General Motors has put vice chairman Steve Girsky in charge of its troubled European operations, replacing Karl-Friedrich Stracke. GM said that Stracke will handle special assignments from chairman Dan Akerson.
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13 Jul, 2012
Karl-Friedrich Stracke has resigned as President of General Motors Europe
General Motors, a pioneer in outsourcing information technology, said it is beginning to reverse that trend with plans to at least double the number of in-house IT experts over the next three years.
Dax Shepard leaned on his Hollywood acting friends to fill out the cast of his new movie, Hit and Run, that hits theaters on Aug. 24. (Watch the movie trailer
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The Jeep brand, sponsor of Juventus for the 2012-2013 football season makes its first appearance on the Home strip shirt of the Italian Championship Winning Club, officially unveiled at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.
Following the adoption of the European Commission's proposals to reduce CO2 emissions from cars and vans, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) will now work with its members to conduct a full analysis of how the proposed targets should be reached as well as their feasibility, and what this means in practice for the industry as a whole.
Ford's Dagenham site in east London has built over 40m engines since starting in 1931.
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Opel's Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his position as CEO of the embattled European carmaker to take on "special assignments," where he will report to General Motors CEO Dan Akerson.
GM Europe president and Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke on Thursday stepped down from his position to take on special assignments reporting to GM chairman and CEO Dan Akerson, the automaker announced.
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Cutting-edge technology in greener cars like General Motors' Chevy Volt and PSA Peugeot Citroen's 3008 HYbrid4 is unlikely to be shared in the alliance between the two firms, an executive from GM's Opel unit said today.
Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his position as head of the carmaker to take on "special assignments," where he will report to GM CEO Dan Akerson.
Chevrolet sold a record 117,500 cars in central and western Europe in the first six months of the year for a market share of 1.43%, also a record. Sales volume was up 11,500 units on the same period last year with market share increasing by 0.24% as industry sales fell by 7.7%.
Brembo, the upmarket Italian brakes systems supplier, has signed its first distribution deal in Africa with Sparepro, a South African parts company.
We're happy to report that the 1930 Ford Model A roadster stolen two weeks ago has been located.
Skoda deliveries rose 7.5 percent last month to 87,400, boosted by strong demand from Germany and China. Despite the rise, the automaker said it still saw a more difficult second half to the year.
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