All Automotive articles – Page 4
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ArticleToyota discloses ‘possible anti-bribery violations’ to U.S. authorities
Toyota said in a regulatory filing it has “reported possible anti-bribery violations related to a Thai subsidiary” to U.S. enforcement agencies.
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Volvo Cars adds new chief compliance and ethics officer
Volvo Cards has appointed Augusta Speiser as chief compliance and ethics officer.
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Genuine Parts Company appoints chief accounting officer
Genuine Parts Company announced the appointment of Napoleon Rutledge as chief accounting officer, in addition to his current role as senior vice president of finance.
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Tenneco names general counsel
Automotive components manufacturer Tenneco announced Thomas Sabatino will join the company in the role of executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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ArticleToyota to pay $180M for shirking emissions-reporting requirements
Toyota settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency for $180 million—the largest civil penalty ever for violations of the EPA’s emission-reporting requirements under the Clean Air Act.
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ArticleFive compliance triumphs from 2020
CW reveals its list of five compliance wins from the year, including Samsung for its honesty, Volkswagen for successfully wrapping up its monitorship, 3M for stellar ethics, and more.
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ArticleVolkswagen CCO Kurt Michels: Tips for surviving a monitorship
Fresh off his company’s compliance monitorship, Volkswagen CCO Kurt Michels shares ways to cultivate a trustful relationship with a monitor; finesse a company’s cultural makeover; and reestablish credibility in the wake of criminal behavior.
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ArticleNikola discloses subpoenas over fraud allegations
Electric truck startup Nikola disclosed in a regulatory filing it has received subpoenas from the SEC and the Department of Justice regarding fraud allegations raised in a short-seller report in early September.
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ArticleVW integrity chief: Culture has changed … and we have stress test to prove it
In a Q&A with Compliance Week, Volkswagen integrity chief Hiltrud Werner said that while compliance efforts “never have a finish line,” the company has made great strides since Dieselgate.
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Fisker appoints chief accounting officer
Electric car maker Fisker announced the appointment of John Finnucan as chief accounting officer.
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ArticleFiat Chrysler fined $9.5M for ‘misleading disclosures’ on diesel emissions
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle allegations from the SEC that it made “misleading disclosures” regarding an internal audit of emission control systems for diesel vehicles it sold in the United States.
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ArticleDaimler, U.S. authorities reach $1.5B proposed emissions settlement
Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have reached a proposed settlement with U.S. authorities totaling $1.5 billion in fines and other costs to resolve emissions-cheating allegations.
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ArticleBorgWarner fined $950K by SEC for downplaying asbestos liabilities
Car parts manufacturer BorgWarner has agreed to pay $950,000 as part of a settlement with the SEC for allegedly failing to calculate and report $700 million in future asbestos liability claims.
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ArticleDaimler projects over $2B to resolve U.S. emission cheating allegations
Daimler AG, the parent company of car maker Mercedes-Benz, predicts it will spend over $2 billion to settle emission tampering allegations by U.S. regulators and a related class-action lawsuit.
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Coca-Cola poaches general counsel from Ford
Coca-Cola announced Bradley Gayton has been elected senior vice president and general counsel. Gayton joins from Ford Motor Company, which has named John Mellen as his successor.
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Tricolor names chief compliance officer
Used vehicle retailer Tricolor announced the addition of veteran compliance executive Stacie Trier as chief compliance officer.
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Daimler appoints chief compliance officer
German automotive corporation Daimler announced the appointment of Dr. Wolfgang Bartels as chief compliance officer. Dr. Bartels takes over for Olaf Schick, who is to become the CFO of Daimler Greater China.
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ArticleAnalysis: VW ‘deliberately immoral’ ruling pushes governance lessons
A look at a recent court case against car manufacturer Volkswagen once again places the company in the spotlight but, perhaps more importantly, offers some lessons in how to live up to shareholder expectations of good governance that protects their investment.
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Lucid Motors hires former Tesla general counsel
Electric car company Lucid Motors announced the appointment of Jonathan Butler as vice president, general counsel. Butler previously spent eight years with Tesla as deputy general counsel.
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ArticleElon Musk again tests SEC with 'stock price is too high' tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is at it again on Twitter, this time with a comment he made about the electric car company’s stock price being too high.