FREMONT, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2244 President Sergio Santos on the proposed closure of Toyota's NUMMI auto plant in California and the status of the severance negotiations for NUMMI's workers: This statement on the closing of the Toyota NUMMI auto assembly plant will, by necessity, be my last. On Wednesday March 17, 2010, the members of UAW Local 2244 will most likely vote to accept a severance pay package offered by Toyota.

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FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) today announced it has received notice that Toyota will not order vehicles from NUMMI beyond March 2010. Production of the Pontiac Vibe at NUMMI for General Motors Corp. (GM) ended earlier this month.

CR's engineers say Insight's 38 mpg overall fuel economy is one of its few highs YONKERS, N.Y., June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new Honda Insight posted a lackluster "Good" overall road-test score in Consumer Reports' testing for the August issue.

Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to push the Prius hybrid into more production by adding weekend shifts.