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General Motors Ordered New Switches Two Months Before Recall // General Motors A Ordonné De Nouveaux Commutateurs Deux Mois Avant Le Rappel




General Motors ordered a half-million replacement ignition switches nearly two months before alerting regulators to a defect with the part now linked to 30 deaths according to a report.

However the US carmaker placed an “urgent” order for 500,000 replacement ignition switches on December 18, one day after a meeting of senior executives, the Journal said Sunday, citing emails between GM and its supplier Delphi Automotive.

Delphi produced the emails during preparations for a court trial set to begin in January 2016.

The new information is sure to feed speculation that GM delayed the recall as long as possible, the Journal said.

Those eligible to sue include GM customers whose accidents came after the US auto giant emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.

GM is under fire over the defect in many models sold from 1998-2011 in which the faulty ignition system could turn off power to a car’s power steering and safety airbags while it is in motion.

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GM realised in 2003 there were problems with the switches, but it would be years before it became aware they were linked to deaths, the Journal said.

Now confronted with a mountain of lawsuits, GM has already set up a compensation fund for victims, with plans to pay $1 million per fatality plus $300,000 to each surviving spouse and possible beneficiary.

Since the ignition switch defect came to light, GM has also recalled 30 million vehicles worldwide for other problems.

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General Motors a ordonné un interrupteurs d’allumage demi-million de remplacement avant d’alerter les responsables de la réglementation à un défaut avec la partie maintenant liée à 30 morts, selon un rapport de près de deux mois.

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Le Wall Street Journal a rapporté que GM, qui est en proie à des poursuites judiciaires sur l’interrupteur d’allumage, a commencé le rappel de quelque 2,6 millions de voitures en février.

Cependant le constructeur américain a passé une commande « urgentes » pour l’allumage de remplacement 500 000 bascule le 18 décembre, un jour après une réunion de hauts dirigeants, le Journal a déclaré dimanche, citant des courriels entre GM et son fournisseur Delphi Automotive.

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Delphi a produit les e-mails lors des préparatifs pour un procès qui doit débuter en janvier 2016.

La nouvelle information est sûre nourrir la spéculation que GM a retardé le rappel le plus longtemps possible, dit le Journal.

Personnes ayant le droit d’intenter une action sont les clients de GM dont accidents est venu après que le géant automobile américain a émergé de la faillite en 2009.

GM est sous le feu sur le défaut de nombreux modèles vendu depuis 1998-2011, dans lequel le système d’allumage défectueux pourrait tourner direction assistée et les coussins gonflables de sécurité d’une voiture hors tension alors que celui-ci est en mouvement.

GM a réalisé en 2003, il y avait des problèmes avec les interrupteurs, mais il serait années avant elle avait découvert qu’ils étaient liés au décès, dit le Journal.

Maintenant face à une montagne de poursuites judiciaires, GM a déjà mis en place un fonds d’indemnisation pour les victimes, avec des plans de payer les $ 1 million par décès plus de $ 300 000 pour chaque bénéficiaire survivant des époux et possible.

Étant donné que le défaut du commutateur d’allumage est venu à la lumière, GM a également rappelé les véhicules 30 millions dans le monde entier pour tout autre problème.

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