Toyota sedang mengalami ujian berat - PART 01

[asudarsono]

Belum ada tuh pesaingnya. Justru yg nomor CRV dan VW mah cuma raja jalanan aja. Moso Tiguan mau dibawa ke lumpur????? Kalau mau allround, pesaing terdekatnya menurut saya si Mitsu Outlander itu......

Gimana jadi beli nggak Camry barunya? Mumpung bisa dapat DP jauh di bawah yg resmi.

[maskopat]

@asudarsono: emangnya camry lagi diskon? apa aja nih toyota yang lagi murah?

[FortunerMan]

Belum ada tuh pesaingnya. Justru yg nomor CRV dan VW mah cuma raja jalanan aja. Moso Tiguan mau dibawa ke lumpur????? Kalau mau allround, pesaing terdekatnya menurut saya si Mitsu Outlander itu......

Gimana jadi beli nggak Camry barunya? Mumpung bisa dapat DP jauh di bawah yg resmi.

RAV4 dan CR-V itu direct competitors om...sama kaya Outlander, dll yg dites diatas. Masih lakuan CR-V di Amerika...best selling SUV.

Yg bilang mau beli mobil sopo? Baru beli Avanza 1.5S 3 bulan yg lalu. Kalo dapet 0% dan 2 thn free maintenance kaya di Amerika baru deh tergiur. Lagian Camry baru masih 2.4 2AZ-FE juga...mesin masih sama aja ama Camry jadul ane (yg gak rusak2)... kalo yg 3.5Q mah mendingan beli tanah...

[asudarsono]

@Maskopat : Yg resmi dibuang2 cuma Luxio dan Sirion tapi asal kita bisa deketin, bisalah dinego.

@FM : Iyaaaaa, Cuma CRV apa bisa diajak ke tanah? Apalagi Tiguan?? Menurut saya harusnya RAV V6, Grand Vitara V6, Outlander, Forester XT, dst .....

Forester XT gak punya low range sih, jadilah taruhnya di antrian belakang aja.

Yaaah, 3 bulan lalu Avanzanya khan masih normal price. Kalau mau cicipi harga bagus, sekarang saatnya, om. Khan om bilang "Ayo dong Indonesia heboh dikit kek...biar bisa beli Toyota mur-mer".
Udah heboh nih, udah murmer nih ....... lain donk naik Avanza sama naik Camry. Mobil menteri, gan

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1. silakan dicari dmn ane prnh blg : GM perusahaan suci, tdk prnh bikin injury..... wkwkwkwk
2. msh dr artikel tsb...


ckckckck... artikel 1993 dibawa, ga ada yg lbh tua?.......... jaman 40-50an mgkn? kan jaman ledak2an kan tuh
1993 mbl bermasalah, apakah 2010 msh bermasalah juga?
thn 70-an mbl2 jepang dianggap apa di amrik? "CRAP" !!!
kekekekek

Katanya Toyota killer car? GM udah bunuh 300 orang, 700 orang, Toyota 52 org. Siapa yg killer car? itung aja berapa kali lipet tuh? Sampai skrg pun masih ada lawsuit terhadap GM, cuman HANGUS karena GM BANGKRUT.

ayo2 silakan dicari, dmn gw prnh post : GM perusahaan suci! kok msh blm dpt?
cb cari lbh teliti, mgkn didekat2 post gw : GM, profesional disegala jajaran!

[Captivated]

Sorry Bros, but this discussions are getting lame and more and more childish..lbh baik diskusi yg lbh konstruktif aja..

setuju boss....
sikap gw sbnrnya cm ngelayanin aja org yg lg "panas" gara merk kebanggaan-nya lg berkasus ria. itung2 ngisi waktu lowong drpd ga ada kerjaan

soalnya klo kita bahas sesuatu ttg "kekurangan" Toyota (spt judul tred), pasti ujung2nya balik ke : GM anu lah, Nissan itu lah, Peugeot ini lah..... blah blah blah

bukannya di tret ini kita bahas toyota? trus akhirnya malah ngumbar merk lain karena sesuatu dan lain hal?
sudah jelas di judul tret... kalo mau, buka tret tentang GM...

gw bangga ama GM? biasa aja tuh
GM bikin mbl buruk, reputasi anjlok, bunuh org? emeng gw pikirin......
yg jelas walopun GM itu bukanlah "suci/tanpa cela" (imho GA ADA satupun perusahaan yg suci), bukan berarti kita ga boleh menilai kekurangan suatu perusahaan, right? dlm hal ini kasusnya : Toyota
klo ada kriminal mau divonis tp menolak dgn alasan krn si hakim-jaksa-polisi-dll jg msh byk kesalahan, masuk akal ga itu?
krn gw prnh bohong, berarti gw ga boleh blg si A itu berbohong? pdhk jelas2 dia kdpetan bohong!
apa nunggu gw jd malaikat dulu br bisa beropini ttg org/pihak laen ya?

[FortunerMan]

ayo2 silakan dicari, dmn gw prnh post : GM perusahaan suci! kok msh blm dpt?
cb cari lbh teliti

Hmm....mari kita lihat omong kosong yg ini

tulah bedanya toyota ama chevy (GM)

chevy : "ane recall sebelum ada korban melayang" (sayang nyawa)

toyota : "klo blm ada korban, ane emoh recall2an" (sayang duit)
mknya hire staf ex-NHTSA buat nutupin kasus2 n byr karyawan dibawah UMR

liat bedanya???

Berarti kalo GM beda sama Toyota yg bikin killer car, berarti gak pernah makan nyawa kan? ...Kan Chevy sayang nyawa, Toyota TIDAK sayang nyawa

Kalo bunuh 700 ORANG itu sayang nyawa namanya? Di recall nggak mobil2nya?

Mari kita simak lagi article LA Times ini
http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/29/news/mn-57243

A History of Fiery Deaths on the Road

In December 1994, federal safety regulators--in exchange for a GM payment of $51 million for safety programs--dropped an investigation that could have led to a recall.

But the deal did nothing about the millions of trucks still on the road. Since the settlement, at least 65 people are believed to have burned to death in crashes of the old full-size pickups, according to a Times analysis of data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System, a U.S. government database.

Since the trucks were introduced in the 1970s, at least 725 people have burned to death in fuel fires triggered by C/K crashes, according to FARS data. The body count distinguishes the pickups, from a fire risk standpoint, as the most dangerous vehicles ever put on the road, according to safety groups, crash victims and their lawyers.

Udah bunuh TUJUH RATUS DUAPULUH LIMA ORANG! Direcall nggak? NGGAK! malah nyumbang buat safety programs doang! Ini yg namanya "sayang nyawa"?? ini baru satu kasus lho...

Makanya pelajari sejarah GM, jangan sejarah DAEWOO

[asudarsono]

Sorry Bros, but this discussions are getting lame and more and more childish..lbh baik diskusi yg lbh konstruktif aja..

setuju boss....
sikap gw sbnrnya cm ngelayanin aja org yg lg "panas" gara merk kebanggaan-nya lg berkasus ria. itung2 ngisi waktu lowong drpd ga ada kerjaan

soalnya klo kita bahas sesuatu ttg "kekurangan" Toyota (spt judul tred), pasti ujung2nya balik ke : GM anu lah, Nissan itu lah, Peugeot ini lah..... blah blah blah

bukannya di tret ini kita bahas toyota? trus akhirnya malah ngumbar merk lain karena sesuatu dan lain hal?
sudah jelas di judul tret... kalo mau, buka tret tentang GM...

gw bangga ama GM? biasa aja tuh
GM bikin mbl buruk, reputasi anjlok, bunuh org? emeng gw pikirin......
yg jelas walopun GM itu bukanlah "suci/tanpa cela" (imho GA ADA satupun perusahaan yg suci), bukan berarti kita ga boleh menilai kekurangan suatu perusahaan, right? dlm hal ini kasusnya : Toyota
klo ada kriminal mau divonis tp menolak dgn alasan krn si hakim-jaksa-polisi-dll jg msh byk kesalahan, masuk akal ga itu?
krn gw prnh bohong, berarti gw ga boleh blg si A itu berbohong? pdhk jelas2 dia kdpetan bohong!
apa nunggu gw jd malaikat dulu br bisa beropini ttg org/pihak laen ya?

Gue juga cuma ngomporin aja kalau pas tret ini lagi sepi. Aku kepingin liat, kalau ini tret ini bisa panjang apakah bung momod bikin part 2 nggak atau jangan2 malah lagsung diclose.

Walau bokap nyokap lama tinggal di Nagoya, aku kok nggak merasa perlu loyal ama ini merk.

[FortunerMan]

setuju boss....
sikap gw sbnrnya cm ngelayanin aja org yg lg "panas" gara merk kebanggaan-nya lg berkasus ria. itung2 ngisi waktu lowong drpd ga ada kerjaan

soalnya klo kita bahas sesuatu ttg "kekurangan" Toyota (spt judul tred), pasti ujung2nya balik ke : GM anu lah, Nissan itu lah, Peugeot ini lah..... blah blah blah

Supaya ente bisa tau perspektif, kelakuan perusahaan itu sama aja, cari untung maksimal.
Jadi nggak bikin statement2 yg tidak berisi seperti "Chevy sayang nyawa, beda sama Toyota" - kan malu ane google sekali ketemu ini
http://articles.latimes.com/2001/apr/29/news/mn-57243

In December 1994, federal safety regulators--in exchange for a GM payment of $51 million for safety programs--dropped an investigation that could have led to a recall.[/color][/b]

But the deal did nothing about the millions of trucks still on the road. Since the settlement, at least 65 people are believed to have burned to death in crashes of the old full-size pickups, according to a Times analysis of data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System, a U.S. government database.

Since the trucks were introduced in the 1970s, at least 725 people have burned to death in fuel fires triggered by C/K crashes, according to FARS data. The body count distinguishes the pickups, from a fire risk standpoint, as the most dangerous vehicles ever put on the road, according to safety groups, crash victims and their lawyers.

Baca: "THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLES EVER PUT ON THE ROAD"

Bahas sih boleh aja, tapi kalo fitnah seperti anda...ya mungkin menurut anda boleh2 aja - cuman jangan ngaku cuman mau "membahas" - orang lain udah tau ente bohong, tapi jangan membohongi diri sendiri lah

Gimana, kapan Fortuner di recall nih gara2 "ngacir sendiri" juga, kaya RAV4?

[Captivated]

Hmm....mari kita lihat omong kosong yg ini

tulah bedanya toyota ama chevy (GM)

chevy : "ane recall sebelum ada korban melayang" (sayang nyawa)

toyota : "klo blm ada korban, ane emoh recall2an" (sayang duit)
mknya hire staf ex-NHTSA buat nutupin kasus2 n byr karyawan dibawah UMR

liat bedanya???

Berarti kalo GM beda sama Toyota yg bikin killer car, berarti gak pernah makan nyawa kan? ...Kan Chevy sayang nyawa, Toyota TIDAK sayang nyawa

Kalo bunuh 700 ORANG itu sayang nyawa namanya? Di recall nggak mobil2nya?


Udah bunuh TUJUH RATUS DUAPULUH LIMA ORANG! Direcall nggak? NGGAK! malah nyumbang buat safety programs doang! Ini yg namanya "sayang nyawa"?? ini baru satu kasus lho...

Makanya pelajari sejarah GM, jangan sejarah DAEWOO

ooooohhh itu = ane blg GM suci? wkakakakak

lah kan itu lg ngomongin recall captiva barusan (yg kebetulan captiva ane kaga kena), eh ini dibawa2 ke masa lalu
knp ga bawa ke jaman 40-an om? or 70-80an dimana toyota dicap "rongsok" di amrik?
weleh2... panatik sampe segitunya

[FortunerMan]

Hmm....mari kita lihat omong kosong yg ini

tulah bedanya toyota ama chevy (GM)

chevy : "ane recall sebelum ada korban melayang" (sayang nyawa)

toyota : "klo blm ada korban, ane emoh recall2an" (sayang duit)
mknya hire staf ex-NHTSA buat nutupin kasus2 n byr karyawan dibawah UMR

liat bedanya???

Berarti kalo GM beda sama Toyota yg bikin killer car, berarti gak pernah makan nyawa kan? ...Kan Chevy sayang nyawa, Toyota TIDAK sayang nyawa

Kalo bunuh 700 ORANG itu sayang nyawa namanya? Di recall nggak mobil2nya?


Udah bunuh TUJUH RATUS DUAPULUH LIMA ORANG! Direcall nggak? NGGAK! malah nyumbang buat safety programs doang! Ini yg namanya "sayang nyawa"?? ini baru satu kasus lho...

Makanya pelajari sejarah GM, jangan sejarah DAEWOO

ooooohhh itu = ane blg GM suci? wkakakakak

lah kan itu lg ngomongin recall captiva barusan (yg kebetulan captiva ane kaga kena), eh ini dibawa2 ke masa lalu
knp ga bawa ke jaman 40-an om? or 70-80an dimana toyota dicap "rongsok" di amrik?
weleh2... panatik sampe segitunya

Jadi kalo bunuh orang di tahun kemaren beda sama bunuh orang tahun depan? Jadi tahun depan Toyota boleh lupa sama kasus recallnya ya? Serongsoknya Toyota belum pernah bikin rongsokan yg bikin mati TUJUH RATUS DUA PULUH LIMA ORANG

Kasus tuntuan terhadap GM pun masih ada sampe GM bangkrut jadi kasusnya pada hangus. Tapi kalo menurut "sistem pengadilan" anda...matinya udah lama, gpp lah. 725 orang? gpp...udah lama Yg fanatik itu siapa? Ya mungkin Daewoo belon pernah ya bunuh 725 orang, tapi gak tau deh kalo ntar setir Captiva PADA COPOT

[FortunerMan]

Gimana kalo yg stocknya hangus ya? Alias BANGKRUT ala General Motors

Tapi bagus juga GM bangkrut, bisa kabur dr tanggung jawab
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31768759

A Chicago law firm representing people who have sued GM in several auto accident cases said they objected to parts of the plan that would free the "new GM" from liability for people injured by a defective GM product before June 1.

Steve Jakubowski, who filed the appeal notice for the accident litigants, said his appeal would assert that the bankruptcy judge overstepped his authority by preventing victims from pursuing litigation under their state product liability laws.

He estimated that about 1,000 lawsuitscould be pending with potential damages in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Enak juga ya bangkrut...bisa bebas dari 1000 tuntutan

could be pending = aborted?...... maklum ane cupu bhs asing

Les dulu lah kalo (memang) masih cupu. "A Chicago law firm representing people who have sued GM in several auto accident cases said they objected to parts of the plan that would free the "new GM" from liability for people injured by a defective GM product before June 1"

Free = membebaskan. Ini nih perusahaan yg "sayang nyawa" hihihihi...

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terlibat = penyebab utama? klo fortuner anda dihajar truk lalu terbakar, itu salahnya toyota yak?

tp dmn ya gw blg GM itu suci? or "propesional disegala jajaran" mgkn?

[FortunerMan]

terlibat = penyebab utama? klo fortuner anda dihajar truk lalu terbakar, itu salahnya toyota yak?

tp dmn ya gw blg GM itu suci? or "propesional disegala jajaran" mgkn?

Kalo tanki bahan bakarnya di letakkan di tempat yg rawan terbakar, ya jelas iya! Dan PENGADILAN juga udah bilang begitu...masih ngeyel juga

An Atlanta jury Thursday ordered General Motors Corp. to pay $105.2 million to the parents of a Georgia teenager who died in the fiery crash of a GM pickup truck in 1989.

TUJUH RATUS DUA PULUH LIMA ORANG melayang, dan mobil2nya DIBIARKAN di jalan raya.

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Gue juga cuma ngomporin aja kalau pas tret ini lagi sepi. Aku kepingin liat, kalau ini tret ini bisa panjang apakah bung momod bikin part 2 nggak atau jangan2 malah lagsung diclose.

Walau bokap nyokap lama tinggal di Nagoya, aku kok nggak merasa perlu loyal ama ini merk.

siiip boss

[asudarsono]

Gimana sih, jualan gue gak laku ..... padahal udah kasih semua mu mer ........ buhuhu. Apa kudu jual kolor sekalian

Janji janji doank ....... buhuhuhu

[FortunerMan]

tulah bedanya toyota ama chevy (GM)

chevy : "ane recall sebelum ada korban melayang" (sayang nyawa)

toyota : "klo blm ada korban, ane emoh recall2an" (sayang duit)

http://www.productdefectnewsandadvicebl ... 32410.html

Auto Defects Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against General Motors
The California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE (http://www.BestAttorney.com) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors Corporation, TK Holdings, Inc., and Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury of Corbin, Kentucky. The suit arises from an accident involving a 2002 GMC Envoy manufactured by GMC and sold by Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury that resulted in the death of Joanna Campbell.

On July 21, 2007 Joanna Campbell was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy south on Highway 459 in Barbourville, Kentucky, when the alleged defects of the Envoy caused the vehicle to veer to the right, completely out of her control. The Envoy traveled across a creek, struck an embankment and flipped end-over-end until it landed on its roof. In this rollover crash Joanna was partially ejected from the Envoy and sustained catastrophic injuries so severe she died shortly after at Knox County Hospital.

Many Defects Plagued the GMC Vehicle
"Joanna was the innocent victim of a variety of GMC Envoy defects that, in combination, offered zero protection to her during this horrific rollover crash," said Brian Chase of the BISNAR | CHASE Auto Products Liability Firm. "What's most tragic is that the defendants were very well aware these defects existed and yet they did nothing to make design modifications to protect the safety of their customers, nor did they warn the general public, or Joanna, that these defects existed."

The lawsuit alleges that there were many defects in the GMC Envoy that Ms. Campbell was driving during the accident that led to her death. Among these are a defective seatbelt system that allowed Ms. Campbell to be partially ejected, A, B, C and D pillars/windshield header and roof rails that lacked sufficient strength to withstand roof-crushing forces, a faulty window system that gaped open and let Ms. Campbell's body fly through, and a lack of sufficient directional, lateral and roll stability that would have prevented the rollover crash.

GMC Knew of Defects in the Envoy Model
A ten year study of occupant ejection from vehicles has been conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that has resulted in the recommendation of window modifications which had not been adopted to this model of Envoy. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' trucks, vans and SUVs lack sufficient strength and design, as well as a defective restraining system, though they have been knowledgeable of safer design options.

"We allege that not only did GMC refuse to make design modifications to its Envoy due to financial interests, it acted in further reckless and callous disregard by misrepresenting test results and adverse crash test data to prove its vehicles were safe when in fact, its vehicles were not safe," said Chase. "Joanna's unnecessary death is proof of this fact."

Economic damages for wrongful death, medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings and earning capacity, past mental and physical pain, suffering and inconvenience, and loss of consortium are all sought on behalf of Joanna Campbell's husband, Bobby. This case is currently pending in the Knox Circuit Court, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, case # 08-C1-385.

You can find more information about this case at California Auto Defects Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against General Motors. Also, be sure to stay current with BISNAR | CHASE press releases .

[asudarsono]

tulah bedanya toyota ama chevy (GM)

chevy : "ane recall sebelum ada korban melayang" (sayang nyawa)

toyota : "klo blm ada korban, ane emoh recall2an" (sayang duit)

http://www.productdefectnewsandadvicebl ... 32410.html

Auto Defects Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against General Motors
The California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE (http://www.BestAttorney.com) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors Corporation, TK Holdings, Inc., and Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury of Corbin, Kentucky. The suit arises from an accident involving a 2002 GMC Envoy manufactured by GMC and sold by Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury that resulted in the death of Joanna Campbell.

On July 21, 2007 Joanna Campbell was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy south on Highway 459 in Barbourville, Kentucky, when the alleged defects of the Envoy caused the vehicle to veer to the right, completely out of her control. The Envoy traveled across a creek, struck an embankment and flipped end-over-end until it landed on its roof. In this rollover crash Joanna was partially ejected from the Envoy and sustained catastrophic injuries so severe she died shortly after at Knox County Hospital.

Many Defects Plagued the GMC Vehicle
"Joanna was the innocent victim of a variety of GMC Envoy defects that, in combination, offered zero protection to her during this horrific rollover crash," said Brian Chase of the BISNAR | CHASE Auto Products Liability Firm. "What's most tragic is that the defendants were very well aware these defects existed and yet they did nothing to make design modifications to protect the safety of their customers, nor did they warn the general public, or Joanna, that these defects existed."

The lawsuit alleges that there were many defects in the GMC Envoy that Ms. Campbell was driving during the accident that led to her death. Among these are a defective seatbelt system that allowed Ms. Campbell to be partially ejected, A, B, C and D pillars/windshield header and roof rails that lacked sufficient strength to withstand roof-crushing forces, a faulty window system that gaped open and let Ms. Campbell's body fly through, and a lack of sufficient directional, lateral and roll stability that would have prevented the rollover crash.

GMC Knew of Defects in the Envoy Model
A ten year study of occupant ejection from vehicles has been conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that has resulted in the recommendation of window modifications which had not been adopted to this model of Envoy. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' trucks, vans and SUVs lack sufficient strength and design, as well as a defective restraining system, though they have been knowledgeable of safer design options.

"We allege that not only did GMC refuse to make design modifications to its Envoy due to financial interests, it acted in further reckless and callous disregard by misrepresenting test results and adverse crash test data to prove its vehicles were safe when in fact, its vehicles were not safe," said Chase. "Joanna's unnecessary death is proof of this fact."

Economic damages for wrongful death, medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings and earning capacity, past mental and physical pain, suffering and inconvenience, and loss of consortium are all sought on behalf of Joanna Campbell's husband, Bobby. This case is currently pending in the Knox Circuit Court, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, case # 08-C1-385.

You can find more information about this case at California Auto Defects Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against General Motors. Also, be sure to stay current with BISNAR | CHASE press releases .

In the beginning
In 1895, John M Studebaker's son-in-law Fred Fish urged for development of 'a practical horseless carriage'. When, on Peter Studebaker's death, Fish became chairman of the executive committee in 1897, the firm had an engineer working on a motor vehicle.[5]:p.66 At first, Studebaker opted for electric (battery-powered) over gasoline propulsion. (See main article Studebaker Electric (automobile).) But in those days there was no future for a slow car dependent on heavy, primitive batteries. While it attempted to manufacture its own electric vehicles from 1902 to 1911, the company entered into body-manufacturing and distribution agreements with two makers of gasoline powered vehicles, Garford of Elyria, Ohio, and the Everett-Metzger-Flanders (E-M-F) Company of Detroit. Beginning in 1904, Studebaker began making gasoline-engined cars.[12]

[edit] Garford
Under the agreement with Studebaker, Garford would receive completed chassis and drivetrains from Ohio and then mate them with Studebaker-built bodies, which were sold under the Studebaker-Garford brand name at premium prices. Eventually, vehicles with Garford-built engines began to carry the Studebaker name. Garford also built cars under its own name and, by 1907, attempted to increase production at the expense of Studebaker. Once the Studebakers discovered this, John Mohler Studebaker enforced a primacy clause, forcing Garford back on to the scheduled production quotas. The decision to drop the Garford was made and the final product rolled off the assembly line by 1911, leaving Garford alone until it was acquired by John North Willys in 1913.

[edit] E-M-F
Studebaker's marketing agreement with the E-M-F Company was a different relationship, one John Studebaker had hoped would give Studebaker a quality product without the entanglements found in the Garford relationship, but this was not to be. Under the terms of the agreement, E-M-F would manufacture vehicles and Studebaker would distribute them through its wagon dealers.

The E-M-F gasoline-powered cars proved disastrously unreliable, causing wags to say that E-M-F stood for Every Morning Fix-it, Easy Mark's Favorite and the like.[2]:p231 Compounding the problems was the infighting between E-M-F's principal partners, Everett, Flanders and Metzger. Eventually in mid-1909, Everitt and Metger left to start a new enterprise.[13]:p88 Flanders also quit and joined them in 1912 but the Metzger Motor Car Co could not be saved from failure by renaming it the Flanders Motor Company.

Studebaker's president, Fred Fish, had purchased one-third of the E-M-F stock in 1908 and followed up by acquiring all the remainder from J. P. Morgan in 1910 and buying E-M-F's manufacturing plants at Walkerville, Ontario, Canada, and across the river in Detroit.[14]

[edit] Studebaker marque established

Studebaker Speedster 1916

Studebaker Touring 1916

Studebaker's Big Six Touring Car, from a 1920 magazine ad.

