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GM Recalls Additional 2.7M Vehicles, Brings Total to 11.1M

General Motors Co. is recalling an additional 2.7 million vehicles, pushing the automakers total number of cars and trucks called back for fixes in the U.S. this year to 11.1 million.

By Tim Higgins, Bloomberg, Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg, Jeff Green, Bloomberg | Updated on May 15, 2014
Mary Barra , CEO of General Motors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

(Bloomberg) — General Motors Co. is recalling an additional 2.7 million vehicles, including models with faulty brake lights that have led to hundreds of complaints, pushing the automaker’s total number of cars and trucks called back for fixes in the U.S. this year to 11.1 million.

The new total for the year so far is more than GM recalled during the previous six years combined. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra is grappling with the recall of 2.59 million cars to fix a defective ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths. She reorganized the engineering department, added personnel to investigate problems and introduced a program to encourage employees to flag safety concerns. An internal report is due later this month.

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