General Motors named a new vehicle safety chief Tuesday in response to a growing scandal over its failure to react to an ignition switch defect linked to 12 deaths.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Peugeot board unanimously backs ex-Airbus chief Gallois as new chairman
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s supervisory board unanimously backed ex-Airbus Group CEO Louis Gallois to succeed Thierry Peugeot as chairman, a person familiar with the matter said.
Thierry and his cousin Robert will remain on the board to take the founding family’s two seats, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the decision has not yet been announced.
Porsche to replace recalled 911 GT3’s engine
Porsche AG will swap out the engine on the racing version of the 911 sports car after the German automaker took the rare step of telling customers to stop driving the model because the vehicle could catch fire.
Volkswagen restructures production; new Polish factory to open in 2016
Volkswagen is shaking up its European production, adding a $1.1 billion euro van plant in Poland and rearranging Porsche Panamera and VW Tiguan output.
VW recalls 160,351 Passat sedans in US, Canada for light issue
Volkswagen said it is recalling about 160,351 Passat sedans in the United States and Canada because a low-beam headlight could become inoperable.
VW said it is possible on Passat cars from model years 2012 and 2013 that in instances where the hood is closed roughly or dropped from a certain height the resulting vibration or impact can cause a low-beam headlight bulb’s connector to lose electrical contact. Losing the light could lead to reduced visibility, the company said.
