DAILY: Honda plans 3 Fit variants, with sedan, from Mexico | GM juices incentives amid pickup glut | Michigan's proposed right-to-work law would exempt existing union contracts

DAILY NEWSLETTER December 7, 2012

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Honda plans 3 Fit variants, with sedan, from Mexico Honda plans to build three variants of its Fit compact, including a sedan version, at its Mexican plant currently under construction. ... >> story  Published: Dec 7 12:38 pm U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/7/12 1:18 pm ET - adds detail Advertisement Enhance your customer experience with an interactive, paperless environment that is consistent, trackable, and helps you maintain compliance. docuPAD from Reynolds and Reynolds engages your customers and helps sell more F&I products in less time. Users increase F&I gross 13.5% on average. Click to learn how. GM juices incentives amid pickup glut, sweetens some car leases General Motors today is rolling out bigger discounts on full-sized pickups and other vehicles in an effort to slash bloated inventories, which are at their highest levels since before GM’s June 2009 bankruptcy. A GM program that starts today and runs through Jan. ... >> story  Published: Dec 7 1:52 pm U.S. Eastern time Michigan 'right-to-work' law exempts existing union contracts Controversial legislation, with deep automotive impacts, could pass within week The proposed Michigan "right-to-work" law will not apply to existing union contracts, a leading sponsor of the proposal said today. Such an exemption in the measure would likely blunt the its immediate impact on the huge auto industry in the state. ... >> story  Published: Dec 7 9:19 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/7/12 3:32 pm ET - new and updated story

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