GM Recall: Why Didn’t NHTSA Act? Was There a Cover-up? – The Fiscal Times

By Marilyn W. Thompson and Paul Lienert

“We certainly did not approve a detent plunger design change,” DeGiorgio said last April in a deposition taken by plaintiff’s attorney Lance Cooper. DeGiorgio identified himself as the “main responsible engineer” for the ignition switch in the Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, which is also part of the recall.