General Motors Must Pay $103 Million For Oil Defect, Jury Says

General Motors Co. must pay $103 million for selling trucks and SUVs that consume too much oil, lawyers representing customers who bought the vehicles said in an emailed statement.

• A federal jury in San Francisco awarded the damages following a trial in which vehicle owners argued GM knew about but didn’t disclose excessive wear in the engine piston rings
• The class action was brought on behalf of those who bought or leased 2012 and 2013 model years vehicles in California, North Carolina and Idaho
• The piston ring defect caused greater consumption of oil, according to the lawsuit
• GM argued the ...