Republicans in the House then hope to seize the moment to begin steering parts of Mr. Bush's tax plan through committee soon afterward.
Separately, Ford Motor Co's joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd will recall close to 81,000 of its Kuga crossovers over a steering part, China's quality control agency said.
The design goal for SbW here is to match the dynamics of an (electric/hydraulic power) steering system which may notionally be subdivided into a manual and an assistance steering part.
As part of the proposed deal, G.M. will buy back certain Delphi businesses, including its steering parts operations.
Electronic power steering, more pleasingly weighted than the base model's hydraulic steering, is also part of the EcoBoost package.
Fuel-saving electric power steering is also part of the package.
The company sees its "independent control steering technology" as part of an overall methodology that includes sensors, monitors and cameras to foster accident avoidance.
Nexteer, based in Saginaw, Mich., manufactures steering components and was previously part of G.M.'s Delphi unit.
Meir says getting pulled to these bigger accounts is steering its European expansion — with part of the Series C going to fund a clutch of new offices around the region near where some of its bigger customers are based.
The government has received three complaints that part of the steering column can separate and cause loss of steering control.
