Η General Motors ανακοίνωσε νέα ανάκληση 2,19 εκατ. αυτοκινήτων

Ενός κακού μύρια έπονται, με την GM να ανακοινώνει νέα τεράστια ανάκληση που οφείλεται στις προβληματικές μίζες. Η General Motors ανακοίνωσε πως ανακαλεί 2,19 εκατ. Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Saturn Ion, Sky,

Όπως καταλαβαίνεις η ανάκληση αυτή δεν οφείλεται στη παλιά, η οποία έχει οδηγήσει σε 13 θανάτους, με την General Motors να ανακοινώνει, πως μετά από εσωτερική έρευνα που έκανε, ανέστειλε δύο ανώτερους μηχανικούς τους -με αποδοχές-, οι οποίοι επέβλεπαν τις αλλαγές στα σχέδια του διακόπτη της μίζας. Συνολικά η GM μέσα στις τελευταίες τέσσερις εβδομάδες έχει ανακαλέσει 4.258.687 αυτοκίνητα, που θα τις κοστίσουν περισσότερα από 1,3 δις δολάρια.

[Πηγή: The Detroit Free Press, CSPAN, Bloomberg, Detroit News, General Motors]

GM Creates Speak Up For Safety Program for Employees

Two engineers placed on paid leave as part of ignition switch probe

2014-04-10

DETROIT – General Motors is creating a Speak Up for Safety program to recognize employees for ideas that make vehicles safer, and for speaking up when they see something that could impact customer safety, CEO Mary Barra said today.

“GM must embrace a culture where safety and quality come first,” Barra said. “GM employees should raise safety concerns quickly and forcefully, and be recognized for doing so.”

Barra spoke at an employee town hall meeting on Thursday, announcing the internal Speak Up for Safety campaign. The campaign is intended to remove perceived and real barriers to candid conversations between employees and their leaders as a step to foster a “safety first” culture.

Reporting issues only matters if there is follow-up – and Barra said the Global Vehicle Safety Group will be accountable to take action or close issues within a prescribed time period.

“We will recognize employees who discover and report safety issues to fix problems that could have been found earlier and identify ways to make vehicles safer,” she said. Details will be announced in the next 30 days.

Separately, Barra confirmed two GM engineers have been placed on paid leave following a briefing from Anton Valukas, the former U.S. attorney overseeing an independent investigation into circumstances leading to a safety recall of 2.6 million older GM cars for ignition defects.

“This is an interim step as we seek the truth about what happened,” Barra said. “It was a difficult decision, but I believe it is best for GM.”

About General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world’s largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.