Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - (Page 34)

34 • MAY 12, 2008 Complaint will delay UAW revote at JCI plant April Wortham awortham@crain.com Inventory – U.S. car and light-truck, on May 1 Days supply Inventory May 1 units 2008 Days supply Apr. 1 2008 Days supply Inventory May 1 units 2008 Days supply Apr. 1 2008 Vehicles are domestic unless noted. Days supply Inventory May 1 units 2008 Days supply Apr. 1 2008 U.S. sales per franchise, April Make Car Truck Apr. Apr. 2008 2008 Total Apr. 2008 Total Mar. 2008 Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to toss out the results of a March election in which workers at its Alabama factory voted down the UAW. But a separate charge of unfair labor practices against the supplier could delay a new election for several months — and buy the union some much-needed campaign time. On March 14, workers at Johnson Controls’ Cottondale, Ala., factory voted against UAW representation by a 2-1 ratio. A day earlier, workers at a Johnson Controls factory in Madison, Miss., also rejected the union. That vote was 213-145. Bones of contention The UAW immediately filed objections with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the supplier of interfering with both elections. Among the union’s claims: Johnson Controls threatened to close the Cottondale factory, which supplies seats and headliners to nearby MercedesBenz U.S. International Inc., if the UAW won. Johnson Controls has denied the allegations but on April 9 agreed to set aside the results of the Alabama election and hold another vote without going through the NLRB hearing process. The supplier has made no such offer regarding the Mississippi election, according to the NLRB. In a statement sent to Automotive News, Johnson Controls spokeswoman Debra Lacey said the supplier agreed to rerun the Alabama election “in an effort to resolve the issue of representation and avoid a significant delay in being able to more effectively collaborate with our work force.” Put on hold The agreement could have allowed another election to take place almost immediately. But five days earlier, the UAW had filed a charge of unfair labor practices against management at the Cottondale plant. That charge accuses Johnson Controls of intimidating and harassing employees because of their prounion stance. Since the UAW has not filed a request to proceed, another election cannot take place until the NLRB completes its investigation of the unfair-labor-practices charge, says Doug Marshall, the NLRB’s resident officer in Birmingham, Ala. “The unfair-labor charges basically block the election until after the investigation is completed,” Marshall said. The UAW has filed a similar charge of unfair labor practices against management at the Madison factory. The NLRB is investigating the charge, along with the UAW’s original objections regarding the election. Johnson Controls’ Madison factory supplies interior components to Nissan Motor Co.’s assembly plant in nearby Canton, Miss. c BMW div. car (D/I) 28,700 BMW div. trk. (D/I) 7,200 Total BMW division (D/I) 35,900 Mini Cooper car (I) 3,300 BMW† 39,100 300 18,300 Crossfire (I) 1,600 PT Cruiser 8,500 Sebring 14,300 Chrysler Div. car (D) .. 