This should have never
happened. It is unacceptable.”
Those were the words
from General Motors CEO Mary Barra, who yesterday fired 15 people – more than
half of them top executives – following an internal inquiry into a recall of
cars with a faulty ignition switch.
The decade-long recall
has been linked to at least 13 fatal crashes and eventually led to the recall
of 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Irons and a number of other models
fitted with the faulty switch.
Announcing the findings
of the internal report, Barra said she had fired numerous people and
disciplined five others, after concluding they were responsible for the
“pattern of incompetence and neglect”.
In a global town hall
meeting addressing the internal report and its findings, Barra said former US
Attorney Anton R. Valukas had found no internal, deliberate cover up by the
company in relation to the recall.
Rather, Barra blamed a
break-down of company culture for the 11-year “history of failures”, saying
numerous individuals did not accept responsibility for what had happened.
“The report highlights
a company that operated in silos, with a number of individuals looking for
reasons not to act, instead of finding ways to protect our customers,” she said
at the meeting, which was broadcast live.
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