Jackie Charniga
@jccharniga
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Auto Reporter @freep; MFA @Columbia; former F&I, Retail Reporter @Automotive_News
Detroit, MI
Joined June 2015
RT @Dave_Boucher1: New, from @jccharniga: General Motors's net income plummeted in the second quarter of the year -- dropping $1.1 billion….
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General Motors said July 22 that tariffs could eventually cost the company $5 billion before the end of the year.
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RT @glennrstevens: Solid products. Jobs for the UAW and suppliers. Good news confirmed. via @jccharniga.
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GM received state funded grants to make EVs at the plant but had to change direction.
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RT @jlareauan: .@Ford, dealers and its employees are helping in Texas flood recovery. @Toyota also steps up. Here's what they're doing. @fr….
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Ford and its philanthropic arm are donating money, and dealers will donate cars and aid to Texans impacted. Toyota and GM have plans to help, too.
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RT @F2Fpod: Our “Summer Surprise” series kicks off with a look at 1988’s ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK. Check it out!. .
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RT @alexa_stjohn: For @AP_Climate: The Republican megabill headed to Trump supports oil, coal and gas - largely driving Earth’s warming and….
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Congressional passage of a massive bill cuts billions of dollars in spending across many areas including clean energy.
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RT @jlareauan: Car payments rise as do the length of loans…as more car buyers struggle with affordability. A record number agreed to $1,000….
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One in five car buyers in the second quarter agreed to a $1,000-a-month car loan payment and increasingly more are taking out seven-year-long loans.
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RT @jlareauan: The @UAW monitor's report details an atmosphere of pettiness around Pres. @ShawnFainUAW and details of internal drama. See s….
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The UAW monitor in a blistering report orders the union to return all duties to Margaret Mock, who was stripped of responsibilities over a year ago.
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RT @glennrstevens: Haven’t seen shifts and changes in this industry like this perhaps ever. From all EVs in Orion to all ICE and production….
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The new investment will not reduce any production in North America and does not include previously announced U.S. investment as part of UAW contracts.
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RT @F2Fpod: Special returning guest @jccharniga joins us to discuss DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE (2006), in the latest installment of “Fighting Video….
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RT @jlareauan: Another strong sales month for @Ford. Here’s the average price of a Ford vehicle and analysts’ takes on the outlook ahead. @….
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Ford Motor Co. reported a 16% gain in May sales, completing a streak of sales surges this year. Ford's strongest sellers were SUVs and pickups.
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RT @glennrstevens: Tariffs eat profits. Tariffs increase costs. Tariffs paralyze development. Tariffs decrease US/CN/MX competitiveness.….
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China's best-selling auto brand, BYD, grew its global sales by 58% in this year's first quarter, illustrating the challenge.
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RT @jlareauan: Our @jccharniga has been on top of this @GM story of its Brightdrop business and now its move to halt production. @freepaut….
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GM will initiate temporary layoffs starting April 14 with workers returning in May for limited production, Unifor said, then shutting down for 20 weeks.
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@freep has been on top of this story for weeks, since we first reported in late March that GM stashed hundreds of these vehicles on both sides of the Canadian-U.S. border:
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Waning interest in BrightDrop vans is more likely than tariff threats, as the GM Canada plant briefly shut down to adjust for lower demand.
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The CAMI Assembly saga continues, with GM now shutting down production of its BrightDrop for nearly half the year:
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GM will initiate temporary layoffs starting April 14 with workers returning in May for limited production, Unifor said, then shutting down for 20 weeks.
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Had a great conversation with the outgoing head of design for GM last month at the renovated campus at Warren. The news of his retirement was my first ever story for @freep.
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After 42 years at GM, Simcoe shares importance of prioritizing customer experience, his views on why Tesla’s Cybertruck is an icon, and more.
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You can't have record profit sharing without record profits. @jlareauan has the story:.
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Anderson Economic Group studied the projected impact from Trump's auto tariffs and estimated how much it will ding UAW profit-sharing checks.
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New for @freep: Canadian and US labor unions disagree over which nation is taking all the auto manufacturing jobs:.
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UAW President Shawn Fain told reporters recently there is "plenty of work to go around" for automaker employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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RT @jlareauan: At @Ford launches a new campaign to widely discount most vehicles across its lineup and offer other incentives. @freepautos….
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In new ad campaign promoting Ford's U.S. manufacturing footprint, the automaker looks to gain a competitive advantage during the turbulent times.
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Following up on my report last month for @freepautos that GM is contending with a glut of BrightDrop vans, Unifor is in talks with Canada Post to promote the idea of a government contract:
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Unifor is also engaged in “general conversations” with the Canadian government about using procurement dollars to support the nation’s auto sector.
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