GM Suspends Engineers, Adds Recall Repair, Ups Cost To $1.3B - The Car Connection
General Motors [NYSE: GM] CEO Mary Barra revealed today that it's placed two engineers on paid leave, in connection with the company's massive recall effort, and ongoing investigations regarding whether the automaker knew about the issue—now... And separately, the company specified that it's expanding the recall effort to include replacement of the ignition lock cylinder on some models already included in the switch recall. ALSO READ: Hey, Google: This College Student Built An Autonomous Car For $4,000. Regarding the lock-cylinder issue solely, GM says that it knows of one rollaway and one injury claim, with no fatalities. That's not the case for the ignition-switch recall, which already involves numerous injuries and at least 13 fatalities. That would cause the engine to turn off unexpectedly, with power steering and braking lost, making it tougher to avoid an accident or safely pull to the side of the road. The two GM engineers placed on leave include Gary Altman, who was the program manager on the Saturn Ion and Chevrolet Cobalt for much of the affected era (and more recently, the chief engineer for the Chevrolet Cruze). Source: www.thecarconnection.com
