Although the company only declared a low, two-digit count for the people who died in accidents related to the 2.6 million cars recalled with defective ignition switches, the claims are now much higher.
After it was revealed the company was at least a decade late in recalling the potentially deadly cars and facing numerous probes from US federal authorities (including two investigations by the US Congress), as well as huge lawsuits, the No. 1 automaker decided to establish a victims compensation fund.
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