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US regulator fines GM for inquiry failures | US regulator fines GM for inquiry failures |
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US authorities have fined General Motors for failing to respond to requests for information about faulty ignition switches linked to 13 deaths. | US authorities have fined General Motors for failing to respond to requests for information about faulty ignition switches linked to 13 deaths. |
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had given GM until 3 April to reply to its requests, but it says a third of its 107 questions have not been answered. | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had given GM until 3 April to reply to its requests, but it says a third of its 107 questions have not been answered. |
GM says it will provide more documents "as soon as they become available". | GM says it will provide more documents "as soon as they become available". |
The car maker is being fined $7,000 a day until it complies with the request. | The car maker is being fined $7,000 a day until it complies with the request. |
On 4 March, the regulator asked GM for pictures, memos, emails and other information to answer questions about the recall. | |
The reply was due by Thursday of last week. | |
GM said it has delivered almost 21,000 documents related to the safety recall. | |
"We will continue to provide responses and facts as soon as they become available and hope to go about this in a constructive manner," GM said in statement. | "We will continue to provide responses and facts as soon as they become available and hope to go about this in a constructive manner," GM said in statement. |
"We will do so with a goal of being accurate as well as timely," it said. | "We will do so with a goal of being accurate as well as timely," it said. |
Congressional hearing | Congressional hearing |
Last week GM's chief executive Mary Barra apologised for an ignition switch fault in some cars linked to at least a dozen deaths in road crashes. | Last week GM's chief executive Mary Barra apologised for an ignition switch fault in some cars linked to at least a dozen deaths in road crashes. |
At a US congressional hearing, she also said she was "disturbed" by the company's previous comments about the high cost of replacing the defective parts. | At a US congressional hearing, she also said she was "disturbed" by the company's previous comments about the high cost of replacing the defective parts. |
General Motors has so far recalled 2.6m cars because of the defect. | General Motors has so far recalled 2.6m cars because of the defect. |
But it has been criticised for taking too long to do so. | But it has been criticised for taking too long to do so. |
Faults with ignition switches in some GM models, including the Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion, were first reported more than 10 years ago. | Faults with ignition switches in some GM models, including the Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion, were first reported more than 10 years ago. |
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