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GM recalls 217,000 vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel

November 10, 2020 The Associated Press

DETROIT – General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire. The recall covers certain versions of the 2018 through

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GM brings Maven car-sharing startup to Toronto

February 13, 2018 David Paddon - THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – General Motors Co. is bringing its Maven car-sharing business to Canada for the first time as part of the Detroit-based company’s broader strategy for navigating through a rapidly changing automotive world. Toronto will be the first city outside

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Justices turn away GM appeal over ignition switches

April 24, 2017 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from General Motors Co. seeking to block dozens of lawsuits over faulty ignition switches that could expose the company to billions of dollars in additional claims. The justices without

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Court ruling opens GM to billions in death, injury claims

July 15, 2016 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT – A federal appeals court ruling that General Motors can’t use its 2009 bankruptcy to fend off lawsuits over faulty and dangerous ignition switches exposes the automaker to billions in additional liabilities, according to legal experts. The 2nd U.S.

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GM to recall over 1 million pickups, most in U.S. and Canada, to fix seat belts

April 18, 2016 The Associated Press

DETROIT – General Motors is recalling more than a million Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks worldwide because the seat belts may not hold the driver in a crash. Most of the trucks were sold in the U.S. and

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Deal reached in 3rd GM case over ignition switch claims

April 8, 2016 The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Lawyers in New York say a settlement has been reached in a claim over a faulty General Motors ignition switch involved in a deadly accident. They say the deal negates the need for the third of six