General Motors

General Motors' agreement to pay a $35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small-car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga. But it's far from over.

The U.S. government is fining General Motors $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.

Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: they don't always deploy when drivers -- or regulators -- expect them to.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra underwent a second day of harsh questioning from Congress Wednesday, as lawmakers pressed her for answers about mistakes the company made in not recalling cars with defective ignition switch for a decade.

"That is not how GM does business."

General Motors' new CEO and the head of the nation's auto safety watchdog are headed to Congress to testify about a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.

The head of the nation's auto safety watchdog is blaming General Motors for a failure to act sooner to warn consumers of a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.

General Motors has told dealers to stop selling some 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars.

Barra Apologizes for Deaths Tied to Recalled Cars

General Motors issued a new recall of 1.5 million vehicles Monday, part of an effort to assure buyers that it's moving faster to fix safety defects in its cars and trucks.