CEO Mary Barra Wants GM To Develop A New Attitude
"I want it understood that they day of GM being a polite competitor is over," Barra tells the Detroit Economic Club.
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"I want it understood that they day of GM being a polite competitor is over," Barra tells the Detroit Economic Club.
General Motors says second-quarter profit fell 85 percent as recall costs chopped $1.5 billion from the bottom line.
Lawmakers put Barra on the spot, telling the CEO she should have fired GM's corporate counsel, Michael Millikin, based on the conclusions of an internal report.
GM CEO Mary Barra says 15 employees — many of them senior legal and engineering executives — have been forced out of the company
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has told Washington lawmakers that GM could simultaneously release an internal investigation into a deadly ignition switch problem and its plan to compensate victims.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Acting Administrator David Friedman are holding a press conference.
The recall covers vans from the 2009-2014 model years and includes GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express models.
While previously working as GM's Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, 51-year-old Barra was responsible for keeping her foot on the pedal of the automaker's 11 global brands.
