Honda Cuts Pay Of President and Other Execs in Fit of Quality Concerns
Oct 23, 2014
TOKYO Thu Oct 23, 2014; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co said on Thursday its president and 12 other executives would take an unprecedented, quality-related pay cut after the Japanese automaker announced the fifth recall in a year of its new Fit hybrid model. The recall, which covers 425,8 ... Continue reading
Millikin to Retire as GM General Counsel
Oct 20, 2014
DETROIT â General Motors today announced that General Counsel Michael Millikin informed the company of his decision to retire in early 2015. The company will immediately begin an external search for his replacement. âMike has had a tremendous career, spanning more than 40 years, with the vast majority of it a ... Continue reading
Faurecia Named Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council's Corporation of the Year
Oct 20, 2014
Faurecia North America, the sixth-largest automotive supplier in North America, has been named Corporation of the Year in the Manufacturing Level II category, and Faurecia's Glenn Donell was designated National Buyer of the Year by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC). The honors were announced th ... Continue reading
Toyota's Patricia Salas Pineda Is One of People en Español's 25 Most Powerful Latinas of 2014
Oct 17, 2014
The readers of People en Español selected Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of the Hispanic Business Strategy Group at Toyota Motor North America as one of the 25 Most Powerful Latinas of 2014. Pineda joined co-honorees at a gala luncheon here today. This is the fifth consecutive year that the magazine rec ... Continue reading
Toyota Apprentices Of The Year 2014
Oct 17, 2014
They cracked the theory tests and they demonstrated their practical skills in the pressure of a test environment: Toyotaâs Apprentices of the Year 2014 have earned their trophies. This year 31 Toyota and Lexus apprentices made it through to the finals, held last week at the Toyota UK Training Academy in Nottingham ... Continue reading
Ford Won the South East Final of the National Apprenticeship Awards
Oct 16, 2014
â Ford and its national dealer network has been named South East Macro Employer of the Year at the 2014 National Apprenticeship Awards. This is the second time in a row that Ford has won the award, having been short-listed from hundreds of entrants for the South East final. One of Fordâs current Engineering a ... Continue reading
Nissan Launches UK Skills Foundation
Oct 14, 2014
Major expansion of Nissanâs UK schools engagement programme Inspiring the engineers, scientists and manufacturers of the future New activities include F1 In Schools programme and Eco-School SUNDERLAND, UK -- October, 2014: Nissan has announced a major expansion of its schools engagement activities in the UK, using ... Continue reading
Yaya Touré Joins Nissan as New global Ambassador
Oct 9, 2014
Nissan is proud to announce Yaya Touré, three-time African Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League winner, as its newest global ambassador. The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder has agreed to a deal which will see him work alongside Nissanâs global UEFA Champions League and Orange Africa Cup o ... Continue reading
Luca di Montezemolo Bids Farewell to the Ferrari GT Division
Oct 9, 2014
Maranello, 8th October â âItâs not easyâ¦â were the words with which a visibly moved Luca di Montezemolo began his farewell address to the employees of Ferrariâs GT Division last afternoon. He was, unsurprisingly, interrupted several times with long applause from the assembled audience. In ... Continue reading
GM's Grace Lieblein named 2014 Engineer of the Year
Oct 6, 2014
Great Minds in STEMâ¢, the gateway for Hispanics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, recognized Grace Lieblein, General Motors vice president Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, as the 2014 Engineer of the Year during the 26th Annual HENAAC Conference, "The Quest for Competitive Greatness." GMiS re ... Continue reading
Sep 27, 2014
Ford engineer Hannah Pearlman reached the finals of the annual Institution of Engineering and Technologyâs (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award Award recognises the achievements of young women who have chosen a career in engineering and encourages others to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe ... Continue reading
John K. Blanchard to Lead GM's Detroit Initiatives
Sep 26, 2014
Single point contact for rebuilding city added to Local Government Relations role DETROIT â General Motors today announced the immediate appointment of John K. Blanchard, director of Local Government Relations for the U.S. since 2011, as lead executive for all GMâs initiatives and projects within the City of ... Continue reading
Sep 26, 2014
Stephen Larson of Carter Subaru Ballard in Seattle, Washington is this year's Subaru U.S. National Technician Competition Champion. Larson won the national competition, which tests the knowledge, skill and on-the-job excellence of Subaru technicians in a variety of diagnostic and hands-on challenges. This is the fifth ... Continue reading
Sep 25, 2014
Already Ford has met its goal of creating 12,000 hourly jobs in the United States by 2015 as part of the 2011 UAW contract talks; total new job creation to date exceeds 14,000 Kansas City Assembly Plant adds 1,200 jobs to support growing demand for the all-new Ford Transit family of commercial vehicles; jobs are in add ... Continue reading
283 New Graduates Begin their Careers with Jaguar Land Rover
Sep 23, 2014
283 new graduates begin their careers with Jaguar Land Rover Over 1,200 have joined tailored graduate programme in last four years New intake receives inspirational address from Olympic champion, Lizzy Yarnold Jaguar Land Rover climbs to number 16 in The Times Top 100 List of Graduate Employers Company starts search fo ... Continue reading
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