Issues
It’s the end of the road for Hummer
By David Usborne
Feb. 26, 2010
…Environmentalists took a different view. "Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet," said Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign at the Centre for Auto Safety in Washington. "Hummer should rest in pieces."
Ode to the fallen Hummer
Salon.com
By Andrew Leonard
Feb. 25, 2010
…The L.A. Times quotes Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, as saying that "Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet. Hummer should rest in pieces. " …
‘Rest in Pieces, Hummer:’ Chinese regulators block Tengzhong’s dream of buying iconic GM brand.
TODAYonline
Feb. 26, 2010
"Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet," said Mr Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign at the Centre for Auto Safety, an advocacy group in Washington. "Hummer should rest in pieces."
Ford Explorer Death Inquiry Letter from NHTSA
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Floor mat problem sparked 2000 Toyota recall in U.K.
U.S. chief Lentz cites weaknesses in information sharing
Neil Roland
Automotive News | February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. recalled its Lexus IS 200 in the United Kingdom for floor mat entrapment almost 10 years ago without informing U.S. highway safety regulators.
"We didn’t do a very good job of sharing information across the globe," Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., conceded here today at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Toyota to Provide Additional Services to New York Customers Affected by Recent Recalls
GM ends talks to sell Hummer brand to Chinese buyer
USAToday
Feb. 25, 2010
By Chris Woodyard
"Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet," wrote Dan Becker, director of the Center for Auto Safety’s Safe Climate Campaign in an e-mail.
(This story also appeared at HispanicBusiness.com.)
GM to Wind Down Hummer as Tengzhong Sale Accord Fails
Feb. 25, 2010
By Katie Merx
GM’s sale of Hummer falls through
Feb. 25, 2010
By Jerry Hirsch
"Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet. Hummer should rest in pieces," said Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, a Washington advocacy group that wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …