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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: General Motors Company
Current Parent Company: General Motors
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $120,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: October 19, 2017
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description: General Motors agreed to pay $120 million to settle multistate allegations that the company concealed safety issues related to defective ignition switches in GM vehicles.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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.