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August 11, 2007
Products liability–Jackson vs. General Motors Corp.: Tennessee authorized consumer expectation test for all cases in which product is alleged to be unreasonably dangerous
In Ray by Holman v. BIC Corp. ,55 the Tennessee Supreme Court once again addressed the question of the appropriate test for an unreasonably dangerous product.56 The plaintiff in BIC alleged that under the consumer expectation test a disposable cigarette lighter was unreasonably dangerous “because it was not childresistant.”57 Following summary judgment for the defendant by the district court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals certified the following question to the Tennessee Supreme Court: “[W]nether Tenn. Code Ann. (sec) 29-28-102(8), in addition to the `consumer expectation’ test, provides for another separate and distinct test for determining whether a product is `unreasonably dangerous,’ i.e., the `risk-utility’ test.”58
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Donaldson Co. Inc. has begun shipping its new PowerCore filtration technology to General Motors for use in the new Hummer H2 sport utility truck - Powerlines - Brief Article
The plant, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 units, will initially produce the compact Buick Sail model, which sold more than 50,000 units in the first 11 months of 2002. The plant, which will start regular production beginning in May, will free up capacity in Shanghai GM’s flagship facility for existing and future products, GM said in a statement.
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Shanghai GM’s share of China’s passenger car market has grown to about 8.6 percent in 2002 from 3 percent in 1999, placing it behind the two joint ventures of Germany’s Volkswagen AG. General Motors China will own 25 percent of the plant, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group will own another 25 percent.
The Yantai plant is GM’s fourth manufacturing facility in China, the world’s fourth largest auto market behind the U.S., Japan and Germany.
Shanghai General Motors, the 50-50 joint venture between GM and SAIC, will own 50 percent and oversee the plant’s management. “[The purchase of YBC] will enable Shanghai GM to efficiently expand its annual manufacturing capacity from 100,000 to 200,000 units, enhancing our leadership position in China’s car market,” Chen Hong, president of Shanghai GM, said in a statement.
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GM’s flagship $1.5 billion manufacturing plant in Shanghai, where it makes Buick sedans and Sail compact sedans, is already operating at nearly full capacity. GM recently invested more than $30 million for a 34 percent stake in SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive Stock Ltd., which makes minivans.
China’s auto market is likely to overtake Germany as the world’s third largest by 2007 or 2008, and overtake Japan by 2010, Murtaugh said recently.
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Auto racing: Audi up front for Generac 500 (Sheboygan Press)
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GM Said It Will Expand Auto Production In China With Purchase Of Car Plant - General Motors
Shanghai GM’s share of China’s passenger car market has grown to about 8.6 percent in 2002 from 3 percent in 1999, placing it behind the two joint ventures of Germany’s Volkswagen AG. General Motors China will own 25 percent of the plant, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group will own another 25 percent.
The Yantai plant is GM’s fourth manufacturing facility in China, the world’s fourth largest auto market behind the U.S., Japan and Germany.
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