Latest General Motors Headlines
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Judge Could Weaken GM’s Bankruptcy Liability Protection
Feb 18 2015 // A judge said on Tuesday that if General Motors Co is found to have violated car owners’ constitutional rights by hiding ignition-switch defects during its bankruptcy, he would consider narrowing the legal protections...
Smartcars Pose Cyber Risk to Drivers, Senator Warns
Feb 10 2015 // Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car or stealing personal information, according to a report by U.S. Senator Edward...
GM Facing 104 Lawsuits Plus Class Action Tied to Car Defects
Feb 5 2015 // General Motors Co., which has come under media, congressional and courtroom scrutiny over fatalities caused by flawed ignition switches, is defending 104 death and injury lawsuits brought by those who blame accidents on...
GM’s OnStar Ready to Offer Progressive’s Usage-Based Insurance
Feb 4 2015 // Progressive has partnered with OnStar Corp. to bring its usage-based insurance program, Snapshot, to OnStar customers. Starting this summer, buyers of 2016 and most 2015 General Motors vehicles will have the option to have...
GM Pays 130 Claimants Before Ignition Switch Filing Deadline
Feb 2 2015 // General Motors Co.’s compensation chief for ignition-switch accidents paid 130 victims ahead of his Jan. 31 deadline, confirming 51 deaths to date, out of a total of 4,180 claims. Lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, speaking...
Deaths Due to GM Faulty Ignitions at 45
Jan 26 2015 // At least 45 people have died and 68 have been injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches, according to Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims. As of...
Safety Group Seeks GM Bailout Information
Jan 22 2015 // The U.S. Treasury’s role in shielding General Motors Co. from car lawsuits after a 2009 bailout of the automaker isn’t confidential and should be made public, the Center for Auto Safety told a federal...
U.S. Auto Recalls Set Record at 60 Million for Year
Dec 21 2014 // U.S. automobile recalls surpassed the 60 million mark for the first time in a single year, largely because of the rush to prevent more deaths from defective General Motors Co. ignition switches and Takata Corp. air...
Judge Denies GM Bid to Merge California, New York Ignition Switch Suits
Nov 28 2014 // General Motors Co. lost a bid to merge a California county prosecutor’s lawsuit over faulty ignition switches with customer cases pending in New York that make similar accusations about the carmaker’s conduct...
Texas Woman Acquitted in Fiancé’s Death; GM Ignition-Switch Blamed
Nov 25 2014 // A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her fiancé in a 2004 accident involving a since-recalled General Motors Saturn Ion won a reversal of her conviction. Candice Anderson, who was...
Arizona Joins Wave of Suits in $3 Billion GM Ignition-Switch Fraud
Nov 20 2014 // Arizona became the first state to join the wave of litigation against General Motors Co. over faulty ignition switches, claiming the company misled consumers about the safety of its cars and defrauded them of $3...
Victims Stymied in Access to Others’ Air Bag Liability Settlements
Nov 18 2014 // Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. air bags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims. The accords make financial sense for the settling parties, but Takata...
GM Emails Show Ignition Switch Fix Began 2 Months Before Recall
Nov 12 2014 // The disclosure of December e-mails by General Motors Co. shows that the company was working on a fix for its faulty ignition switch in December almost two months before it officially recalled the part, which has since been...
Old vs. New GM at Issue in Ignition Switch Class Action
Nov 10 2014 // General Motors Co. told a judge that claims in a $10 billion customer class-action over ignition flaws are “misleading” and should be dismissed. The 68 named plaintiffs in the group lawsuit argue that the...
Losing Bankruptcy Liability Shield Could Cost GM $2 Billion
Nov 6 2014 // Jesse Salazar III says an ignition- switch flaw in his 2008 Chevrolet HHR has depressed its value, and he wants manufacturer General Motors Co. to make it up to him. GM will argue in court filings later today that it...
NHTSA Apologizes for Troubled Website, Bulletin on Airbag Defects
Oct 23 2014 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration botched its effort to inform the public about a potentially lethal air-bag defect, directing 8 million consumers to an inoperable website and leaving millions of others...
Lawyer Says 2 Families to Accept GM Ignition Switch Offer
Sep 26 2014 // The families of two victims killed in a General Motors Co. vehicle with a faulty ignition switch will accept offers from a program set up to provide compensation for crash injuries and deaths, a lawyer for the family said...
Congress Hits Auto Safety Agency’s Role in GM Recalls
Sep 18 2014 // Both houses of Congress scolded the U.S. highway safety agency Tuesday over its tardy handling of a deadly problem with General Motors cars, questioning whether it is competent to guarantee the safety of increasingly...
Foreign Accents Drive Smart Cars’ Voice Technology Crazy
Sep 11 2014 // Colin and Rachel Britton have a failure to communicate when they slip into their $95,000 Mercedes GL500. Not with each other, with their car. Its voice recognition system is dumbfounded by their British accents, especially...
2017 Cadillacs to Feature Hands-Free Driving, V2V Technology
Sep 8 2014 // General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal. The 2017 Cadillac...
