicles. (Auto123)
General Motors Intake Manifold Gask... Feb 8, 2009
However, whatever money the consumer saved on fuel has been spent having the intake manifold gaskets and related engine damage repaired, sometimes to the extent of having the entire engine assembly replaced. What s The Cause. (Suite101.com)
