Despite the ongoing drop in oil prices, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said her company would stay the course as far as fuel efficiency is concerned.
Per The Detroit Bureau, Barra was interviewed onstage by Automotive News editor-in-chief Keith Crane about her time as GM's CEO thus far during the 2015 Automotive News World Congress held during this year's Detroit Auto Show. While she said falling prices weren't going to alter product plans, she didn't know what the end result of the situation would end up being.
Barra also addressed the recall parade that took up the majority of 2014, proclaiming that GM has learned its lessons from the recalls, and vowing that "this sort of thing" will never occur in the future. She maintains, however, that she, senior management and top engineers had no clue about the ignition problems that kicked off the parade until it came to light via pre-trial testimony.
As far as GM being a large corporation weighed down by bureaucracy is concerned, Barra said such a view is inaccurate today, from how it conducts conferences, to how it evaluates employees and listens to its customer base.
Finally, she said she keeps an eye on the various subsidiaries GM has around the world, praising the strength of Opel in particular.
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