For many years, General Motors knowingly installed ignition switches that failed to meet specifications in Chevy Cobalts and other small cars. Since then, at least 13 people have died in accidents linked to defective switches GM could have replaced for $2. GM has admitted that officials knew of defective ignition switches for almost 10 years before undertaking a massive recall this year. Now, there's a criminal probe and Congress is asking, 'what did GM executives — and federal regulators -- know and when did they know it?' Can Mary Barra, the company's new CEO, persuade Capitol Hill and millions of customers that GM has cleaned up its act since the federal bailout?
GM on the Hot Seat — All Over Again
More
- GM Mary Barra's written testimony to Congress
- Keller's 'Rude Awakening: The Rise, Fall and Struggle for Recovery of General Motors'
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on GM recall of ignition switches
- Naughton on GM's supplier-squeezing days having given birth to flawed models
- Shepardson on Democrats wanting to know why GM approved faulty ignition switches
- Shepardson on NHTSA, GM missing red flags
Credits
Guests:
- Keith Naughton - Bloomberg News - @KeithNaughton
- David Shepardson - Reuters - @davidshepardson
- Maryann Keller - veteran independent auto analyst
- John Heitmann - University of Dayton, Ohio - @jheitmann1