1928 Studebaker GB Commander crossing the continent of Australia on unmade roads in 1975

Studebaker Phaeton

A UK-imported right-hand-drive 1936 Studebaker 4-door sedan

1938 Studebaker Bus

Studebaker badge on cars produced from 1912–1934

In 1911, it was decided to refinance and incorporate as the Studebaker Corporation. The company discontinued making electric vehicles that same year.[5]:p.71

After taking over E-M-F's facilities, Studebaker sought to remedy the customer dissatisfaction by paying mechanics to visit each disgruntled owner and replace defective parts in their vehicles, at a total cost of US$1 million. The worst problem was rear-axle failure. Hendry comments that the frenzied testing resulted in Studebaker's aim to design 'for life'—and the consequent emergence of "a series of really rugged cars... the famous Big and Special Sixes".[2]:p231 From that time, Studebaker's own marque was put on all new automobiles produced at the former E-M-F facilities as an assurance that the vehicles were well built.

[edit] Engineering advances from WWI
The 1913 six-cylinder models were the first to employ the important advancement of monobloc engine casting which became associated with a production-economy drive in the years of World War I. At that time, a 28-year-old university graduate engineer, Fred M. Zeder, was appointed chief engineer. He was the first of a trio of brilliant technicians, with Owen R. Skelton and Carl Breer, who launched the successful 1918 models, and were known as "the Three Musketeers".[2]:p234 They left in 1920 to form a consultancy, later to become the nucleus of Chrysler Engineering. The replacement chief engineer was Guy P. Henry who introduced molybdenum steel,[2]:p236 an improved clutch design and presided over the six-cylinders-only policy favoured by new president Albert Russel Erskine who replaced Fred Fish in July 1915.[2]:p234

John M Studebaker had always viewed the automobile as complementary to the horse-drawn wagon, pointing out that the expense of maintaining a car might be beyond the resources of a small farmer. As a result, the manufacture of horse-drawn vehicles was not wholly ceased until Erskine ordered removal of the last wagon gear in 1919.[5]:p.90 To the cars, Studebaker added a truck line, which later replaced the horse-drawn wagons. Buses, fire engines and even small rail locomotives were produced using the same powerful six-cylinder engines.

[edit] First auto proving ground
In 1925, the corporation's most successful distributor and dealer Paul G Hoffman came to South Bend as vice-president in charge of sales. In 1926, Studebaker became the first automobile manufacturer in the United States to open a controlled outdoor proving ground on which, in 1937, would be planted 5,000 pine trees in a pattern that spelled "STUDEBAKER" when viewed from the air. Also in 1926, the last of the Detroit plant was moved to South Bend under the control of Harold S Vance, vice-president in charge of production and engineering. That year, a new small car, the Erskine Six was launched in Paris, resulting in 26,000 sales abroad and many more in America.[5]:p.91 By 1929, the sales list had been expanded to 50 models and business was so good that 90 per cent of earnings were being paid out as dividends to shareholders in a highly competitive environment. However, the end of that year ushered in the Great Depression which saw many layoffs and massive national unemployment for several years.

[edit] Plant facilities in the mid-'twenties
Studebaker's total plant area was 225 acres (0.91 km2), spread over three locations, with buildings occupying seven-and-a-half million square feet of floor space. Annual production capacity was 180,000 cars, requiring 23,000 employees.[2]:p237

[edit] South Bend
The original vehicle plant continued to be used for small forgings, springs and making some body parts. Separate buildings totalling over one million square feet were added in 1922-23 for Light, Special and Big Six models. A total of 5,200 bodies were in process at any one time. South Bend's Plant 2 made chassis for the Light Six and had a foundry of 575,000 sq ft (53,400 m2), producing 600 tons of castings daily.[2]:p236

[edit] Detroit
Plant 3 made complete chassis for Special and Big Six models in over 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) of floor space. Plant 5 was the service parts store and shipping facility, plus the executive offices of various technical departments.[2]:p236 All of the Detroit facilities were moved to South Bend in 1926.[5]:p.91

[edit] Walkerville, Canada
Here, at Plant 7, complete cars were assembled from South Bend, Detroit and locally-made components for Canadian and British Empire (right-hand-drive) trade. By siting it there, Studebaker could advertise the cars as "British-built" and qualify for reduced tariffs.[2]:p237

[edit] Impact of the 1930s depression
Few if any industrialists were prepared for the Wall Street Crash of October 1929. Though Studebaker's production and sales had been booming, the market collapsed and plans were laid for a new, small, low-cost car—the Rockne. But times were too bad to sell even cheap cars. Within a year, the firm was cutting wages and laying off workers, but not quickly enough. Erskine maintained faith in the Rockne and rashly had the directors declare huge dividends in 1930 and 1931. He also acquired 95% of the White Motor Company's stock at inflated price and in cash. By 1933, the banks were owed $6m, though current assets exceeded that figure. Instead of reorganizing in receivership, Erskine committed suicide, leaving it to successors Harold Vance and Paul Hoffman to trade the company out of the bad times.[5]:p.96-98
This they did. By December 1933, the company was back in profit with $5.75m working capital and 224 new Studebaker dealers.[5]:p.99 With the substantial aid of Lehman Brothers, full refinancing and reorganization was achieved on 9 March 1935. A new car was put on to the drawing boards under chief engineer Delmar "Barney" Roos—the Studebaker Champion. Its final styling was designed by Virgil Exner and Raymond Loewy. The Champion doubled the company's previous-year sales when it was introduced in 1939.[5]:p.109

[edit] World War II
From the 1920s to the 1960s, the South Bend company had originated many style and engineering milestones, including the Light Four, Light Six, Special Six, Big Six models, the record-breaking Commander and President, followed by the 1939 Champion. During World War II, Studebaker produced the Studebaker US6 truck in great quantity and the unique M29 Weasel cargo and personnel carrier. After cessation of hostilities, Studebaker returned to building automobiles that appealed to average Americans.

[edit] Post-WWII styling

1948 Studebaker M16 52A Truck

Studebaker 4-Door Sedan

1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner, showing the streamlined design of the 1950s Studebaker.

Even as financial difficulties continued to mount in 1963, Studebaker offered a full range of models, including the Avanti, Hawk, Wagonaire and Lark-based Cruiser, Commander, and Daytona convertible.

Studebaker prepared well in advance for the anticipated post-war market and launched the slogan First by far with a post-war car. This was substantiated by Virgil Exner's designs, notably the 1947 Studebaker Starlight coupé, which introduced innovative styling features that influenced later cars, including the flatback "trunk" instead of the tapered look of the time, and a wrap-around rear window. Exner's concepts were spread through a line of models like the 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlight coupe [15] The new trunk design prompted a running joke that one could not tell if the car was coming or going.

