General Motors has announced that it is recalling certain Model Year 2012 Chevrolet Impalas for improper routing of the vehicle’s upper power steering hose, which could lead to melting of the hose due to its close proximity to the catalytic converter. The safety concern is that the melted hose may drip power steering fluid onto the vehicle’s catalytic converter, resulting in a blaze. Funkmasterflex
Car Talk: GM To Spend $150M To Reactivate Indonesia Factory
General Motors said it will invest $150 million to reactivate a plant in Indonesia to build a “people mover” van for Southeast Asia. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
Car Talk: GM Wants To Be Like Apple
General Motors Co. Global Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick, never one to think small, has declared his intention to transform the clunky Detroit automaker into a company on par with the brand that Jobs built: innovative, sleek, cutting edge and high design. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. @WiL
(Video) GM’s Mark Reuss Gets Personal
In this video called “Keeping Pace” a closer look is taken at GM’s Mark Reuss customer service mission. Hit the jump to see the video. Funk Flex
Car Talk: GM’s Akerson Believes Opel Can Be Successful With New Cost Structure
General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson told a German newspaper that Opel can be successful with its new cost structure, and repeated that the European brand was not for sale. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex
Car Talk: GM Suppliers Who Hit Cost Targets Will Receive Future-Model Contracts
General Motors said today that it will reward suppliers who hit agreed-upon cost targets for parts on a current vehicle by automatically giving them the contract for the same part for the next generation of that vehicle. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex
