Senate panel sets April 2 hearing on GM auto recalls

A U.S. Senate panel will hold its first hearing on April 2 to probe how General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration handled recalls over the past decade of malfunctioning GM ignition switches, which are linked to 12 deaths. The Senate's Commerce subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance will hold the hearing one day after the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee holds a hearing on the same topic. GM's chief executive, Mary Barra, and the NHTSA's acting director, David Friedman, are expected to testify at both hearings.

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