41,100 Chrysler Div. car (I) 1,600 Total Chrysler Div. car 42,700 Aspen 6,900 Pacifica 5,900 Town & Country 31,600 Total Chrysler Div. trk. 44,400 Total Chrysler Division.. 87,100 Avenger 11,000 Caliber 13,400 Charger 20,300 Magnum 1,200 Viper 200 Total Dodge car 46,100 Caravan 25,100 Dakota 10,800 Durango 6,400 Journey 14,600 Nitro 14,000 Ram 101,900 Sprinter 7,000 Total Dodge trk. 179,900 Total Dodge 226,100 Commander 11,900 Compass 5,500 Grand Cherokee 25,900 Liberty 22,600 Patriot 11,400 Wrangler 31,800 Total Jeep trk. 109,200 Chrysler LLC car (D) .. 87,200 Chrysler LLC car (I) 1,600 Chrysler LLC car 88,800 Chrysler LLC trk. 333,500 CHRYSLER LLC 422,400 Mercedes-Benz car (I) 31,000 Mercedes-Benz trk. (D/I) 14,700 DAIMLER AG† 45,800 Crown Victoria 8,200 Focus 39,800 Fusion 27,700 Mustang 34,400 Taurus (new) 14,700 Total Ford div. car 124,800 E series/Club Wagon .. 4,100 E series van 24,900 Edge 42,700 Escape 32,200 Expedition 19,600 Explorer 28,100 F series 222,900 Ranger 11,400 Taurus X 7,400 Total Ford div. trk. 393,300 Total Ford division 518,100 Jaguar car (I) 5,900 Land Rover trk. (I) 9,400 Town Car 2,500 MKZ/Zephyr 8,200 Total Lincoln car 10,700 Mark LT 2,400 MKX 11,300 Navigator 5,700 Total Lincoln trk. 19,400 Total Lincoln 30,100 Grand Marquis 7,100 Milan 6,900 Sable (new) 4,800 Total Mercury car 18,800 Mariner 8,700 Mountaineer 4,000 Total Mercury trk. 12,700 Total Mercury 31,500 Total L-M car 29,500 Total L-M trk. 32,100 Total L-M 61,600 30 series (I) 1,200 40 series (I) 1,400 50 series (I) 400 60 series (I) 1,800 70 series (I) 5,800 80 series (I) 2,600 Total Volvo car (I) 13,200 Volvo trk. XC90 (I) 6,100 Total Volvo (I) 19,300 Ford Motor Co. car (D) 154,300 Ford Motor Co. car (I) 19,100 Ford Motor Co. car 173,400 Ford Motor Co. trk. (D) 425,400 Ford Motor Co. trk. (I) 15,400 Ford Motor Co. trk. 440,800 FORD MOTOR CO.† 614,300 LaCrosse 9,500 Lucerne 15,700 Total Buick car 25,300 Enclave 6,000 Rainier – Terraza 300 Total Buick trk 6,300 Total Buick 31,600 CTS 7,300 DTS 5,700 STS 4,500 XLR 600 Total Cadillac car 18,000 36 32 35 18 32 82 221 38 69 63 221 65 84 232 77 85 74 51 39 41 70 55 43 45 110 65 57 110 109 139 85 71 117 51 102 88 47 95 84 50 221 51 85 74 54 72 59 40 43 48 89 73 54 34 67 107 54 98 99 129 39 85 97 82 86 95 33 65 53 162 97 89 99 76 58 47 67 55 73 110 82 63 54 91 69 94 28 76 60 88 69 65 84 70 54 71 56 96 90 96 80 67 86 78 38 33 112 39 65 35 63 63 114 48 36 39 36 22 34 61 209 50 42 50 209 52 68 198 49 59 55 35 48 58 35 60 47 45 73 61 139 68 99 129 82 70 96 34 81 72 39 98 70 48 209 49 74 66 54 60 56 47 54 52 91 60 60 22 68 69 44 67 65 97 34 61 73 69 80 79 45 59 54 148 82 82 87 70 51 48 85 57 58 70 62 58 55 74 64 120 43 94 56 77 47 61 67 63 59 65 60 73 74 73 68 87 111 101 40 54 131 41 79 24 57 78 111 43 Escalade 10,200 Escalade ESV 5,100 Escalade EXT 3,000 SRX 5,600 Total Cadillac trk. 23,800 Total Cadillac 41,800 Aveo (I) 12,500 Cobalt 37,100 Corvette 10,000 HHR 19,600 Impala 22,700 Malibu 23,500 Monte Carlo 100 Chevrolet car (D) 112,900 Chevrolet car (I) 12,500 Total Chevrolet car 125,500 Avalanche 18,600 Colorado 23,200 Equinox 27,200 Express/G van 16,700 Silverado 174,400 Suburban 21,700 Tahoe 39,100 TrailBlazer 15,900 Uplander 2,700 Total Chevrolet trk. 339,400 