Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
General Motors
Current Parent Company:
General Motors
Penalty:
$13,900,000
Year:
2017
Date:
October 27, 2017
Offense Group:
safety-related offenses
Primary Offense:
motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description:
General Motors agreed to pay $13.9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Orange County District Attorney's Office alleging that the company concealed serious safety defects to avoid costly recalls and part replacements.
Level of Government:
local
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Orange County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Michigan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Parent:
motor vehicles
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
