Nation Jul 17 Watch CEO Mary Barra defends GM’s top lawyer, blames fired employees for deadly defect failures By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jun 18 Watch Lawmakers skeptical that GM can remodel its leadership General Motors CEO Mary Barra returned to address Congress about an internal company report on the ignition switch defect that has been linked to at least 13 deaths. Barra announced a new campaign to reward employees who report safety concerns,… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jun 05 Watch Did GM’s corporate culture help obscure safety issue? The CEO of General Motors acknowledged that the American automaker faces public outrage for its delay in acting on the deadly ignition switch problem. Mary Barra released the details of an internal report on the defect and announced that 15… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Apr 11 Senators ask Justice Department to keep GM responsible for recalls A group of US senators has asked the Department of Justice to stop any efforts by General Motors to avoid the financial penalties associated with its failure to promptly recall vehicles with ignition problems. By Sam Lane
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Major earthquake in Chile causes relatively limited damage By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Tuesday night, generating a tsunami and causing thousands to evacuate their homes. Six people died. Also, the CEO of General Motors faced more scrutiny on… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Disavowing GM decisions of the past, CEO Barra offers apology and further investigation By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 01 Congress demands answers on delay in GM recall By Tom Krisher, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press At a hearing Tuesday, members of a House subcommittee demanded answers from new GM CEO Mary Barra about why the automaker used the switch in small cars such as the Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion even though it knew the… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch CEO Mary Barra reads written testimony at GM recall hearing By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Families of victims of ignition defect speak ahead of GM hearing By PBS NewsHour Continue watching