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Senate Hearing to Roast Mary Barra, Mike Millikin, Rodney O’Neal Tomorrow
In testimony leaked ahead of the hearing, Millikin claimed, “We had lawyers at GM who didn’t do their jobs, didn’t do what was expected of them.” Those lawyers are among the 15 people dismissed and are no longer with General Motors. Continue reading
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Subaru Recalls 660,000 Vehicles for Rusting Brake Lines
Subaru, popular in snow belt states, says that models currently or formerly registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia are recalled. Salt water could splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector, resulting in excessive corrosion of the brake lines. Continue reading
GM Recalls Another 8.5 Million Vehicles for 6 Safety Defects. $1.2 Billion Charge coming
GM said it expects to take a charge of up to approximately $1.2 billion in Q2 for the cost of recall-related repairs announced in the quarter. This amount includes a previously disclosed $700 million charge for recalls already announced during the quarter. Continue reading
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GM Ignition Switch Compensation – Cash for Indemnification
Feinberg has complete and sole discretion over all compensation awards to victims, including eligibility to participate in the program and the amounts awarded. GM cannot reject the Administrator’s final determinations as to eligibility and amount of compensation.
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Four More GM Safety Recalls including Silverado and Corvette
A beleaguered and hapless General Motors today announced four more GM safety recalls covering 428,211 vehicles in the United States. Continue reading
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Chevy Cobalt Used Car Prices Untouched by Switch Recall
On a sales weighted basis, prices of 2005 – 2010 Chevy Cobalt models fell by 9.4% from March to June. By comparison, overall compact car segment prices declined by 10.6%. Prices for Chevy’s recalled HHR fell by a smaller 6.9% over the period. Continue reading
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Ford Recall, Stop Sale 2014 F-150 Pickups – Total Steering Loss
The best-selling model in the U.S. cannot be sold because of a safety recall on 2014 F-150 pickup trucks as a result of defective steering. Ford told NHTSA that it is expanding a previous recall because a sensor for the electronic power steering assist is improperly installed by supplier Nexsteer. A total loss of steering is possible. Continue reading
More Air Bag Recalls at 7 Makers from Takata Inflators
Seven more automakers are now affected by additional recalls of airbags made by Japanese giant supplier Takata. More could be on the way. Continue reading
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GM CEO Mary Barra, Lawyer Anton Valukas to Testify Tomorrow on Internal Report over the Ignition Switch Recall Debacle
If you thought the first round of Congressional hearings was tough on GM and its CEO Mary Barra – particularly in the Senate – wait until tomorrow when The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a sequel called, “The GM Ignition Switch Recall: Investigation Update.” Continue reading
GM to take $700 Million Charge for Q2 Safety Recalls
GM said today in an SEC filing that it expects to take a charge of up to $700 million in the second quarter for the cost of recall-related repairs announced. This amount includes a previously disclosed $400 million charge for recalls announced May 15 and May 20. Continue reading
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More than 3 Million GM cars under latest Ignition Switch Recall
GM claimed the use of a key with a hole, rather than a slotted key, addresses the concern of key rotation due to a common road event, such as striking a pothole or crossing railroad tracks. Continue reading
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The Worst is yet to be on GM Ignition Switch Debacle
While the GM Town Hall meeting last week and the following press conference were devastating demonstrations of the complete failure of product development, legal and management executives at GM, the worst is yet to come in the deadly GM ignition switch disaster. It truly is the “switch from hell” as the GM engineer in charge of it said. Continue reading
Center for Auto Safety Blasts Valukas Report as Whitewash
In a completely predictable move, the Center for Auto Safety, aka CAS, has called the internal GM investigation (the Valukas Report) into defective ignition switches that are responsible for at least 13 deaths, “little more than an elaborate whitewash that buys into GM’s arguments that it was a bunch of incompetent engineers, lawyers and mid-level managers who were fired as a result.” Continue reading
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AAA Want More Federal Oversight on US Auto Safety Matters
The largest motoring organization in the US, AAA, has called for more Federal government oversight of auto safety issues, a likely outcome of the Cobalt ignition switch debacle. The organization with 54 million members said it, “believes that GM’s promise of reform should be supplemented with greater federal oversight of the recall system.” AAA added, “A systemic reluctance to raise and react to critical safety concerns at GM reflects an ingrained culture that could require years to fully eradicate.” Continue reading
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Four More GM Recalls – Ignition Switch and Airbag Defects
A beleaguered General Motors is now conducting three safety recalls and one non-compliance recall on about 100,000 vehicles in the US. And – Yes – the safety defects involve ignition switch and airbag deployment defects on some of its most popular vehicles. Continue reading
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