GM CEO: 'No surprises' at rising recall numbers

GM CEO: 'No surprises' at rising recall numbers:

by Nathan Bomey // Detroit Free Press

 "General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she was not surprised that the number of people killed in crashes connected to an ignition-switch defect is higher than initially reported.

She told reporters Friday morning that she was not taken aback when Ken Feinberg, the man running GM's victim compensation fund, said he has already awarded settlements to the families of 19 people who died in crashes caused by the defect.

GM had identified 13 deaths tied to the ignition switch defect, for which the automaker has recalled 2.6 million small cars.

Barra said she expected Feinberg to find more people affected by the defect.

"There's been so much focus on the original number — but we've always said all along that was based on the information that we had available to us," she said. "There's no surprises. Our goal has been every person impacted is a part of that program and that's the process we're working through.""



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