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Chevy, Buick-GMC bosses out at GM

The brand heads of Buick-GMC and Chevrolet are leaving General Motors Co., continuing a management upheaval sparked by the Dec. 1 ouster of CEO Fritz Henderson. Buick-GMC head Michael Richards, who left Ford Motor Co.

Toyota will test stability of all of its SUVs

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday that it will conduct safety tests on all of its SUVs after suspending sales of the Lexus GX 460 following a report of a risk of rollover accidents. Toyota stopped GX 460 sales earlier this week.

Stop-Start Freelander on the way

Land Rover has announced that it will be introducing stop-start technology on its Freelander range from May 2009, thus saving around 8% on the Co2 emissions, and taking the Freelander down a group on VED, which should help move a few more Freelanders off forecourts next year. The technology for the stop-start was developed in-house, with a new engine management system coming from Bosch and an uprated starter from Denso. The stop-start option will be available on the 2.2 TD4, which accounts for nearly half of UK sales.