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Judith McGrath, Chief of MTV, Resigns

BILL CARTER The New York Times 05/05/2011

MTV Networks announced Thursday that its chairman and chief executive, Judy McGrath, was resigning. The surprising change at the top comes at a time when MTV is riding a surge in both ratings for its programs and profits for its parent company, Viacom.

GM to invest $100 million in New York parts plant Neale Gulley Reuters 04/12/2011	Chevy Recalls Cruze After A Steering Wheel Falls Off Jonathan Welsh The Wall Street Journal 04/11/2011
General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Tuesday it will invest $100 million in a New York parts plant that the company and union officials say was kept from closing because workers there agreed to "second-tier" wage levels designed to keep U.S. automakers competitive.	Imagine turning your car’s steering wheel, or giving it a gentle tug, and having it break away from the steering column. Now you’re speeding along holding the suddenly useless wheel. It sounds like a vision from a cartoon, or every driver’s nightmare. And it happened to at least one driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact car last month, and General Motors Corp. is recalling 2,100 of the cars as a result.
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Quake-Related Shortage Idles GM Plant The Wall Street Journal 03/17/2011	Toyota says to halt all production in Japan until Mar 16 Reuters 03/13/2011
General Motors Co. says it suspended production at its Shreveport, La., plant for the week of March 21 because of a parts shortage stemming from last week’s earthquake in Japan. Damage to parts suppliers and transportation networks in Japan have brought that country’s auto industry to a halt.	Toyota Motor Co said on Monday that it plans to suspend all production in Japan at least until March 16 following Friday's massive earthquake in northeastern Japan.
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U.S. Government Gift Shops Import Patriotic Products -- from China JONATHAN KARL and MATTHEW JAFFE ABC News 02/24/2011	Toyota recalls 1.53 million vehicles Michael Sheridan New York Daily News 10/21/2010
Tens of millions flock to the Smithsonian museums in Washington each year to see Americana -- everything from Abraham Lincoln's top hat to Archie Bunker's chair. But one thing you'll have a hard time finding is something American in the gift shop.	Oh what a feeling indeed. Toyota, which was rocked earlier this year by a massive recall that damaged the company's image and raised safety concerns about many of its cars, is recalling another 1.53 million vehicles around the world.
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Toyota recalls 437,000 units of Prius, other hybrids over brakes Nobuhiro Kubo and Chang-Ran Kim Reuters 02/09/2010	Citi North America Consumer-Banking Chief Teresa Dial Departing The Wall Street Journal 01/11/2010
Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.	Citigroup Inc. (C) said Teresa Dial, head of the company's North American consumer-banking business, has left for "personal reasons" and will become a senior advisor.
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