By David Ingram and Paul Lienert
The top lawyer at General Motors has survived the automaker’s struggles over an ignition-switch defect, as a rash of firings announced on Thursday touched the corporate legal department he oversees.
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GM fires 15 employees, blames “incompetence and neglect” for delayed ignition recall
General Motors’ own probe into how it delayed and denied an ignition switch defect in 2.6 million cars linked to at least 13 deaths found “incompetence and neglect” at many levels, leading the automaker to fire 15 employees and discipline five more for their roles in the 11-year saga.
Candice Anderson blamed in fiance’s death learns GM defect caused crash
On Thursday, General Motors made public the results of its own investigation of how it responded to a deadly defect — specifically, why it waited more than a decade to recall 2.6 million small cars with faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths.
GM China sales posts May record of 276,109 Vehicles
General Motors and its joint ventures sold 276,109 vehicles in China in May—a new record for the month. Sales increased 9.2% from the same month last year.
Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling as well as their Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and Wuling brands also reached new highs for May sales. In addition, Shanghai GM’s total sales surpassed 9 million units since the joint venture’s establishment in 1997.
Jaguar designs a new Tour de France racing bike for Team Sky
Most bigger automaker are well known to design other products besides cars from clothing to cars.
