They called him the Pampas Bull. José Froilán González, who scored Ferrari’s first F1 win at the 1951 British Grand Prix, is dead at 90. Get all the day’s auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
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+ General Motors and Chrysler officials expressed support for the city of Detroit as its bankruptcy grows imminent. More here at Bloomberg.com.
+ Ford Motor Co. aims to reduce emissions in its global factory network 30 percent by 2025. More here at The Detroit Bureau.
+ General Motors is expanding a power window recall to cover another 200,000 SUVs. More here at USA Today.
+ Chrysler is freezing the pension plans for 8,000 current salaried workers at the end of 2013. More here at the Detroit Free Press.
+ José Froilán González, the Argentine driver who scored Ferrari’s first Formula 1 victory and was known as the Pampas Bull, is dead at 90. More here at the UK Guardian.
+ American Axle will raze buildings along Holbrook Street, portions of which date back to GM’s Detroit Gear and Axle subsidiary in 1917. More here at The Detroit News.
+ NASCAR team owners Joe Gibbs and Rick Hendrick have fired back at champ Brad Keselowski, who accused them of stealing employees and data. More here at Fox Sports.
+ A study from the Center for Automotive Research at Duisburg-Essen University forecasts the worst year in three decades for the European auto industry. More here at Deutsche Welle.
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