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Emails suggest GM prepared for recalls months earlier

David Shepardson of The Detroit News discusses what GM leadership knew and when.

11/10/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Emails suggest GM prepared for recalls months earlier

Clip: 11/10/2014 | 4m 29s

David Shepardson of The Detroit News discusses what GM leadership knew and when.

Internal emails released as part of a class action lawsuit show that General Motors ordered a half million ignition switches to replace faulty ones nearly two months before notifying safety regulators. The defect has been linked to at least 32 deaths and a recall of 2.6 million vehicles. David Shepardson of The Detroit News joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what GM leadership knew and when.

11/10/2014 | Rating NR

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