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General Motors Appoints Global Powertrain Vice President

General Motors is installing a more permanent Global Powertrain chief with former Delphi Powertrain Systems president Steve Kiefer, who will take the reins from Jim Lanzon — the interim powertrain chief after the firing of Sam Winegarden over the Chevrolet Tavera emissions scandal in India.

GM's new head of global powertrain operations Steven Kiefer.

GM’s new head of global powertrain operations Steven Kiefer.

Kiefer — whose appointment is effective September 1 and whose official title will be Vice President, Global Powertrain — will report to Mary Barra, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development & Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. Meanwhile, Lanzon will settle into the role of Vice President, Powertrain Global Transmissions, reporting to Kiefer.

Kiefer holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University (Sparty on!), where he also studied engineering at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Additionally, he holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.

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  1. So, he has a few more days in Luxembourg…. Such a beautiful place.

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