GM Says Part Linked to Recall Made in China
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said an ignition switch linked to the recall of almost 3.4 million cars was made in China, where another car maker discovered a problem part earlier this year.
The top U.S. automaker said in a filing on Tuesday with U.S. safety regulators that the switch used in the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, Buick LaCrosse and Lucerne, and Cadillac DeVille and DTS cars that were recalled on June 16 was made by China-based Dalian Alps Electronics Co Ltd.
Dalian Alps is 90-percent owned by Japan's Alps Electric Co. Alps acknowledged it supplied GM with ignition switches but said it has not been contacted by the U.S. automaker over any defect.
The switch problem is similar to the defect linked to at least 13 deaths in an earlier recall of 2.6 million Chevy Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other cars that led to a record U.S. fine of $35 million and numerous federal and state investigations.
http://www.newsweek.com/gm-says-part-linked-recall-made-china-256344
On edit: I just noticed that this article is from a month ago.
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