GM Disciplined for Recall Issues

General Motors has placed two engineers on paid leave as part of a continuing internal investigation into the company’s recall of 2.6 million vehicles for ignition switch defects linked to at least 13 deaths. GM CEO Mary Barra on Thursday said the decision to place the two on leave came after an update from Anton Valukas, the former U.S. attorney who is overseeing an independent investigation into GM’s handling of events leading to a safety recall of 2.6 million older GM cars for ignition defects. In additions, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it plans to fine General Motors $7,000 a day until the automaker answers outstanding questions about a faulty ignition switch. The NHTSA gave GM an April 3rd deadline but the automaker is refusing to respond until an internal investigation is finished. The agency says that GM failed to answer roughly one-third of the questions they were required to remit and it is imposing a fine.