GM cars kill
03-18-2014, 11:07 AM
#11
Originally Posted by dlq04' timestamp='1393654549' post='23040505
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13 fatalities among 1,300,000 vehicles that were on the road up to 10 years?
13 fatalities among 1,300,000 vehicles that were on the road up to 10 years?
The lose of one life is one too many. GM will most certainly pay dearly for all 13. Give the new GM leadership a thumbs up since I am sure they ignored the advice of their own attorneys. At the forefront as this came out they made an apology which ensures they take responsibility and must pay for it.
[/quote]Owned a 62 Corvair Monza and lived. Tell those stats to the families of the loved ones that were killed. GM should be held accountable for every single fatality.
03-18-2014, 07:05 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by S2KRAY
Owned a 62 Corvair Monza and lived. Tell those stats to the families of the loved ones that were killed. GM should be held accountable for every single fatality.
03-19-2014, 06:50 AM
#13
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I drove a roommate's Corvair a couple of time in college. It was the only car I ever felt comfortable driving from the start. I later owned a couple of swing-axle Volkswagens (similar to the much-vilified early Corvairs); I never had a problem that the VW wouldn't get me out of if I let it.
03-19-2014, 01:26 PM
#14
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Here is an interesting twist on the story: apparently GM' bankruptcy gives them immunity for any claims from accidents that occurred before 2009.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/opinio...html?hpt=hp_t4
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/opinio...html?hpt=hp_t4
03-19-2014, 03:22 PM
#15
Here is an interesting twist on the story: apparently GM' bankruptcy gives them immunity for any claims from accidents that occurred before 2009.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/opinio...html?hpt=hp_t4
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/19/opinio...html?hpt=hp_t4
03-20-2014, 04:26 AM
#17
Being strictly mercenary about it. What is their annual advertising budget?
how much will they have to spend combating this bad image as opposed to quickly and quietly stepping up, taking responsibility, and paying off the people who suffered a loss.
You know acting like a company who's product you can trust instead of a bunch of merciless weasels.
03-20-2014, 07:48 AM
#18
Maybe I'm mis-reading that but isn't that just a reporter speculating what position they could take due to the 2009 date?
Either way it will likely cost GM many billions.
Toyota was fined $1.2 billion because it failed to notify the proper authorities or the public that it had a problem. And that sounds exactly like what’s happened at General Motors. Toyota also settled a class action for $1.6 billion. It is estimated that with the cost of lawyers and the need for sales incentives and marketing campaigns analysts say the total cost was $5 billion!
Either way it will likely cost GM many billions.
Toyota was fined $1.2 billion because it failed to notify the proper authorities or the public that it had a problem. And that sounds exactly like what’s happened at General Motors. Toyota also settled a class action for $1.6 billion. It is estimated that with the cost of lawyers and the need for sales incentives and marketing campaigns analysts say the total cost was $5 billion!
03-24-2014, 05:54 AM
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