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GM Defends Itself
GM’s CEO testified on Capitol Hill today on why it took more than 10 years for the company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.6 million cars with faulty ignition switches. The cars could suddenly turn off while driving if the ignition was bumped or jostled.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readGM’s CEO testified on Capitol Hill today on why it took more than 10 years for the company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.6 million cars with faulty ignition switches. The cars could suddenly turn off while driving if the ignition was bumped or jostled. And once the engine turned off, power steering and brakes would fail and the airbags would not deploy.
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The full episode
1 of 5GM Recall, Gmail Turns 10, TV Roundup- 0:00GM Defends ItselfYou’re reading this
- 9:14A Decade of Gmail
- 16:20Killing Our Favorite Characters
- 26:09Louis Theroux's LA Stories
- 41:32Temp Worker Protections