Ballooning labor costs (the company had never had an official United Auto Workers (UAW) strike and Studebaker workers and retirees were among the highest paid in the industry), quality control issues, and the new car sales war between Ford and General Motors in the early 1950s wreaked havoc on Studebaker's balance sheet.[2]:p254-255 Professional financial managers stressed short-term earnings rather than long-term vision. There was enough momentum to keep going for another ten years, but stiff competition and price-cutting by the Big Three doomed the enterprise. There was also a labor strike at the South Bend plant in 1962.[16]

[edit] Hamilton, Ontario plant
See also Studebaker Canada Ltd.

On August 18, 1948, surrounded by more than 400 employees and a battery of reporters, the first vehicle, a blue Champion four-door sedan, rolled off of the Studebaker assembly line in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[17] The company was located in the former Otis-Fenson military weapons factory off Burlington Street on Victoria Avenue North, which was built in 1941. Having previously operated its British Empire export assembly plant at Walkerville, Ontario, Studebaker settled on Hamilton as a post-war Canadian manufacturing site because of the city's centrality to the Canadian steel industry.

[edit] Merger with Packard
From 1950, Studebaker declined rapidly and, by 1954, was losing money. It negotiated a strategic takeover by Packard, a smaller but less financially troubled car manufacturer. However, the cash position was worse than it had led Packard to believe and, by 1956, the company (which had been renamed Studebaker-Packard Corporation, was nearly bankrupt, though it continued to make and market both Studebaker and Packard cars until 1958. The "Packard" element was retained until 1962, when the name reverted back to "Studebaker Corporation".
[edit] Contract with Curtiss-Wright
A three-year management contract was made with aircraft maker Curtiss-Wright with the aim of improving finances[2]. C-W's president, Roy T. Hurley, attempted to cure Studebaker's ruinously lax employment policies. Under C-W's guidance, S-P also sold the old Detroit Packard plant and returned the then-new Packard plant to its lessor, Chrysler. The company became the American importer for Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and DKW automobiles and many Studebaker dealers sold those brands as well. C-W gained the use of idle car plants and tax relief on their aircraft profits while Studebaker received further working capital to continue car production.

[edit] Exit from auto business
In 1963, in an effort to curtail heavy losses, the second Studebaker Corporation consolidated all automobile operations by placing them under its Canadian division, which had always been profitable. This decision resulted in a doubling of the Hamilton plant's production from 48 vehicles per day to 96 through the addition of a second shift.

Studebaker announced the shutdown of its last car factory on March 4, 1966.[18] Assembly line production concluded on March 16 of that year with the completion of a turquoise Lark cruiser.[17] The closure adversely affected not only the plant's 700 employees, who had developed a sense of collegiality around group benefits such as employee parties and day trips, but the city of Hamilton as a whole; Studebaker had been Hamilton's tenth largest employer.[17]

[edit] Non-auto activities
By the early 1960s, Studebaker had begun to diversify away from automobiles. Numerous companies were purchased, bringing Studebaker into such diverse fields as the manufacture of tire studs and missile components.

The company's 1963 annual report listed the following divisions:

Clarke - Floor Machine Division, Muskegon, Michigan
CTL[disambiguation needed] - Missile/Space Technology Division, Cincinnati, Ohio
Franklin[disambiguation needed] - Appliance Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota (home office; other locations also in Minnesota, Iowa and Ontario)
Gravely - Tractors Division, Dunbar, West Virginia and Albany, Georgia
International - South Bend, Indiana (handled business matters for all divisions doing business overseas)
Onan - Engine/Generator Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota
STP - Scientifically Treated Products Division, Des Plaines, Illinois and Santa Monica, California
Schaefer - Commercial Refrigeration Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Aberdeen, Maryland
Studebaker of Canada - Automotive Manufacturing, Hamilton, Ontario
SASCO - Studebaker Automotive Sales Corp., South Bend, Indiana, Closed and liquidated 2009.
Studegrip - Tire Stud Division, South Bend, Indiana, Jefferson, Iowa and Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Franklin Appliance Company manufactured home appliances such as refrigerators until its sale to White Consolidated Industries [19].

Having built the Wright R-1820 under license during World War II, Studebaker also attempted to build what would perhaps have been the largest aircraft piston engine ever built. With 24 cylinders in an "H" configuration and a bore of 8 in (203 mm) and stroke of 7.75 in (197 mm), displacement would have been 9,349 cubic inches (153.20 L), ergo the H-9350 designation. It was not completed.

Studebaker subsidiaries also manufactured STP automotive additives, Gravely power lawn and garden implements, Onan Electric generators,[20] and Clarke floor machines.[21]
The automobiles that came after the diversification process began, including the ingeniously-designed compact Lark (1959) and even the Avanti sports car (1963), were based on old chassis and engine designs. The Lark, in particular, was based on existing parts to the degree that it even utilized the central body section of the company's 1953-58 cars, but was a clever enough design to be quite popular in its first year, selling over 130,000 units and delivering an unexpected $28.6 million profit to the automaker.

However, Lark sales began to drop precipitously after the big three manufacturers introduced their own compact models in 1960, and the situation became critical once the so-called "senior compacts" debuted for 1961. The Lark had provided a temporary reprieve, but nothing proved enough to stop the financial bleeding.

Despite a sales uptick in 1962, continuing media reports that Studebaker was about to leave the auto business became a self-fulfilling prophecy as buyers shied away from the company's products for fear of being stuck with an "orphan". By 1963, all of the company's automobiles and trucks were selling very poorly. After continued poor sales of the 1964 models and the ousting of president Sherwood Egbert, the company announced the closure of the South Bend plant on December 9, 1963, and produced its last car in South Bend on December 20. The engine foundry remained open to supply the Canadian plant until the end of the 1964 model year, after which it was also shuttered. The Avanti model name, tooling and plant space were sold off to Leo Newman and Nate Altman, who owned a Studebaker dealership in South Bend. They revived the car in 1965 under the brand name "Avanti II". (See main article Studebaker Avanti.) They likewise purchased the rights and tooling for Studebaker's trucks, along with the company's vast stock of parts and accessories. Trucks ceased to be built after Studebaker fulfilled its remaining orders in early 1964.

