Around 1.36 million down, fewer than 1 million to go.
General Motors says that dealers have repaired 57.8 percent of the vehicles equipped with faulty ignition switches worldwide as of Nov. 24, the Detroit News reported.
The recall, which has been related to more than 30 deaths, initially included 2.59 million vehicles. GM has since pared the figure down to 2.36 million worldwide since some of the cars are no longer in use.
"The difference between the 2.59 million produced and recalled, and the populations being sought is made up for by scrapped vehicles or vehicles no longer traceable by registration," GM spokesman Alan Adler said in an email quoted by the News.
GM's fund for those injured and the families of those killed in its vehicles said today that 36 death claims have been approved, an increase from the 35 deaths earlier approved for compensation along with 44 injury claims.
More than 2,000 claims for death and injury have been submitted to the fund, which is being overseen by high-profile attorney Kenneth Feinberg. Out of 229 death claims, 35 are still under review.
Seeking a 100 percent response rate, GM has encouraged affected owners to get their vehicles repaired with efforts that include sending a $25 gift card offer to 705,000 customers in a direct notice.
After repairs on 1.14 million vehicles in the country, GM dealers still need to fix around 823,000 vehicles in the U.S.
The problematic ignition switches, which can turn off the engine while the car is moving, were installed in models including the 2003-'07 Saturn Ion, 2005-'10 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2006-'11 Chevrolet HHR, 2007-'10 Pontiac G5, 2006-'10 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-'10 Saturn Sky.
The ignition switch saga has resulted in a $35 million federal fine for GM as well as a company restructuring that involved firing 15 employees and updating the automaker's safety division.
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