American Technology Fail - 303 Deaths trough General Motors Failure

[LordTyrannus]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/gm-air-bag-failures-linked-to-303-deaths.html?_r=0

As lawmakers press General Motors and regulators over their decade-long failure to correct a defective ignition switch, a new review of federal crash data shows that 303 people died after the air bags failed to deploy on two of the models that were recalled last month.

The review of the air bag failures from 2003 to 2012, by the Friedman Research Corporation, adds to the mounting reports of problems that went unheeded before General Motors announced last month that it was recalling more than 1.6 million cars worldwide because of the defective switch. G.M. has linked 12 deaths to the faulty switch in the two models analyzed, the 2005-7 Chevrolet Cobalts and 2003-7 Saturn Ions, as well as four other models.

The review by Friedman Research, a company that analyzes vehicle safety data, looked at cases in which the air bags failed to deploy, but it did not try to evaluate what caused the crashes.

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The Center for Auto Safety, a private watchdog group in Washington, commissioned the study, and, in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, criticized the agency for not detecting the air bag failures, as well as the defective ignition switch.

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Superior American Technology.

 

[gambit]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/gm-air-bag-failures-linked-to-303-deaths.html?_r=0


Superior American Technology.

Compare to the crap the Soviet Union shat out and the crap that Russia still shat out...You bet American cars are superior.

 

[senheiser]

Compare to the crap the Soviet Union shat out and the crap that Russia still shat out...You bet American cars are superior.

everyone knows your cars suck for the huge price they want you to pay, at least you get what you pay for with Russian Cars

 

[gambit]

everyone knows your cars suck for the huge price they want you to pay, at least you get what you pay for with Russian Cars

True...We can only wonder how many people killed by shitty Soviet/Russian cars. We can also wonder if Russian car manufacturers and the Russian Federal Highway Agency keep any such statistics. Probably too embarrassing.

Russian drivers celebrate American cars — RT News

Peter Nekrasov is the co-founder of Freedom Cars, a group that aims to popularise American cars here in Moscow. The members are proud owners of older models of Chevrolet's, Ford's and Lincoln's – styles typically not seen on Russian roads.

“It's a very good feeling – the feeling of power, the feeling of elegance. You feel separated from other people,” Peter says.

The popularity of American cars here in Russia should come at no surprise. According to the European business association, the sales of foreign cars in Russia increased 70 % this year. Among the brands, Chevrolet has been named the most popular, selling nearly 200,000 in the past seven months. The second best selling foreign car is Ford.

I bet all of you Ruskies would not hesitate, like Senor Nekrasov, to get your vodka shaken hands on any American car, even the AMC Pacer.

 

[senheiser]

True...We can only wonder how many people killed by shitty Soviet/Russian cars. We can also wonder if Russian car manufacturers and the Russian Federal Highway Agency keep any such statistics. Probably too embarrassing.

Russian drivers celebrate American cars — RT News

I bet all of you Ruskies would not hesitate, like Senor Nekrasov, to get your vodka shaken hands on any American car, even the AMC Pacer.

everyone knows your cars suck, when was this article written 2007? To upkeep some americans thinking russians are nice for buying your crappy cars from RT?

Automotive industry in Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

leading car brands is lada and korean companies

 

[Edison Chen]

I like Americans trucks like F150 and cheap sports car like Chevrolet corvette. All muscle vehicles! High performance but dirty cheap!

 

[gambit]

everyone knows your cars suck, when was this article written 2007? To upkeep some americans thinking russians are nice for buying your crappy cars from RT?

Automotive industry in Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

leading car brands is lada and korean companies

Top selling does not equal to superior quality. Every auto makers have different classes for specific market, and usually even within a specific market.

American cars are status symbols in your Russia while Russian cars are objects of curiosity in America.

Deal with it.

 

[LordTyrannus]