通用汽车因点火开关故障而损失的车辆价值达成和解
纽约 –
通用汽车公司已经与车主达成了1.2亿美元的和解协议,车主声称他们的车辆由于点火开关故障而损失了价值,导致124人死亡。
初步和解协议已于周五晚在曼哈顿联邦法院提起诉讼,需要美国地方法院法官杰西·弗曼(Jesse Furman)的批准。
它将解决由点火开关引起的最后一宗重大诉讼,这可能导致通用汽车停转并阻止安全气囊展开。
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https://www.autoblog.com/amp/2020/03/28/gm-ignition-switch-settlement/
GM Settles Another Ignition-Switch Lawsuit For $120 Million
General Motors has reached a preliminary settlement in a lawsuit on behalf of owners of vehicles with faulty ignition switches and related defects, agreeing to pay $120 million.
The class-action lawsuit claimed loss of residual value in owners’ vehicles because of the defect.
GM has recalled more than 2.6 million vehicles from the 2004 through 2014 model years, and 124 deaths were reported because switch failure could cause vehicles to stall.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/amp31965015/gm-settles-lawsuit-ignition-switch-car-values/