Automotive production was consolidated at the company's last remaining production facility in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where Studebaker produced cars until March 1966 under the leadership of Gordon Grundy. It was projected that the Canadian operation could break even on production of about 20,000 cars a year, and Studebaker's announced goal was 30,000-40,000 1965 models. While 1965 production was just shy of the 20,000 figure, the company's directors felt that the small profits were not enough to justify continued investment.

Rejecting Grundy's request for funds to tool up for 1967 models, Studebaker left the automobile business on March 16, 1966 after a turquoise and white Cruiser sedan rolled out through the door, the last of fewer than 9,000 1966 models. In reality, the move to Canada was a method by which production could be slowly wound down and remaining dealer franchise obligations honored.

Many of Studebaker's dealers either closed, took on other automakers' product lines, or converted to Mercedes-Benz dealerships following the closure of the Canadian plant.
Studebaker's General Products Division, which built vehicles to fulfill defense contracts, was acquired by Kaiser Industries, which built military and postal vehicles in South Bend. In 1970, American Motors purchased the division, which still exists today as AM General.

Studebaker's proving grounds were acquired by its former supplier, Bendix Corporation, which later donated the grounds for use as a park to the St. Joseph County, Indiana, parks department. As a condition of the donation, the new park was named Bendix Woods. The grove of 5,000 trees planted in 1937 that spelled out the Studebaker company name still stands and has proven to be a popular topic on such satellite photography sites as Google Earth [22]. Today, the former proving ground is owned by Robert Bosch GmbH and it continues to be active some 80 years after it was built.

After the final closure, Studebaker continued to exist as a closed investment group, with income derived from wholly owned subsidiaries. The policy of diversification had resulted in acquisition of companies such as Schaefer, which made commercial refrigerators, STP, which made automotive oil treatments, Gravely Tractor, Onan Electric Generators, Clarke Floor Machine and Paxton Automotive, making automobile superchargers. There was even a commercial airline, Trans International Airlines, founded by Kirk Kerkorian.

After 1966, Studebaker and its diversified units were acquired by Wagner Electric in 1967. Subsequently, Studebaker was then merged with the Worthington Corporation to form Studebaker-Worthington. The Studebaker name disappeared from the American business scene in 1979, when McGraw-Edison acquired Studebaker-Worthington. McGraw-Edison was itself purchased in 1985 by Cooper Industries, which sold off its auto-parts divisions to Federal-Mogul some years later.

[edit] Others seek to perpetuate the Studebaker name
A series of vehicles was manufactured and identified as Studebakers by the purchasers of the Avanti brand and surplus material from Studebaker at South Bend. (See article section on Avanti II and XUV.)

There is a web site for Studebaker Motor Company that claims to hold the rights to manufacture future vehicles using the name "Studebaker" (obtained after the name had reverted back to the public domain). This "newer" Studebaker Motor Company plans to revive the automotive company by producing a new line of vehicles (also scooters and motor cycles). The company is currently in the planning and prefunding stages. However, the website has not been updated since June 2008.

[edit] Corporate survivor
The remains of the auto maker still exist as Studebaker-Worthington Leasing, a subsidiary of Main Street Bank - Kingwood Texas, which provides leasing services for manufacturers and resellers of business and industrial products.[23]

[FortunerMan]

Gue juga cuma ngomporin aja kalau pas tret ini lagi sepi. Aku kepingin liat, kalau ini tret ini bisa panjang apakah bung momod bikin part 2 nggak atau jangan2 malah lagsung diclose.

Walau bokap nyokap lama tinggal di Nagoya, aku kok nggak merasa perlu loyal ama ini merk.

siiip boss

Tapi perlunya loyal sama Peugeot Kalo mau "ngomporin" pake info yg bener dong om, jangan Corolla 2001 dibawa bawa ke urusan investigation Corolla 2006 Ntar kaya yg diatas ini...Toyota recall ngacir sendiri...Fortuner yg gak ada urusannya di bawa bawa. Udah niat fitnah, eh tiba2 Captiva nongol berita recall setirnya rawan COPOT

[asudarsono]

Gue juga cuma ngomporin aja kalau pas tret ini lagi sepi. Aku kepingin liat, kalau ini tret ini bisa panjang apakah bung momod bikin part 2 nggak atau jangan2 malah lagsung diclose.

Walau bokap nyokap lama tinggal di Nagoya, aku kok nggak merasa perlu loyal ama ini merk.

siiip boss

Tapi perlunya loyal sama Peugeot Kalo mau "ngomporin" pake info yg bener dong om, jangan Corolla 2001 dibawa bawa ke urusan investigation Corolla 2006 Ntar kaya yg diatas ini...Toyota recall ngacir sendiri...Fortuner yg gak ada urusannya di bawa bawa. Udah niat fitnah, eh tiba2 Captiva nongol berita recall setirnya rawan COPOT

Ooooo, jadi om FM loyal nih ama Toyota? Tapi kok ditawarin malah kabur sih? Loyalnya mana?

Kapan lagi gue loyal ama peugeot? Yg gue perlu Peugeot loyal sama gue.

Emang bung FM yakin ECU beda antara 2001 dan 2006? Mana omongannya? Katanya suruh pakai info yg beneeeeer. Mana infonya?

Kalau gue liat sih, dari halaman 1 sampai 37 ini gak ada bung FM kasih info apa2 tuh. Yg ada cuma bung cuma copas copas

[Captivated]

waks... klo corolla 2001 ga bs dikaitkan ama 2006, tp truk 80-90an bs dikaitkan ke 2010?

[asudarsono]

Selain copas copas, tahu nggak sih P0601 , P0606 , P0607?

[FortunerMan]

Ooooo, jadi om FM loyal nih ama Toyota? Tapi kok ditawarin malah kabur sih? Loyalnya mana?

Kapan lagi gue loyal ama peugeot? Yg gue perlu Peugeot loyal sama gue.

Emang bung FM yakin ECU beda antara 2001 dan 2006? Mana omongannya? Katanya suruh pakai info yg beneeeeer. Mana infonya?

Kalau gue liat sih, dari halaman 1 sampai 37 ini gak ada bung FM kasih info apa2 tuh. Yg ada cuma copas copas

Saya loyal sama Toyota juga nggak...merek mobil gonta ganti2, cuman paling doyan menepis org fitnah.

