GM recalls challenge company
Nine million parts.
That’s what General Motors needs to repair millions of cars it has recalled since Feb. 7.
GM begins talks to settle ignition switch lawsuits
A mediator for General Motors has begun negotiations about settling more than 300 claims related to a deadly ignition switch problem in some older model small cars.
Documents detail another delayed GM recall
General Motors waited years to recall nearly 335,000 Saturn Ions for power steering failures despite getting thousands of consumer complaints and more than 30,000 warranty repair claims, according to government documents released Saturday.
Angry families want GM prosecuted
The families of those who died in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches want prosecutors to go after GM insiders responsible for letting the problems fester for more than a decade — and perhaps for covering them up.
Lawmakers accuse GM of possible criminal cover-up
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill accused General Motors of a potentially criminal cover-up of its defective ignition switches and fumed at the lack of answers from its new CEO during a second day of hearings Wednesday into why GM waited a decade to recall cars with the deadly flaw.
13 GM traffic deaths are tied to a 57-cent part
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 automaker took 10 years to recall cars with the defect.
Congress: GM twice failed to fix defect
General Motors discussed two separate fixes for an ignition switch defect in 2005 but canceled both of them without taking action, according to a memo released Sunday by the House subcommittee investigating GM’s handling of the defect and a subsequent recall.
Recalls push GM total to 4.8M in a month
General Motors announced two more recalls late Friday, bringing to 4.8 million the number of cars, trucks and SUVs the automaker has called back for repairs in the past month.
GM CEO known for approachability, effectiveness
Kettering University President Robert McMahan was traveling in China a few months ago when he bumped into one of the university’s board members at an airport in Shanghai.
Mary Barra, the busy global product development chief at General Motors Co., might have just said hello and turned back to her phone. Instead, she had a long discussion with McMahan’s teenage son about his education and his efforts to learn Mandarin.
GM working on 200-mile electric car
WARREN, Mich. — As automakers race to make cheaper electric cars with greater battery range, General Motors is working on one that can go 200