• Nissan, Honda to furlough US workers as demand for cars sputters

    Nissan, Honda to furlough US workers as demand for cars sputters

    Nissan and Honda on Tuesday said they had furloughed thousands of workers at their US operations as the coronavirus pandemic slashes demand for cars in the country. A spokesman for Honda, which employs about 18,400 workers at plants in Alabama, Indiana and Ohio, said the Japanese automaker would guarantee salaries through Sunday, having suspended operations …
  • GM slashes salaries for thousands during coronavirus pandemic

    GM slashes salaries for thousands during coronavirus pandemic

    General Motors is temporarily cutting pay for thousands of salaried workers to save cash during the coronavirus crisis. The Detroit-based automaker’s roughly 69,000 white-collar employees will defer 20 percent of their cash compensation starting Wednesday, the company said. Their health care benefits will not be affected. GM said the employees — who account for 42 …
  • Ford hoards cash amid Chinese virus concerns

    Ford hoards cash amid Chinese virus concerns

    Ford on Thursday moved to hoard cash on its balance sheet, drawing down $15.4 billion from two credit lines and suspending its dividend, in a move to bolster reserves to ride out damage to its business from the coronavirus pandemic. The No. 2 US automaker, whose shares were down 5.2 percent, at $4.26 in afternoon …