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"John Calabrese, General Motors' global head of engineering, is leaving the company as it reorganizes in the wake of recalls related to an ignition defect that has been linked to 13 deaths.\nCalabrese, 55, is retiring after 33 years at the company, according to GM. The move comes as GM divides its engineering operations into two units \u2014 Global Product Integrity and Global Components and Subsystems. As part of the reorganization, GM will double its team of safety investigators to 55 and will require its legal department to regularly meet with the engineering team to review legal complaints involving GM vehicles.\nSee also: All the Cars Recalled So Far This Year\nGM Product Chief Mark Reuss told Automotive News that the restructuring stems from the company's review of its ignition-switch glitch. Reuss said Calabrese's departure is \"in no way connected\" to GM's probe into its failure to recall the errant switch sooner.  \nThe departure and restructuring come after the company put two engineers on paid leave earlier this month after GM found they were connected to the faulty ignition switch. That defect has prompted a recall of 2.6 million GM vehicles earlier this year. An ignition switch error was found in those vehicles that prompted affected models to shut off while in motion, disabling their airbags. \nThe U.S. auto safety regulator and a U.S. attorney have launched separate probes of the ignition issue. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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