U S automaker General Motors (GM) grants scandal involving delayed recall of vehicles with defective ignition locks a now 51 deaths. This was announced by the lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, who manages a set up by GM Settlement Fund. By the end of the period on January 31, 455 applications were received, in which compensation was made due to fatal accidents. Of these, 110 cases were still under consideration. Initially, the Group had spoken of 13 deaths.
GM pays for every fatality at least one million dollars (well, 880,000 euros) for surviving spouses and dependents should flow per $ 300,000. There are also additional compensation for injuries sustained. Feinberg said that since August total of 4180 calls for compensation in case the funds are received -. Were of them so far but only recognized 128
For more information concerning the final amount of the indemnity it is too early, Feinberg said the financial news channel Bloomberg. Hundreds of applications were received in the last ten days. The processing will still take “at least a few months,” he said.
General Motors had to recall 2.6 million cars from the years 2003 to 2011 Early last year, because the ignition locks during Skip the trip to the off position and so can turn off the electronics next to the engine. This can cause airbags, power steering and brake booster fail. The company is alleged to have abducted the solution of the problem. In May, GM had agreed to pay a fine of 35 million dollars to the US Transportation Security Administration NHTSA due to the delayed callbacks.
Countrywide lawyers filed a class action lawsuits against General Motors. While the company will compensate accident victims and their families, it defends itself against the claims of the majority of car owners who want to make the repair costs or loss of value claims.
In response to the ignition affair had Group chief Mary Barra, a quality check at GM models introduced, which had more callbacks result. The Group took since the beginning of 2014 more than 30 million cars worldwide due to various shortcomings in the workshops. Particularly affected is the North American market. Despite the scandal, global sales of GM but compared to the 2013 rose last year by two percent to 9.92 million vehicles.
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