Families so they can be rea for anything. Comcast along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Author and professor douglas, you describe yourself in your latest survival of the richest, the impact of Digital Technology and not a futurist. Whats the difference between the two . Beatrice is usually someone you come to to tell you whats going to happen in the future. I have been right a lot so they call me a futurist but really i am a present test, more interested in looking in describing accurately what is happening right now and thats usually an easier way to know whats going to happen in the future but i dont usually talk about it, futurist seen or propagandist fighting for the future they want to see or positions the company is in the best place for as a consultant the most needed place and get interested in the future by scaring them about this is going to happen or that but if you are present which is really more what i am, a cultural anthropologist or
Suspect are on your mind. They want to make things better for our customers and in that process make gm better. They particularly wanted to know what we plan to though you do for those who suffer the most. S why i am pleased to announce we have attained kenneth feinberg. I am sure this committee knows mr. Feinberg is highly qualified and is very experienced in handling matters such as this, having led the compensation efforts involved with 9 11, the bp oil spill and the Boston Marathon bombing. He brings expertise and objectivity to this effort. As i have said, i consider this to be an extraordinary event and we are responding to it in an extraordinary way. As i see it, gm has civil responsibilities and legal responsibilities. We are thinking through what those responsibilities are and how to balance them in an appropriate manner. Ringing in mr. Feinberg is the first step. I want to acknowledge, we know the families are here today we offer sympathy to their families and we have all of
Thank you, mr. Chairman. Ms. Barra youve mentioned several times in your comments todays gm. So my assumption is that you are going to run gm in a different manner than it has been run in the past . And that thats correct. And you are making some changes. I want to ask you just a little bit about time line. Helping us to get our hands around this because this is the first investigation were going to do. Were going to have others. And continue to look at this to get answers and figure out what has happened here between you all and nhtsa, and also within what happened at gm. So you mentioned in your testimony that this came to light on your watch. So i am assuming that there was no widespread knowledge in gm about this issue until you became ceo. Am i correct on that . At the senior level of the company, we learned of this after the recall decision was made on january 31st. I was aware in lace debtber december there was analysis going on cobalt issue. But as soon as we understood the Sen
Override and to use this part even though it didnt meet specificication . Was that made at the manufacturing level, at the executive level or even at some subcomponent purchasing level . Do you know that . Thats part of our investigation to find the answer to that question. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. You can watch this entire hearing on our website, www. Cspan. Org. We invite your feedback on this issues bought Light Program on the gm recalls. Call this week, we will be focusing on president Lyndon Johnsons vision for a Great Society and its impact today. Join the conversation by calling us or sending us an email. You can also send us a tweet. A couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow here on cspan beginning with the Community Action are ship annual convention. Include Sister Simone campbell and the author of a nun on the bus. A discussion on the conflict between russia and ukraine. Family members of victims who gmsor were injured due to faulty car ignition switches h
Yes. And for some reason, though, the new switch was not given a part number and instead shared a number with the original defective switch. Is that correct . Yes. Now this new switch also did not meet gms minimum torque specificications either. This one delfi said was in the range of 10 to 15 and it really should have been 15 at a minimum. Is that correct . I have not seen the test results. You dont know that. Ok. Now, despite these facts gm continued to manufacture cars with these same ignition switches with the model years 2008 to 2011. Is that correct . Yes. And between 2004 and 2014, no Public Notices were issued as a result of gms knowledge of these facts and no recalls were issued for the over 2. 5 million vehicles manufactured with these defective ignition switches. Is that correct . Yes. And finally, three recalls were made this year, 2014. Two in february and one just last friday. Is that right . Related to this ignition switch . Now, i have just a couple more questions. The