To understand how General Motors allowed a problem with a small part to balloon into a crisis, look at the organization chart.
Osram opens LED plant in Wuxi, China
German supplier Osram has opened a plant in the Wuxi, eastern China, to package LEDs in housings for automotive customers.
Reuters: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches
By Ryan McNeill and Paul Lienert
At least 74 people have died in General Motors cars in accidents with some key similarities to those that GM has linked to 13 deaths involving defective ignition switches, a Reuters analysis of government fatal-crash data has determined. Such accidents also occurred at a higher rate in the GM cars than in top competitors’ models, the analysis showed.
Scania’s new Euro 6 450 hp engine with SCR only
Scania has broadened its range of Euro 6-certified truck engines with a 450 hp 13-liter engine that uses only SCR aftertreatment technology to meet Euro 6.
VW labor chief promises continued support for UAW union in U.S.
The UAW union must and will “start anew” at Volkswagen Group’s Chattanooga assembly plant in the United States to represent workers there in collective bargaining and on works councils that create labor co-determination with management, the chief labor representative to VW’s works councils worldwide said.
