It was announced yesterday that Toyota has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle with the U.S. Justice Department over a delayed recall of millions of vehicles.
The Justice Department is also investigating General Motors for delaying a recall of more than 1.5 million cars. The cars have defective ignition switches that can turn the car off at high speeds.
There's also news that GM executives are being summoned to D.C. to face Congressional inquiries.
Daniel Howes, business columnist at the Detroit News, joined us today to discuss the issue.
Listen to the full interview above.