GM decided to make a bold move in the US. Cadillac is now separated from GM and takes its own path as a “separate business unit”, similar to Nissan’s Infinity. Johan de Nysschen runs Cadillac since August and will be in charge of regaining the brand’s former success. Cadillac chose New York’s Soho as its new location. The luxury brand hopes to send a convincing message to investors and clients … [Read more...]
Another G.M Recall for Over 800.000 Cars
General Motors has been going through a rough patch in the past year. It has reached a total of 60 recalls for over 29 million vehicles around the world. On Wednesday, the company announced another series of recalls, which expands beyond the ignition switch defects which have been causing problems since the start of the year. This time around it will be recalling over 822.000 cars from all over … [Read more...]
Ford Is Recalling Over 100,000 Vehicles For Safety Reasons
In Detroit, North America, Ford has announced a recall of 100,566 vehicles (or, according to other sources, around 101,000) in order to fix various safety issues that these cars are at risk to display. It isn’t clear yet whether there’s already been a problem with the vehicles which Ford is recalling, but the corporation isn’t the only automobile producer which issued such recalls during the last … [Read more...]
GM Won’t Limit Payouts To Compensate Ignition Switch Victims
General Motors Co.’s victim compensation fund which could face hundreds or even thousands of claims from anyone harmed in a crash in which air bags failed to deploy 2.6 million now-recalled Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other cars, will face significant challenges before it starts accepting claims. The fund announced on Monday, faces significant questions from a member of Congress, lawyers … [Read more...]
General Motors Safety Crisis Gets Even Deeper
General Motors is going through a very rough patch this year and it seems the plot thickens with every passing day. The ignition switch problem, a defect GM has been knowing about for more than 10 years led to the recalling of around 2.6 million small older cars this February. If you drive a Chevrolet Cobalt, you probably know about the company's desperate trials to fix the faulty ignition … [Read more...]
