 News of May 9, 1999
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GM
Sweeps Premium Midsize Segment in Initial Quality and Top Three Plants in North America |
| DETROIT, May 5, 1999-- General Motors swept the top three spots in the
premium midsize car segment and had the top three plants in North America, according to
the 1999 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study released Wednesday. The
Chevrolet Lumina, with just 87 problems per 100 cars, won the premium midsize segment,
edging the Buick LeSabre and the Buick Century. |
Chevrolet Lumina, best in class
Photo: General Motors |
| Buick was the No. 2-ranking nameplate in the overall study. Lumina and
LeSabre were the only non-luxury cars and the only North American-built cars to finish in
the combined car and truck top 10 of fewest problems per 100 vehicles.
... see full article |
| Ingolstadt, 30.04.99 - Audi officially opened the second phase of the
Neckarsulm plant's paint shop, a construction project representing an investment volume of
DM 158 million. In addition to around 200 guests from the worlds of politics and business,
Erwin Teufel, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, and Jürgen Gebhardt, AUDI AG's Member
of the Board of Management for Production, took part in the opening ceremony. Both of them
stressed the importance of Audi's investment for the region.
... see full article |
Audi plant at Neckarsulm
Photo: Audi |
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| Toyota
Announces Major Executive Changes |
Tokyo -- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced that it will make key changes at the
senior director level. Under the plan, Toyota Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda will be made
Honorary Chairman, while President Hiroshi Okuda will take over as Chairman. Vice Chairman
Iwao Isomura will remain in his post and Executive Vice President Fujio Cho will become
President. The changes will be made official at the board meeting following the
company's annual general shareholders meeting to be held in the later part of June. |
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