GM facing 35M fine!
Do to GM's slow response they are looking at not only fines from the Feds but big lawsuits from the families of the 13 people killed in the crashes. Seems like they are trying to blame to owners in th...
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Well the Bean Counter was mine in my very first post.
Mark, GM has a long history of refusing to fix a problem. And yes that is because WHEN they were the BIG Dog they had more money then brains. A GM COE even went as far as to say "What is good for GM, is good for the Country". That may have been true, but it was best said in the privacy of the Executive Boardroom, not in public.
As for this recall, GM played the same BS they did wwwaaayyy back in the 80's with their pick-ups! Bean Counters decided that the cost of moving fuel tanks inside the frame rails was greater then the costs of paying out any claims even if a death was involved.
From the link "In light of GM's bigger recall, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Wednesday called on NHTSA to require automakers to provide detailed information to the agency when they become aware of accidents involving deaths. He said GM was aware of fatal accidents in Maryland and Wisconsin in 2005 and 2006 involving safety issues and notified dealers, but did not recall the vehicles involved." . When the lawyers get hold of this information it will cost GM more then they have to settle.
Don
Mark, GM has a long history of refusing to fix a problem. And yes that is because WHEN they were the BIG Dog they had more money then brains. A GM COE even went as far as to say "What is good for GM, is good for the Country". That may have been true, but it was best said in the privacy of the Executive Boardroom, not in public.
As for this recall, GM played the same BS they did wwwaaayyy back in the 80's with their pick-ups! Bean Counters decided that the cost of moving fuel tanks inside the frame rails was greater then the costs of paying out any claims even if a death was involved.
From the link "In light of GM's bigger recall, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Wednesday called on NHTSA to require automakers to provide detailed information to the agency when they become aware of accidents involving deaths. He said GM was aware of fatal accidents in Maryland and Wisconsin in 2005 and 2006 involving safety issues and notified dealers, but did not recall the vehicles involved." . When the lawyers get hold of this information it will cost GM more then they have to settle.
Don
