GM pressured manufacturer over poorly designed part, email shows
Sub-standard ignition switch made by Delphi has become focus of safety crisis at GM - linked to at least 33 deaths and dozens of injuries
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GENERAL Motors (GM) pressured a supplier to continue producing a substandard ignition switch a decade ago and leaned on the company to improve it even though it could not be fixed, a newly disclosed email shows.
The switch, made by Delphi, has become the focus of a safety crisis at GM and is linked to at least 33 deaths and dozens of injuries.
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