General Motors' July sales down 27% to 4,726 units
General Motors India on Friday reported 27.32 per cent decline in July sales at 4,726 units as against 6,503 units sold in the same month of last year.
Aug 01, 2014, 13:19 PM IST
GM profit skids on recall costs
General Motors on Thursday posted a sharp drop in second-quarter profit as the automaker took heavy charges for safety recalls and a compensation fund for victims of faulty ignition switches.
Jul 24, 2014, 19:29 PM IST
GM recalls 717,950 vehicles in US, not for ignition switches
General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons.
Jul 23, 2014, 23:39 PM IST
Ford recalls 100,000 cars
Ford recalled more than 100,000 cars of various models in North on Tuesday, the latest in a surge of recalls in the wake of the GM faulty ignition scandal.
Jul 09, 2014, 00:55 AM IST
GM switch complaints began 17 years ago, long before Cobalt
General Motors car owners have been complaining to dealers about defective ignition switches since 1997, years before the automaker launched the Chevrolet Cobalt and other small cars with faulty switches linked to at least 13 deaths.
Jul 04, 2014, 06:13 AM IST
US auto sales best expectations for June
Leading automakers, including scandal-plagued General Motors, Tuesday reported better-than-expected June auto sales in the United States, an indication of higher consumer confidence.
Jul 02, 2014, 02:42 AM IST
GM adds 8.23 million cars to ignition-switch recall
General Motors Co on Monday widened the list of older models it is recalling for potentially deadly ignition switches, adding 8.23 million compact and midsize cars that it has linked to seven crashes and three fatalities.
Jul 01, 2014, 09:19 AM IST
GM offers at least $1 mn for each ignition switch death
General Motors said Monday it will pay at least USD 1 million in compensation to the families of each person killed in accidents apparently caused by defective ignition switches in its cars.
Jun 30, 2014, 22:00 PM IST
GM board warned of serious problems by quality manager in 2002
A former head of General Motors corporate quality audit warned the company’s board in a letter in 2002 that it needed to “stop the continued shipment of unsafe vehicles” and “recall suspect vehicles that were already in customers’ hands.”
Jun 21, 2014, 11:25 AM IST
GM's Barra faces grilling from US lawmakers
General Motors chief executive Mary Barra on Wednesday faced a grilling from US lawmakers investigating the company`s delayed ignition recall tied to at least 13 deaths.
Jun 19, 2014, 00:16 AM IST
GM recalls 3 million more cars over ignition switches issues
The ignition switches that can be jarred out of the "run" position, potentially affecting power steering, power brakes and air bags.
Jun 17, 2014, 09:31 AM IST
GM recalls another 3.4 mn cars for ignition problem
General Motors has recalled 3.4 million cars in North America to fix an ignition problem that could cause the car to lose power that is linked to injuries.
Jun 17, 2014, 04:09 AM IST
GM employees under probe for defective ignition switch
U.S. prosecutors are interviewing present and former General Motors Co employees as part of the criminal probe into the automaker`s ignition-switch problem that has been linked to at least 13 deaths, two sources said.
Jun 14, 2014, 10:57 AM IST
No more serious safety issues lurking with GM: Mary Barra
A thorough review of General Motors' safety issues is nearing completion and hasn't turned up any more serious problems, the company's CEO said Tuesday.
Jun 10, 2014, 20:45 PM IST
Two GM lawyers, quality control exec among those pushed out over switch
Foley-Gardner`s exit has not been reported, while other media have identified Palmer and Porter as two of the 15 no longer with GM.
Jun 10, 2014, 09:09 AM IST
GM recalls 1,06,000 more vehicles in North America
The largest US automaker is recalling 31,520 model year 2012 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic compact cars.
Jun 07, 2014, 09:03 AM IST
GM top brass spared in internal report on safety failure
The internal investigation said GM had a long-running corporate culture in which nobody took responsibility for problems.
Jun 06, 2014, 08:40 AM IST
GM top executives spared in internal report on safety failure
General Motors Co issued a report detailing how for 11 years it turned a blind eye to an ignition-switch problem linked to at least 13 deaths but largely pinned the blame on what the report described as incompetent lower-level employees, leaving top brass untouched.
Jun 06, 2014, 08:16 AM IST
