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GM Recall Due to Fire Risk Covers All Chevrolet Bolts

General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires. The recall and others raise questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all …

GM Recalling 69,000 Chevy Bolt Electric Cars Over Fire Risk

General Motors Co. said on Friday it was recalling 68,677 electric cars worldwide that pose a fire risk after five reported fires and two minor injuries. The recall is for 2017-2019 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs with high voltage batteries …

What Is GM’s Plan to Compensate Ignition-Switch Victims?

General Motors Co. may end up compensating many more people than the families of 13 victims it has linked to a faulty ignition switch, as it considers waiving key legal defenses in order to resolve injury and death cases out …

U.S. Rejects Call to Remove Recalled GM Cars from Road

The U.S. Department of Transportation has rebuffed a call by two Democratic senators to advise owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors cars to stop driving them until they are repaired. In letters sent on Tuesday to Senators Edward Markey …

GM Bankruptcy Shield from Claims May Cut Payouts by Billions

General Motors Co.’s move to freeze ignition-defect lawsuits in California and Texas has solid legal precedent behind it and could help slash customer demands for compensation by billions of dollars. GM asked federal judges in both states last week to …

GM Creates New Product Safety Team

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra, under fire for the company’s slow response to flawed ignition switches linked to 13 deaths, said she is creating a team that will make the company’s cars as safe as they are …

1 in 7 Cars on Road Have Unrepaired Defect

Even with U.S. auto recalls on pace to reach the highest level in a decade this year, there’s a good chance many of the vehicles won’t get fixed. About a third of all recalled cars and trucks don’t get repaired, …