GM shows ‘criminal’ behavior—US senators

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Senators accused General Motors of “criminal deception” over a decade-long ignition problem linked to 13 deaths, as the carmaker’s boss last week faced another day of congressional anger.

Defending her company’s battered reputation, chief executive Mary Barra repeated her pledge that GM will be forthcoming with results of a sweeping internal investigation into what led it to keep using ignition switches it knew were faulty for years, then change the parts without alerting the public or regulators.