3 safety execs among ousted employeesAuto News

The list of 15 employees losing their jobs in the aftermath of General Motors' ignition switch crisis includes Mike Robinson, vice president of sustainability and global regulatory affairs, Bloomberg reported.



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What the report says about the role, knowledge of GM's top executives, boardAuto News

The Valukas report goes into great detail about the roles played by senior GM executives, and the company's board, in the years leading up to the ignition switch recalls. A summary of the report:



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GM's big blunder: missing the link between stalling, airbagsAuto News

GM engineers knew the ignition switch in the Chevrolet Cobalt could be bumped out of position, cutting the engine, according to former U.S. attorney Anton Valukas' report.



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California lawmakers propose incentives for Tesla battery factoryAuto News

California lawmakers proposed financial incentives for electric car maker Tesla Motors on Thursday in a bid to entice the company to build a large battery factory in the state.



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'The GM nod,' 'The GM salute' and a clash of culturesAuto News

Page 248 of Anton Valukas' report on what went wrong with General Motors' deadly ignition switch defect outlines how GM's safety efforts run smack into its cost-conscious culture.



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2 safety execs among ousted employeesAuto News

The 15 employees losing their jobs in the aftermath of General Motors' ignition switch crisis include Gay Kent, general director of vehicle safety, and Carmen Benavides, director of field product investigations, two sources tell Automotive...



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Blame for 'switch from hell' falls heavily on one GM engineerAuto News

GM's investigation into the mishandling of faulty ignition switches spreads blame among dozens of employees at various levels of the automaker, but it says the problem began and then continued unresolved for years largely because of 'a single...



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GM Report Finds 'Pattern of Incompetence' (6/5/14)

GM releases findings from internal probe of recall crisis; Barra demands workers speak up; a fund...

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Chrysler recalls 10,700 SUVs for cruise control defectAuto News

Chrysler Group is recalling about 10,700 SUVs to fix a defect that leads to unintended acceleration in cruise-control mode.



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Within GM, a clash of culturesAuto News

Page 248 of Anton Valukas' report on what went wrong with General Motors' deadly ignition switch defect outlines how GM's safety efforts run smack into its cost-conscious culture.



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New UAW chief vows to keep pressure on transplantsAuto News

New UAW President Dennis Williams said today that the union will intensify efforts to organize transplants, with Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel stationed in Tennessee to coordinate the drives.



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GM says '14 profit may be ahead of plan, sees Europe in the black by mid-decadeAuto News

GM said today its 2014 profit could be stronger than it expected and painted a more rosy picture in Europe, on the same day it said "incompetence and neglect" at the company failed to catch a defective ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths.



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Ford expects 'significant' 2nd-quarter loss in South AmericaAuto News

Ford expects to incur a "significant" loss in South America in the current quarter mainly due to low sales volumes and changes to Venezuela's foreign exchange rate.



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Overhaul ordered for GM's legal departmentAuto News

General Motors says its top attorney has survived today's wave of firings, but outside investigator Anton Valukas is calling for a sweeping overhaul of GM's legal department based on its handling of the ignition switch crisis.



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UAW primed for struggles ahead, Williams saysAuto News

New UAW President Dennis Williams signaled in his inaugural speech that the union's priorities will be the 2015 contract talks with the Detroit 3 and national elections this year and in and 2016.



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Former Takata executive indicted in seat belt price-fixing schemeAuto News

A federal grand jury has indicted a former top-tier global sales executive at Takata on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to fix the prices for seat belts, the Department of Justice said today.



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GM dismisses 15 employees as 'deeply troubling' recall probe is releasedAuto News

General Motors has dismissed 15 employees, including at least eight executives, after an internal investigation found 'a pattern of incompetence and neglect' that led to 11 years of delays in recalling millions of cars for a fatal...



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Mercedes to double downtown outlets as customers move to citiesAuto News

Mercedes-Benz plans to double its downtown sales outlets worldwide by 2020 to serve the boom in city living with retailing that offers more technological wizardry and tasty treats than car models in showrooms.



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Senior lawyer Bill Kemp ousted by GM following Valukas review, report saysAuto News

GM ousted Bill Kemp, a senior lawyer who was responsible for safety issues within its legal department, as the automaker reforms the operations that failed to address defective parts linked to 13 deaths, a person familiar with the matter told...



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GM ousts senior lawyer Bill Kemp following Valukas review, report saysAuto News

GM ousted Bill Kemp, a senior lawyer who was responsible for safety issues within its legal department, as the automaker reforms the operations that failed to address defective parts linked to 13 deaths, said a person familiar with the matter who...



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GM says death toll could rise; Feinberg will set compensation termsAuto News

General Motors acknowledged today that the number of deaths related to its faulty ignition switch could rise from 13, and said outside attorney Kenneth Feinberg will determine who is eligible for compensation and how much money GM ultimately will...



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Angry Barra tells troops: Never forget what happenedAuto News

GM CEO Mary Barra today gave the most forceful and forthright speech of her short tenure, telling thousands of employees that she was "saddened and disturbed" reading the internal report detailing the company's deadly ignition switch defect while...



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Barra, Valukas summoned to Capitol Hill for hearingsAuto News

The two congressional committees investigating General Motors' recall crisis said today that they will hold follow-up hearings, with GM CEO Mary Barra and independent investigator Anton Valukas invited to testify.



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Audi's 11% May sales rise reinforces challenge to BMWAuto News

Audi posted an 11 percent rise in sales last month, supporting its bid for the global luxury car-sales crown in a tightening race with rival BMW.



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REACTION: What analysts, lawmakers and others are saying about GM recall findings Auto News

A roundup of what analysts and others are saying about the findings in GM's internal report about delayed recalls.



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GM recall blitz isn't overAuto News

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said today that the proliferation of recalls at GM will be the 'new norm' as GM sets out to fix problems that led to its safety crisis.



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GM dismisses 15 employees as internal probe is releasedAuto News

General Motors is dismissing 15 employees, including engineers, members of its legal staff and at least one vice president, in connection with their roles in a deadly recall that was delayed for years after ignition switches were known to be faulty.



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GM expected to dismiss multiple employees as internal probe is releasedAuto News

General Motors plans to announce today that it is dismissing multiple employees, including engineers, members of its legal staff and at least one vice president, in connection with their roles in a deadly recall that was delayed for years after...



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