GM ignition switch probe News

GM, Plaintiff Lawyers Want Judge to Reject Bid to Halt Switch Settlement

General Motors Co has asked a judge to reject efforts by a lawyer who first publicly exposed a faulty ignition switch in GM vehicles to undo a settlement fund resolving 1,380 death and injury lawsuits. In a separate filing, the …

GM to Pay $35 Million U.S. Fine Over Ignition Switches

General Motors Co. will pay a $35 million fine as part of the U.S. Transportation Department’s investigation into the handling of faulty ignition switches in some of its vehicles, the automaker and government said on Friday. GM also agreed to …

Michigan Congressman Who Led Ford Tire Recall to Confront GM

Representative Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican leading U.S. hearings into General Motors Co.’s recall of 1.6 million cars, has some of the closest ties to the automobile industry of any member of Congress. Upton, chairman of the House Energy and …