Total Chevrolet (D) 452,400 Total Chevrolet (I) 12,500 Total Chevrolet 464,900 Acadia 14,300 Canyon 7,600 Envoy 4,600 Savana/G van 4,600 Sierra 64,500 Yukon 21,300 Yukon XL 13,500 Total GMC trk. 130,300 H1 – H2 2,100 H3 6,900 Total Hummer trk. 9,100 G5 6,600 G6 27,500 G8 (I) 4,500 Grand Prix 3,500 GTO (I) – Solstice 7,000 Vibe 10,600 Pontiac car (D) 55,100 Pontiac car (I) 4,500 Total Pontiac car 59,700 Montana SV6 – Torrent 10,000 Total Pontiac trk. 10,100 Total Pontiac (D) 65,200 Total Pontiac (I) 4,500 Total Pontiac 69,700 Saab car (I) 7,900 Saab truck 700 Total Saab 8,500 Astra (I) 8,300 Aura 15,300 Ion – Sky 3,800 Saturn car (D) 19,200 Saturn car (I) 8,300 Total Saturn car 27,400 Outlook 8,800 Relay – Vue 21,200 Total Saturn trk. 30,000 Total Saturn (D) 49,200 Total Saturn (I) 8,300 Total Saturn 57,500 GM car (D) 230,600 GM car (I) 33,200 GM car 263,700 GM trk. 549,700 GENERAL MOTORS† 813,500 RL (I)* 1,000 TL 13,000 TSX (I)* 8,000 Acura car (D) 13,000 Acura car (I) 9,000 Total Acura car 22,000 MDX 12,000 RDX 5,000 Total Acura trk. 17,000 Total Acura 39,000 Accord (D) 74,000 Accord (I) 22,000 Total Accord 96,000 Civic (D) 60,000 Civic (I) 3,000 Total Civic 63,000 Fit (I) 5,000 S2000 (I) 1,000 Honda Div. car (D) 134,000 Honda Div. car (I) 31,000 Total Honda Div. car .. 165,000 CR-V (D) 11,000 CR-V (I) 22,000 Total CR-V 33,000 Element 7,000 Odyssey 41,000 Pilot 20,000 Ridgeline 17,000 Honda Div. trk. (D) 96,000 Honda Div. trk. (I) 22,000 Total Honda Div. trk. .. 118,000 Total Honda Div. 283,000 American Honda car (D) 147,000 American Honda car (I) 40,000 American Honda car 187,000 American Honda trk. (D) 113,000 American Honda trk. (I) 22,000 American Honda trk. 135,000 AMERICAN HONDA 322,000 137 151 207 101 134 76 56 52 82 82 22 36 29 41 56 42 151 116 121 91 122 119 125 145 11 113 78 56 77 54 160 101 50 127 188 186 114 910 95 100 99 84 64 55 61 120 158 62 71 55 69 146 163 163 77 55 75 151 80 141 236 71 26 118 77 236 97 96 56 77 82 80 236 88 51 93 54 109 82 46 79 80 79 74 77 80 78 79 78 70 79 72 53 17 48 22 77 61 45 57 45 48 47 63 80 62 106 71 48 65 60 62 49 59 72 48 67 62 97 111 126 73 96 62 113 75 100 75 21 37 46 45 113 48 136 114 94 68 118 110 110 92 11 103 78 113 79 57 148 64 46 118 146 139 100 228 76 88 85 127 43 89 119 243 167 68 63 90 64 429 135 136 68 90 69 77 45 71 326 60 20 82 64 326 87 101 75 73 80 73 326 83 53 131 57 98 80 57 73 78 73 74 73 65 74 67 70 64 78 67 56 31 52 27 79 60 50 57 35 40 38 65 78 61 133 71 40 63 59 61 53 58 70 40 63 60 Hyundai div. car (D/I).. 46,600 Hyundai div. trk. (D/I) 32,300 Total Hyundai div. (D/I)† 78,900 Kia car (I) 24,500 Kia trk. (I) 15,800 Total Kia (I) 40,300 Hyundai-Kia car (D/I) 71,100 Hyundai-Kia trk. (D/I) .. 48,000 HYUNDAI-KIA 119,200 Ascender 700 Pickup i-280/i-350 1,600 ISUZU† 2,300 Mazda3 (I) 25,000 Mazda6 9,800 MX-5 Miata (I) 4,500 RX-8 (I) 1,400 Mazda car (D) 9,800 Mazda car (I) 30,900 Total Mazda car 40,700 B series 800 CX-7 (I) 10,300 CX-9 (I) 9,000 Mazda5 (I) 1,600 Tribute 4,200 Mazda trk. (D) 4,900 Mazda trk. (I) 21,000 Total Mazda trk 25,900 MAZDA† 66,600 Eclipse 4,800 Eclipse Spyder 1,700 Galant 5,500 Lancer (I) 10,500 Mitsubishi car (D) 12,000 Mitsubishi car (I) 10,500 Total Mitsubishi car 22,400 Endeavor 3,600 Montero (I) – Outlander (I) 5,800 Raider 1,400 Mitsubishi trk. (D) 5,000 Mitsubishi trk. (I) 5,800 Total Mitsubishi trk. 10,800 MITSUBISHI 33,200 Infiniti car (I) 16,800 Infiniti trk. (D) 5,000 Infiniti trk. (I) 7,400 Total Infiniti trk. (D/I)†† 12,400 Total Infiniti (D/I)† 29,200 350Z (I) 7,300 Altima 62,100 Maxima 9,400 Sentra 20,100 Versa 13,500 Nissan Div. car (D) 105,200 Ni

