With 2.6 million vehicles needing new ignition switches fueling service bay backlogs, General Motors is offering its dealership network incentives to speed up the process.
Automotive News reports dealership service and parts managers who install 90 percent or more of the ignition-switch replacement kits by July 7 will receive a $250 credit for use at an unnamed online gift shop. The credit carrot/stick combo is part of GM's Ignition Switch Recall Completion Initiative, which will also offer $4,000 in credit to 50 qualifying dealerships chosen at random, while one dealership will receive $10,000; both credit incentives are meant to be split between service and parts managers.
Meanwhile, 199,457 vehicles have undergone the 70-minute surgery through June 16 according to the automaker, while 400,000 kits have arrived at dealership service bays thus far. GM holds that enough kits will be made to repair the majority of the affected vehicles by October. Customers will also receive new keys to go with the new switches.
Made in supplier Delphi's plant in Mexico, the kits can also be applied to vehicles other than the ones they were meant to fix, but only if the affected customers aren't able to have their vehicle repaired "in a reasonable time." To ensure customers don't miss out, GM will also conduct an outreach program via email in the next few weeks to those who haven't begun the process of repairing their affected vehicles.
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