As the pressure continues to mount for General Motors over its ignition switch recall, the company has asked a judge to delay action on the ignition lawsuits until a panel on multidistrict litigation rules whether the 30 cases can be combined and a bankruptcy court decides whether the claims violate GM’s 2009 bankruptcy order.
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GM Asks Courts for Protection Because It Technically Became a New Company in 2009
GM faced a Cadillac ignition switch issue in 2006
General Motors engineers reported accidentally turning off ignition switches in a Cadillac SRX with their knees more than eight years ago, and they ordered a similar fix to a similar problem in smaller, cheaper cars linked to 13 deaths, according to documents from parts maker Delphi Automotive.
GM sales eyed for impact of ignition switch recall
As General Motors shows off its newest cars and trucks in New York this week, analysts are watching for signs that consumers are shying away from the ones sitting on dealer lots.
Opel may break even before 2016
General Motors’ money-losing European unit, Opel, may break even before its 2016 deadline, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an interview with the brand’s CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann.
GM slow to act on recalls, House documents show
Documents released by a House subcommittee show that managers and employees at General Motors were often slow to react to safety problems — and that one part of GM often didn’t know what another was doing.
