GM got away with paying a paltry $1.5 billion.
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/09/17/gm-said-to-settle-criminal-case-over-ignition-switches
Those poor drivers who suddenly had their motors turn off while on the road, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND UNMOVABLE, BRAKES DO NOT WORK.. There SHOULD be LIFE IN PRISON sentences for everyone at GM who allowed these vehicles to stay on the road. Ticking time bombs they were.