GM fined over vehicle recall delays

US safety regulators have fined General Motors $35m (€25.53m) for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches that are linked to at least 13 deaths.

It’s the maximum penalty that the government can impose and the first time an automaker has been fined that much. But the amount is less than a day’s revenue for the automaker, based on the $37.4bn (€27.28bn) it took in during the first quarter.