General Motors Truck Settlement Part 1
1994-12-07T00:52:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjY0XC8xOTk0MTIwNzAxMDQwMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Last week the Clinton administration and the Department of Transportation announced that a lawsuit against General Motors would be dropped. In return, GM will spend $51 million on safety research. The case concerned the safety of certain GM pickup trucks with gas tanks mounted outside the frame on each side of the truck. The Senate Labor Committee heard testimony on the case, which Chairman Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) alleged was settled because of pressure from the powerful General Motors Corporation.
Last week the Clinton administration and the Department of Transportation announced that a lawsuit against General Motors would be dropped. … read more
Last week the Clinton administration and the Department of Transportation announced that a lawsuit against General Motors would be dropped. In return, GM will spend $51 million on safety research. The case concerned the safety of certain GM pickup trucks with gas tanks mounted outside the frame on each side of the truck. The Senate Labor Committee heard testimony on the case, which Chairman Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) alleged was settled because of pressure from the powerful General Motors Corporation. close
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- Don Friedman Researcher (Former) General Motors
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