State of the Union January 6, 2011

State of the Union January 6, 2011

From Chairman Mike Bullock: The deadline to turn in resolutions for the National Agreement is Friday, Jan. 14. You can get forms from – and return them to – the work center, the Union Hall, or your committee person.

From the Civil Rights Committee: The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday, Jan. 15 at 1 pm here at the plant in the Tour Holding room. All winners and parents should arrive between 12:30 and 12:45 pm for check in and photo/video preparation. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for their continued support of this great program! (List of winners on back)

You may have noticed that December was the first month in some time that we sold more vans than were built. As a result, our field supplies dropped. Net field stock stood at 13,964 or a 56 day supply. This is down 559 units from November. Total stock is 21,032, or an 86 day supply, and is down 1484 from November. The year-end marketing report will be out tomorrow.

From Wards Auto: The first Nissan NV light commercial vehicle (LCV) is scheduled to roll off the Canton, Miss. plant’s assembly lines Jan. 19, says company spokesman Brian Brockman. The vans are aimed at small businesses of all stripes that need larger vehicles to transport their goods. It's Nissan's first foray into domestic LCV production. The vehicles' starting prices range from about $24,000 for standard roof design to $27,000 for a higher

From DriveOn/USA Today: Earlier in the year, we didn't think it was going to happen. The two cars were hubcap to hubcap through much of the early part of the year -- one month, they were three cars apart -- then Camaro broke loose. Finally tally: Camaro, 81,299; Mustang, 73,716. Autoblog says it's the first time that Camaro beat its rival since 1985. We think the news is going down pretty hard in Dearborn where officials yesterday sputtered when asked a straightforward question about it.