KwaGeneral Motors bathole izicelo zokufa ezingu-475, izicelo zokulimala ezinkulu ezingu-289 kanye nezinxephezelo zokulimala okuncane ezingu-3,578. Isici asizange sithinte amamodeli athengiswa ePortugal.
Inkampani yezimoto yaseMelika, iGeneral Motors (GM) namuhla ivumile ukuthi okungenani bangu-80 abantu abashonile ngenxa yokonakala kwemishini yokushisisa izimoto zaleli qembu. Inombolo ethusayo, ebalwa ngokuhlukaniswa komkhiqizi ozinikele ekuhloleni izikhalazo ezifakwe izisulu namalungu omndeni.
Sezizonke, izicelo kanye nezicelo zesinxephezelo sokufa kwe-475, i-GM yamemezela ukuthi i-80 ifanelekile, kuyilapho i-172 yanqatshwa, i-105 itholakale ikhubazekile, i-91 ibuyekezwa futhi i-27 ayizange iveze imibhalo esekelayo.
Ngokusho kohlobo, lolu phiko luphinde lwathola izicelo ezingama-289 zokulimala kanzima kanye nezicelo zokunxeshezelwa ngokulimala okungatheni obekudinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela eziyi-3,578.
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Isici okukhulunywa ngaso sithinta uhlelo lokuthungela umlilo lwezimoto ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-2.6 ezikhiqizwa izinhlobo ezahlukene zeGM eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Ukushiswa kwamamodeli angalungile bekuzocisha imoto kungazelelwe, kunqamuke amasistimu okuvikela njenge-airbag. Awekho kulawa mamodeli athengiswa ePortugal.
Le nkampani inqume ukuthi imindeni yezisulu ezishonile ezifakazelwe ngokufanelekile kufanele ithole isinxephezelo samadola ayisigidi (cishe ama-euro angama-910,000), inqobo nje uma ingafaki zinyathelo ezingokomthetho ngokumelene noGM.
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