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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: General Motors
Current Parent Company: General Motors
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $900,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: September 17, 2015
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description: Deferred prosecution agreement concerning criminal charges linked to an alleged failure to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of potentially deadly safety defects.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Michigan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.