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U.S. Sues ExxonMobil over Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill
The complaint covers ExxonMobil’s unlawful discharge of heavy crude oil from a 20-inch-diameter interstate pipeline – the Pegasus Pipeline – that ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas on 29 March 2013. Continue reading
Posted in energy, environment, litigation
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Toyota Best Global Green Brand Again
This assessment from Interbrand is not without self-interest since it makes money from its consultancy, which it boasts is the world’s leading supplier of advertising campaigns. Each brand’s perception score is determined through a consumer study covering over 10,000 respondents; over 1,000 in each of the 10 largest economies, including the US, Japan, China, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Brazil, India, and Russia. Continue reading
Posted in environment, marketing
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Rogue Named Cadillac Creative Agency
Cadillac says it has selected a new agency called Rogue as its creative agency of record, following a review process. Continue reading
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2013 Global Light Vehicle Sales Tracking at 83 million
Global light vehicle sales held steady in May with a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of sales of 82.8 million units a year, according to the latest data from LMC Automotive. The consultancy predicts that full-year 2013 sales will be 83.4 million units. Continue reading
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Third Chrysler Recall in Week Since it Spurned NHTSA
Chrysler Group is recalling approximately 14,800 Dodge cars to recalibrate their powertrain control modules. It was the third recall in a week after Chrysler spurned a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall almost 3 million Jeeps because of an allegedly defective fuel tank design. Continue reading
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Press Preview Failure Prompts Global Aston Martin Recall
More than 2,800 sports cars are affected because of a gas pedal manufacturing defect that first appeared at a press preview in March. Aston Martin in the required NHTSA filing said that it suspected ‘heavy use” of the pedal was the root cause, bringing another shade of meaning to the term lead-foot. Continue reading
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GM Reorganizes Again – New Global Services Group
Tremblay’s appointment is effective 1 July 1. Her workers will come from employees in Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, Real Estate and Indirect Purchasing. When fully operational, Global Business Services will manage dozens of common processes across GM and include thousands of employees across the globe. The group is expected to reduce associated costs by at least 30% over the next four years. Whether the cost savings come from eliminating jobs was not immediately clear. Continue reading
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GM Declares Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock
The convertible preferred stock was offered at $50 per share when GM emerged from bankruptcy. The shares automatically convert to a variable amount of GM common stock on 1 December 2013. If GM common is trading at $33 for a period preceding that, preferred shareholders will at least break even on the $50 per share price paid. The leverage works both ways on the conversion price, though. Continue reading
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General Motors, Ford Post Record May China Sales
General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record of 252,942 vehicles in China, sales increasing 9.4% from the same month last year. Crosstown rival and slow starter in China, Ford Motor Company also posted a record from a year earlier to 70,540 passenger cars. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, changan ford, china, gm china, jmc, Ken Zino
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New 2014 GM Models Get Two Years Free Maintenance
Customers who purchase or lease a new 2014 Chevrolet, Buick or GMC car, truck or crossover in the U.S. will be covered by a new maintenance program that includes scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Continue reading
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Taxpayers to Recoup $1.3 Billion on Latest GM Stock Sale
U.S. Treasury today said that the 30 million shares of GM common stock it is selling at $34.41 per share is expected to total a $1.03 billion recovery for U.S. taxpayers. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, gm bailout, great recession, Ken Zino, sec, treasury
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Chrysler Recalls 600,000 Jeep SUVs for Safety Defects
Only days after Chrysler Group refused a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration request to recall 2.7 million Jeep models because of allegedly unsafe fuel systems, the company is initiating a safety recall on defective Jeep airbag modules. The Fiat-controlled automaker is also conducting another Jeep recall because of a defective transmission oil cooler line. Continue reading
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No Sales Surprises in May – Top Ten List Unchanged
There were no real surprises hidden in the U.S. sales data now that all the numbers are in. A slowly recovering U.S. auto market posted sales of 1.45 million light vehicles for a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 15.3 million light vehicles. This represented overall growth of slightly more than 8%, about in line with analyst expectations. Continue reading
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NHTSA Opens Ford EcoBoost Investigation for Stalling
The turbocharged engine is already subject to two class action suits alleging that the intercooler design is defective. These safety and legal matters are now looking like just the beginnings of potentially prolonged and image-damaging actions about Ford’s claimed fuel economy breakthrough with the downsized EcoBoost engine. Continue reading
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NHTSA Looking at Expanding GM Airbag Recall to 400,000
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is scrutinizing two small GM airbag recalls to see if the number of vehicles with the safety defect should be expanded from 7,000 vehicles to more than 400,000 2012 models. Continue reading
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