Mazda has given its Mazda2 subcompact the sharp creases and sportier stance of the brand’s new Kodo design language.
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US Senators call on GM CEO Barra to fire top lawyer
By MARCY GORDON and DEE-ANN DURBIN
Lawmakers demanded General Motors fire its chief lawyer and do more to help crash victims as a Senate subcommittee delved deeper into GM’s mishandling of the recall of small cars with defective ignition switches.
Volvo Group ordered by US Court to pay $74.3M in penalties in diesel emission case
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Volvo Group should pay penalties and interest of approximately SEK 508 million (US$74.3 million) following a dispute between the Volvo Group and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding NOx emission compliance of diesel engines.
Sir Nicholas V. Scheele, former president and COO of Ford, dies at age 70
Sir Nicholas V. Scheele, a globe-trotting troubleshooter and tough-nosed negotiator who served as president and COO of Ford, died Friday. He was 70.
GM admits more problems with mislabeling of ignition switch parts
by Bernie Woodall
General Motors in 2003 and 2004 made changes to redesigned ignition switch parts on four models but did not ensure that older, potentially faulty parts were taken out of circulation, the automaker said in a filing with U.S. safety regulators made public on Friday.
