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Saturday, May 17, 2014

'Silence can kill': GM faces record fine over deadly ignition defect

FILE - This March 14, 2014 file photo shows Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. safety regulators on Friday, May 16, 2014 announced they have fined General Motors $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches that are linked to at least 13 deaths. It's the maximum penalty that the government can impose and the first time an automaker has been fined that much. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Under an agreement with the Transportation Department, GM admitted it was slow to inform regulators, promised to report problems faster and submitted to more in-depth government oversight of its safety operations. "Literally, silence can kill," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said, adding: "GM did not act and did not alert us in a timely manner. What GM did was break the law." Safety advocates said the fine, which is less than a day's revenue for GM, is too small to deter bad behaviour by automakers.




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