Former GM CEO Wagoner May Have Seen Cobalt Slide in 2009
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Former General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner may have viewed a presentation that included a description of stalling issues with the Chevrolet Cobalt about three weeks before he resigned, the company’s internal investigation found.
The reference to Wagoner is the first indication a chief executive for the largest U.S. automaker had any knowledge of faults in the Cobalt ignition switch. Mary Barra, who became CEO in January after more than 30 years at GM, has said she didn’t learn about company investigations into Cobalts until December 2013, and the report backed those statements.