Category Archives: General Talk

GM is late delivering ignition switch fix to dealers

GM is late delivering ignition switch fix to dealers

General Motors is running two days behind Chief Executive Mary Barra’s plan to begin shipping replacement ignition switches in its massive recall, dealerships and the company said on Tuesday.

NHTSA fines GM for not answering recall questions

GM CEO Barra testifies before Senate subcommittee in Washington

General Motors is being fined $7,000 a day for missing an April 3 deadline to provide information about its recall of 2.6 million cars for defective ignition switches, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.

Ford’s next Mondeo Hybrid to cost same as diesel TDCi

The new 2015 Ford Mondeo - hybrids will cost the same as diesels (© Ford)

The new 2015 Ford Mondeo will launch with a hybrid version priced at the same level as a diesel. The much-delayed Mondeo will make up for lost time with features designed to make it stand out from the family car crowd.

Volkswagen expansion talks at standstill in Tenn

Volkswagen expansion talks at standstill in Tenn

Expansion talks at Volkswagen’s lone U.S. plant have ground to a halt amid disagreements about the role of organized labor at the factory in Tennessee.

Amazingly stupid driving captured on video

The advent of social media and online video portals has inevitably seen some of the biggest idiots in society come to the fore.