Government Demands Answers From Gm About A Deadly Defect Cbs News Thirteen people died in car crashes linked to a defect in general motors vehicles and now, the government is demanding answers. chief among them: when did gm know about the defect? and. Carmakers are required to notify the government within five days of discovering a safety defect, but cbs news obtained a service advisory showing gm knew about problems with ignition.
Government Demands Answers From Gm About A Deadly Defect Cbs News The us department of transportation announced friday a consent decree with automaker general motors over its delayed recall of vehicles with an ignition defect linked to deadly crashes. as part of the deal gm agreed to pay a derisory $35 million fine, equivalent to less than one day of revenue for the company. The fix for a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths would have cost just 57 cents, members of congress said tuesday as they demanded answers from general motors' new ceo on why the. Senators accuse gm of covering up deadly defect general motors ceo mary barra was grilled for second day, this time before a senate panel, on the company’s slow response to an ignition. Washington (reuters) general motors co ceo mary barra on tuesday called her company's slow response to faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths "unacceptable," but could not give.
Government Demands Answers From Gm About A Deadly Defect Cbs News Senators accuse gm of covering up deadly defect general motors ceo mary barra was grilled for second day, this time before a senate panel, on the company’s slow response to an ignition. Washington (reuters) general motors co ceo mary barra on tuesday called her company's slow response to faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths "unacceptable," but could not give. New general motors ceo mary barra has been cooperative with members of congress investigating why the company did not act sooner to address a potentially deadly defect in some of its small. A moment of reckoning arrives this afternoon for general motors, as america's largest automaker will face intense questions from congress about why it delayed and denied a deadly defect existed. The federal government fined general motors $35 million, the maximum penalty allowed by law, for failing to tell safety regulators about a defect that's been linked to 13 deaths and 31 crashes. How many people were killed or injured by gm’s defect? with a pair of pen strokes, general motors settled a plethora of legal charges on thursday stemming from its fatal decision to build faulty.