- GM’s alphabet soup handling of recall spells trouble ahead – DetN
- On Leadership: Honeymoon interrupted for GM’s Mary Barra – Washington Post
- GM ignition-flaw death toll expected to rise as trial lawyers seek victims – Automotive News
- Watchdog group says review identified 303 deaths in GM cars with undeployed air-bags – Washington Post
- Transportation secretary: Feds lacked data to investigate GM defects – DetN
- GERMANY: Chairman Amman signals strategy shift at Opel – Just-auto: Opel may rely on small, entry level models in Europe rather than moving the brand upmarket, chairman Dan Amman said.
- Ex-GM CEO Akerson returning to investment firm – DetN
- Unclear Whether Ford Gained Advantage Over Industry With Aluminum F-150, Experts Say – Wards
- California Questions Regulating Driverless Cars – thedetroitbureau.com
- VW’s Skoda to produce new model at one of its Czech plant – Reuters
- Why China is the Greatest Auto Market In The World – Chinacartimes
- VW’s U.S. Ambitions Hurt by UAW Fight – WSJ
- Ukraine crisis makes carmakers wary of Russia – DetN
- Toyota and BMW’s jointly developed sportscar coming in 2017 – Indian Autos Blog
[Want more news? The Daily Kanban Newsbot works for you 24/7.] Note: Ed Niedermeyer and Bertel Schmitt will go to the land of the kanban, Japan, over the weekend, and will be there all next week. This will impact the cadence of reporting a bit. Rob Otter will hold the fort.