GM settles with government over ignition switches

The Department of Justice and General Motors reached a criminal settlement over the investigation into the automaker’s handling of an ignition-switch defect that led to the deaths of 124 people, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News.

A report from Reuters said the company would pay less than the $1.2 billion Toyota paid to settle a similar case.

The faulty ignition switches caused vehicles to stall and cut off power to the airbags.

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