FCA calls claims it used offshore accounts to bribe UAW officials ‘despicable’

by Justin | Aug 10, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

General Motors Co.’s accusations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV used secret offshore bank accounts to bribe United Auto Workers officials is baseless and “despicable,” the Italian American automaker’s lawyer said Monday. In a federal court...

Convicted FCA exec’s lawyer rips GM for ‘scurrilous’ bribery allegations

by Justin | Aug 8, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, FCA, General Motors, UAW Corruption Scandal

Allegations that convicted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Vice President Alphons Iacobelli controlled secret offshore bank accounts used to bribe United Auto Workers are baseless and “scurrilous,” his lawyer said Saturday. In a federal court filing, defense...

Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant logs 32 more virus cases in recent weeks

by Justin | Aug 7, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant has seen 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases since restarting last spring, including 32 new cases since July 20, according to a memo from the top UAW Local 862 official at the plant. Read the article...

Auto industry conspirators stashed bribes offshore, GM alleges

by Justin | Aug 3, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Auto News, UAW Corruption Scandal

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV executives and top leaders of the United Auto Workers used secret offshore bank accounts to hide millions of dollars in bribes, according to a federal court filing Monday. The accounts benefited or were linked to several notable figures,...

General Motors Confirms Case Of COVID-19 At Lansing-Delta Township Plant

by Justin | Jul 24, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, General Motors, UAW Local 602

General Motors has confirmed that one employee at its Lansing-Delta Township plant in Michigan tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Speaking to local NBC affiliate WILX 10, a GM spokesperson said the person contracted COVID-19 while outside of work. The automaker...

Louisville Ford plants see rise in confirmed coronavirus cases

by Justin | Jul 23, 2020 | Auto News, COVID-19, Ford

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rising at Louisville’s two Ford plants, the Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant. A social media post Monday from KTP building chairman Allen Hughes said 20 coronavirus cases had been confirmed in his building, which had...