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GM has been accused of collecting and selling consumers' driving data without their knowledge or consent, resulting in increased insurance rates for consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2024-03-11 |title=Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409192617/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> | GM has been accused of collecting and selling consumers' driving data without their knowledge or consent, resulting in increased insurance rates for consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2024-03-11 |title=Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409192617/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> | ||
In July 2024, Senators Ron Wyden and Ed Markey urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate GM and other automakers, alleging that GM sold consumers' data to third party [[Verisk|Verisk Analytics]], who then resold the data to insurance companies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=Wyden-Markey Auto Privacy Letter to FTC |url=https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_priavacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421103118/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon}}</ref> On January 16, 2025, the FTC banned GM from sharing driving data with consumer reporting agencies for five years, as part of a settlement to these claims.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Veiga |first=Alex |date=2025-01-16 |title=FTC bans GM from sharing driving data to settle claims that the automaker sold data without consent |url=https://apnews.com/article/ftc-gm-driving-data-insurers-a555abb56a0d5f31afa9b73c3eb48287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211181839/https://apnews.com/article/ftc-gm-driving-data-insurers-a555abb56a0d5f31afa9b73c3eb48287 |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> | In July 2024, Senators Ron Wyden and Ed Markey urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate GM and other automakers, alleging that GM sold consumers' data to third party [[Verisk|Verisk Analytics]], who then resold the data to insurance companies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=Wyden-Markey Auto Privacy Letter to FTC |url=https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_priavacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421103118/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon}}</ref> On January 16, 2025, the FTC banned GM from sharing driving data with consumer reporting agencies for five years, as part of a $12.75 million settlement to these claims.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Veiga |first=Alex |date=2025-01-16 |title=FTC bans GM from sharing driving data to settle claims that the automaker sold data without consent |url=https://apnews.com/article/ftc-gm-driving-data-insurers-a555abb56a0d5f31afa9b73c3eb48287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211181839/https://apnews.com/article/ftc-gm-driving-data-insurers-a555abb56a0d5f31afa9b73c3eb48287 |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2026 |title=General Motors to pay $12.75M to settle consumer protection lawsuit |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/general-motors-to-pay-12-75m-to-settle-consumer-protection-lawsuit/3888298/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260510060801/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/general-motors-to-pay-12-75m-to-settle-consumer-protection-lawsuit/3888298/ |archive-date=10 May 2026 |access-date=2 July 2026 |website=NBC Los Angeles}}</ref> | ||
==Safety Recalls and Mechanical Neglect== | ==Safety Recalls and Mechanical Neglect== | ||