GM released last week a 325-page investigative report conducted by Chicago attorney Anton Valukas exposing the automaker’s failure to fix a deadly defect that lingered for more than a decade and is now blamed for at least 13 deaths. GM has recalled 2.6 million vehicles due to a defective ignition switch, which could be turned off inadvertently by a light tap, or the weight of a heavy keychain.
Last month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined GM the maximum amount allowed under the law, $35 million, for the automaker’s not disclosing the defect in a timely manner. Mary Berra, GM’s chief executive has called the Valukas report “deeply troubling .”
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