Deutsche Welle, 15 May 2014
General
Motors has recalled another 2.7 million vehicles with faulty lights and brakes.
The announcement brought the number of defective cars and trucks recalled by
the auto giant this year to a whopping 11 million.
American
carmaker General Motors on Thursday recalled 2.7 million cars and trucks,
bringing its list of faulty vehicles recalled this year to a new high.
Thirteen
people had already been injured due to the mechanical problems which would cost
$200 million to rectify, the company said.
Earlier
this year General Motors recalled some 2.6 million cars worldwide on account of
ignition switch problems that left 13 people dead when motors or electronic
systems shut off without warning.
Investigations
underway
This time
around the company cited problems with headlamps in some Corvette models and
defective power brakes in certain makes of its Chevy Malibu.
Engineers
at the company reportedly knew about the defects since 2001. The US Congress,
federal regulators and the Justice Department continue investigating whether
the auto maker broke any laws in its handling of the recalls.
cjc /hg (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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