rorty:::tort: DAILY: NHTSA sends a message with record fine on Toyota | GM's new purchasing chief Lieblein adds another woman to exec ranks | Accord helps Honda rebound from Civic jeers

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December 18, 2012

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Toyota to pay record $17.35 million fine for U.S. defect reporting lapse
Former NHTSA official: Agency sending a message

Toyota has been ordered to pay a record fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a safety defect to federal regulators in a timely manner, the Department of Transportation said today. ... >> story Published: Dec 18 7:27 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/18/12 3:41 pm ET - adds expert comment

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GM promotes Grace Lieblein to head of global purchasing, supply chain
More women getting top roles at automaker

General Motors has appointed the head of its Brazil operations as the company's global purchasing czar. Grace Lieblein, 52, will oversee GM's $77 billion annual purchasing budget as the company's vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, GM said in a statement today. ... >> story Published: Dec 18 10:06 am U.S. Eastern time / UPDATED: 12/18/12 3:01 pm ET -- adds bio, background

Accord helps Honda rebound from Civic jeers
Consumers Reports ranks new sedan among the market's best mid-sized cars

Honda Motor Co., hit by Consumer Reports' stinging review for its Civic small car last year, got high marks for the revamped 2013 Accord that the magazine said ranks among the market's best mid-sized cars. ... >> story Published: Dec 18 12:34 am U.S. Eastern time

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