Word: corvair
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been the defendant in no fewer than 130 lawsuits charging that negligent design caused Corvair accidents. Two of the cases have been decided in favor of G.M., eight have been dismissed or withdrawn, and nine have been settled out of court. In only one case has General Motors been found guilty; that case is under appeal...
General Motors' sales have been badly hurt by the furor over auto safety. The special target of Author Ralph Nader (Unsafe at Any Speed) and other industry critics has been G.M.'s sporty little rear-engine Corvair. The 1960-63 models of the car had an axle design that was criticized for causing the rear wheels to "tuck under," thereby enhancing the possibility of rolls and skids. Partly due to such publicity, Corvair sales so far this year have been half those for the same period...
...concerns small, sporty cars. Ford's spunky Mustang has climbed to third place among all types, with sales up 11% to 211,793, and its success will probably earn for its creator, Group Vice President Lee lacocca, the presidency of Ford some day. G.M.'s scarcely competitive Corvair has been damaged so badly by criticism of the safety of its 196,063 models that sales are off 55% to 38,156, and its flop has hardly helped the ambitions of its creator, G.M. Executive Vice President Ed Cole. Nobody in Detroit would be surprised if G.M. eventually should...
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...Corvair '65s were assembled in a number of instances with positive battery cables close enough to the front engine shield to be grounded; 18,596 cars were recalled...