International Business News - F http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that sales its 19 main European markets rose 6.4 percent to 129,500 units in April. With the addition of sales in Russia, Turkey and the 30 Ford European direct markets, Ford said its European sales for April rose 8 percent to 161,140 units. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ford-overall-european-sales-rise-8-percent.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:50 EDT The Canadian Auto Workers union tentatively agreed Thursday to labor deals with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC that would replace contracts expiring in September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/canadian-auto-union-agrees-to-gm-chrysler-deals.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:40:17 EDT The Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp. tentatively agreed to a new labor contract on Thursday and union President Buzz Hargrove said they are close to a deal with Chrysler LLC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/canadian-auto-workers-union-gm-agree-on-contract.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:22 EDT The Canadian Autoworkers and General Motors tentatively agreed to a new labor contract on Thursday. Union spokeswoman Shannon Devine said more details will be released later. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/canadian-auto-workers-gm-agree-on-contract.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:10:16 EDT The president of the Canadian Auto Workers union says he's confident he'll agree to new labor deals with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC soon. CAW President Buzz Hargrove says both companies are willing to meet the pattern of the deal the union reached with Ford Motor Co. last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/canadian-union-confident-of-deal-with-gm-chrysler.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 22:39:18 EDT As former President Jimmy Carter nailed down the front porch of a home under construction Wednesday, singer Harry Connick Jr. gave an update on the progress being made in the Upper 9th Ward, an area slow to recover from Hurricane Katrina. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46348-katrina-habitat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/carter-connick-do-their-home-work-in-new-orleans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/carter-connick-do-their-home-work-in-new-orleans.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 19:56:28 EDT Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 50,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks in Canada due to a problem that can cause the vehicles to lose braking power. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/ford-recalls-650-000-150s-lincoln-trucks-with-faulty-brake-hose.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 17:41:37 EDT Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 655,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks to fix a hose that could affect the vehicles' braking power. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/ford-recalling-more-than-655-000-trucks-over-hose.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 12:22:28 EDT Shares of insurers fell Tuesday morning as broader markets declined,` as the Federal Reserve's chief said the credit crisis is "still far from over." Shares of bond insurer MBIA Inc. fell 8 cents to $9.77. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/opening-glance-insurers.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 10:07:38 EDT Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn't confuse the spades and clubs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45567-executive-compensation-activist.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 12:41:18 EDT A senior Toyota executive said Monday that plans for a new auto assembly plant in Mississippi are being delayed by worries about slumping American auto sales and a broader U.S. economic slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45491-japan-toyota-us.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/toyota-says-new-us-auto-plant-delayed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/toyota-says-new-us-auto-plant-delayed.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 05:55:36 EDT Boeing Co. and Machinists union representatives met Friday to open contract talks, exchanging proposals on pay, pensions, health care and other issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/boeing-machinists-union-open-contract-negotiations.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 20:27:55 EDT Ford Motor Co. said Friday it first learned that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian was interested in investing in the automaker in early April but was "completely unaware" that he had begun buying shares until later in the month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ford-surprised-by-kerkorian-investment.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:35:08 EDT Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/sovereign-aig-among-big-market-movers.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 13:11:35 EDT Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian launched his previously announced $170 million cash offer to buy up to 20 million additional shares of Ford Motor Co. on Friday, calling it "an attractive investment." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/kerkorian-starts-offer-to-boost-ford-stake-by-20m-shares.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 11:36:55 EDT Ford Motor Co. welcomed a significant investment by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian and executives told shareholders Thursday that it underscored the strength of turnaround plans for the second largest American car company. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44829-ford-shareholders.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/ford-executives-say-they-welcome-kerkorian-investment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/ford-executives-say-they-welcome-kerkorian-investment.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 13:21:55 EDT Ford's most prominent new shareholder is not expected at the automaker's annual meeting Thursday, but his formidable presence will be felt. Ford Motor Co. executives are to brief shareholders in Wilmington, Del., on the company's progress more than a week after billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian disclosed that he had acquired a 4.7 percent stake in the car company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/ford-to-address-shareholders-after-kerkorian-investment.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:27 EDT Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-biggest automaker by annual vehicle sales, is raising its prices on some U.S. models later this month amid increased worries about its profit growth in the American market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/toyota-raising-prices-on-some-models-in-us-this-month.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 00:52:12 EDT Ford Motor Co. says it plans to greatly increase the use of more fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmissions, doubling their number by the end of next year and putting them in 98 percent of its North American vehicles by 2012. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/ford-says-its-doubling-fuel-efficient-6-speed-transmissions.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 00:45:28 EDT Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second biggest automaker by annual vehicle sales, is raising its U.S. prices later this month. Starting in the middle of May, Toyota will raise the price on some models, including the 2008 Yaris sedan by US$200, or 1.6 percent, to US$12,425. The 2009 Camry, with a gasoline engine, will go up US$200, or 0.9 percent, to US$18,920, the automaker's U.S. unit said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/toyota-to-raise-us-prices-this-month.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 22:14:09 EDT