DAILY: Ford blames software glitch for Fusion, Escape recall | Arbitrator reinstates Chrysler workers fired for drinking during breaks | Chrysler may revive plans to build transmissions at Ind. plant

DAILY NEWSLETTER December 10, 2012

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Ford blames software glitch for Fusion, Escape recall A defect that raised the risk of an engine fire in Ford's newly launched Escape and Fusion models was caused by a glitch in the software that monitors the vehicles' cooling systems, Ford said today. ... >> story  Published: Dec 10 1:58 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/10/12 3:20 p.m. ET - adds quote Advertisement CUDL is your connection to 900 credit unions and 28 million members. Reach pre-approved credit union members through the CUDL system; access lenders with competitive options for credit-challenged buyers. Sell more cars with CUDL. Click to learn more. Arbitrator reinstates Chrysler workers fired for drinking during breaks More than a dozen Chrysler Group assembly-plant workers who were fired in 2010 after being filmed by a Detroit television station drinking alcohol and smoking during their breaks have been reinstated in their jobs by an arbitrator. ... >> story  Published: Dec 10 10:36 am U.S. Eastern time Chrysler may revive plans to build transmissions at Ind. plant Chrysler Group is again pursuing a newly built but never-used factory in Tipton, Ind., where it once planned to build transmission components for its nearby factories. ... >> story  Published: Dec 10 9:58 am U.S. Eastern time

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