Category Archives: General Talk

Chevrolet Volt owners surpass half a billion electric miles

Chevrolet Volt owners surpass half a billion electric miles

Chevrolet Volt owners have accumulated more than half a billion all-electric miles since the vehicle’s launch in 2010.

US Lawmakers press GM on report’s findings

FILE - In this file combination made from file photos, General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, left, and former U.S. Attorney Anton R. Valukas testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on April 20, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Barra and Valukas will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight subcommittee on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Charles Dharapak, File)

By MARCY GORDON and TOM KRISHER

House members say they still have many questions about General Motors’ delayed recall of small cars, including whether the company’s culture has truly changed.

U.S. lawmakers slam GM’s ‘culture of secrecy’

General Motors CEO Barra holds a media briefing in Detroit

By Ben Klayman and Eric Beech

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday reprimanded General Motors  for a “culture of secrecy” and said a company investigation that found top executives did not know for years about a deadly ignition-switch defect does not absolve them of responsibility.

Tavares names Europe chief, reshuffles top jobs at PSA

Tavares names Europe chief, reshuffles top jobs at PSA

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares has appointed a boss for the company’s European operations and recruited a former top Renault executive to head manufacturing in his latest management changes at the automaker.

JLR to build Evoque and Freelander SUVs in China plant

JLR to build Evoque and Freelander SUVs in China plant

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to build the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Freelander SUVs in the company’s new China plant, a source said.