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Automotive News - May 12, 2008 Factories Punish Rogue Exporters U.S. Firms Sink on Supplier List Clarke: Buyers Don't Know Saturn Brand Greer Takes Top Sales Post At Automotive News Sonic Sues Mercedes-Benz Fiat Ponders Mexico Plant Ford: Wait on Kerkorian Going Green: It's No Longer An Option LaSorda Reaffirms Axle Plant Plan Chrysler: Jeep Seats From India Make Sense Toyota Exec: Maybe It's Time to Raise a Prius Hybrid Gamily Chevy Traverse, Ford Flex Face Off This Year As U.S. Waits, Chrysler Sends Cars Made in China to Mexico Nissan Plans Wide Range of Electric Vehicles Honda: Sales are Flat, But Market Share Soars Kia to Bring Small Car to U.S. Changing Models Yearly Created Object of Desire Fla. Law: Automakers Can't Force Dealer Upgrades Partnership Seeks "Premier" Stores GM Payback for Axle Bailout: Lower Prices, Innovation UAW Vote May Be Nearing a Honda's Alabama Plant Suddenly, Small Was Big in April GM's Big Problem: Too Many Brands Irvin Was Smart, Friendly, Helpful Dealers Are Tuned in to Absorption Figures Dealers Should Sell Alternative Fuels Museum Funding is Bold Watch Your Car-Truck Inventory In Tough Times Dealers Must Coddle Customers Ford's Challenge: Long-term Reliability Nissan N.A. Unit Gets New Head of Communications Maserati North America Taps Luxury-Segment Veteran Eulberg as CEO Former GM PR Chief Joins BMW Nissan: N.A. Off the Hot Seat VW Uses Free Service to Improve Sales, Image Shops Cited For Labor Violations Survey: Consumers Like Indie Shops Report Cites Trends in Repair Costs Aftermarket Center Opens at Mich. College Dealers Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis VW is Europe's Top Seller Honda Exec Red-Flags Detroit 3 Aid Court: Auction Not Liable for Truck Defect Retail Personnel Canada Sales Post 3.8 Percent Gain in April Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum Obituaries Complaint Will Delay UAW Revote at JCI Plant Supplier Deals are Smaller, Fewer GM's Truck Inventories Up Despite Strike Profits Up at Superior Industries Autobytel Post $2 MIllion Loss eBay Motors Courts Automakers Ford Touts 6-Speed Transmissions Toyota Raises Some Prices No Pickup for Hyundai, Kia April Output Drops 7.8 Percent Trustee Must Untangle the Chamco Debacle Scientists Say Chysler's Gas Plan is Just a Dodge From Cookie Sales to Auto Dough? In Europe, Small SUVs Soar; GM's Snore Daimler Seems to Be Betting On Peace in Iraq When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready Molder AMP is a Case Study in Auto-Suppliers' Travail Spinoff Dismatles ArvinMeritor Ambitions GKN Driveline to Grow in China Kia Supplier Builds Ga. Plant BorgWarner Adds Turbo Capacity Supplier Personnel Supplier IAC Consolidates Operations and Know-How Mann + Hummel Sees Growth

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