Ya makanya yg di investigate ECU Corolla thn 2005 2006 2007 om, BUKAN Corolla 2001...kalo sama semua ya kaya kasus pedal recall...8,5 juta mobil di recall.

[FortunerMan]

waks... klo corolla 2001 ga bs dikaitkan ama 2006, tp truk 80-90an bs dikaitkan ke 2010?

Mobilnya tentu tidak bisa, tapi kalo bilang "Chevy sayang nyawa"...sedangkan sejarahnya pembunuh besar2an, mestinya sih malu ya

Lagian kasus GM bukan cuman itu aja. Itu yg paling banyak makan korban aja

http://www.productdefectnewsandadvicebl ... 32410.html

Auto Defects Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against General Motors
The California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE (http://www.BestAttorney.com) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors Corporation, TK Holdings, Inc., and Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury of Corbin, Kentucky. The suit arises from an accident involving a 2002 GMC Envoy manufactured by GMC and sold by Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury that resulted in the death of Joanna Campbell.

On July 21, 2007 Joanna Campbell was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy south on Highway 459 in Barbourville, Kentucky, when the alleged defects of the Envoy caused the vehicle to veer to the right, completely out of her control. The Envoy traveled across a creek, struck an embankment and flipped end-over-end until it landed on its roof. In this rollover crash Joanna was partially ejected from the Envoy and sustained catastrophic injuries so severe she died shortly after at Knox County Hospital.

Many Defects Plagued the GMC Vehicle
"Joanna was the innocent victim of a variety of GMC Envoy defects that, in combination, offered zero protection to her during this horrific rollover crash," said Brian Chase of the BISNAR | CHASE Auto Products Liability Firm. "What's most tragic is that the defendants were very well aware these defects existed and yet they did nothing to make design modifications to protect the safety of their customers, nor did they warn the general public, or Joanna, that these defects existed."

The lawsuit alleges that there were many defects in the GMC Envoy that Ms. Campbell was driving during the accident that led to her death. Among these are a defective seatbelt system that allowed Ms. Campbell to be partially ejected, A, B, C and D pillars/windshield header and roof rails that lacked sufficient strength to withstand roof-crushing forces, a faulty window system that gaped open and let Ms. Campbell's body fly through, and a lack of sufficient directional, lateral and roll stability that would have prevented the rollover crash.

GMC Knew of Defects in the Envoy Model
A ten year study of occupant ejection from vehicles has been conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that has resulted in the recommendation of window modifications which had not been adopted to this model of Envoy. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' trucks, vans and SUVs lack sufficient strength and design, as well as a defective restraining system, though they have been knowledgeable of safer design options.

"We allege that not only did GMC refuse to make design modifications to its Envoy due to financial interests, it acted in further reckless and callous disregard by misrepresenting test results and adverse crash test data to prove its vehicles were safe when in fact, its vehicles were not safe," said Chase. "Joanna's unnecessary death is proof of this fact."

Economic damages for wrongful death, medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings and earning capacity, past mental and physical pain, suffering and inconvenience, and loss of consortium are all sought on behalf of Joanna Campbell's husband, Bobby. This case is currently pending in the Knox Circuit Court, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, case # 08-C1-385.

You can find more information about this case at California Auto Defects Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against General Motors. Also, be sure to stay current with BISNAR | CHASE press releases .

[asudarsono]

waks... klo corolla 2001 ga bs dikaitkan ama 2006, tp truk 80-90an bs dikaitkan ke 2010?

Mobilnya tentu tidak bisa, tapi kalo bilang "Chevy sayang nyawa"...sedangkan sejarahnya pembunuh besar2an, mestinya sih malu ya

Lagian kasus GM bukan cuman itu aja. Itu yg paling banyak makan korban aja

http://www.productdefectnewsandadvicebl ... 32410.html

Auto Defects Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against General Motors
The California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE (http://www.BestAttorney.com) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors Corporation, TK Holdings, Inc., and Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury of Corbin, Kentucky. The suit arises from an accident involving a 2002 GMC Envoy manufactured by GMC and sold by Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury that resulted in the death of Joanna Campbell.

On July 21, 2007 Joanna Campbell was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy south on Highway 459 in Barbourville, Kentucky, when the alleged defects of the Envoy caused the vehicle to veer to the right, completely out of her control. The Envoy traveled across a creek, struck an embankment and flipped end-over-end until it landed on its roof. In this rollover crash Joanna was partially ejected from the Envoy and sustained catastrophic injuries so severe she died shortly after at Knox County Hospital.

Many Defects Plagued the GMC Vehicle
"Joanna was the innocent victim of a variety of GMC Envoy defects that, in combination, offered zero protection to her during this horrific rollover crash," said Brian Chase of the BISNAR | CHASE Auto Products Liability Firm. "What's most tragic is that the defendants were very well aware these defects existed and yet they did nothing to make design modifications to protect the safety of their customers, nor did they warn the general public, or Joanna, that these defects existed."

The lawsuit alleges that there were many defects in the GMC Envoy that Ms. Campbell was driving during the accident that led to her death. Among these are a defective seatbelt system that allowed Ms. Campbell to be partially ejected, A, B, C and D pillars/windshield header and roof rails that lacked sufficient strength to withstand roof-crushing forces, a faulty window system that gaped open and let Ms. Campbell's body fly through, and a lack of sufficient directional, lateral and roll stability that would have prevented the rollover crash.

GMC Knew of Defects in the Envoy Model
A ten year study of occupant ejection from vehicles has been conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that has resulted in the recommendation of window modifications which had not been adopted to this model of Envoy. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' trucks, vans and SUVs lack sufficient strength and design, as well as a defective restraining system, though they have been knowledgeable of safer design options.

"We allege that not only did GMC refuse to make design modifications to its Envoy due to financial interests, it acted in further reckless and callous disregard by misrepresenting test results and adverse crash test data to prove its vehicles were safe when in fact, its vehicles were not safe," said Chase. "Joanna's unnecessary death is proof of this fact."

Economic damages for wrongful death, medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings and earning capacity, past mental and physical pain, suffering and inconvenience, and loss of consortium are all sought on behalf of Joanna Campbell's husband, Bobby. This case is currently pending in the Knox Circuit Court, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, case # 08-C1-385.

You can find more information about this case at California Auto Defects Lawyers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against General Motors. Also, be sure to stay current with BISNAR | CHASE press releases .

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