GM agrees to pay $220M to settle 35 states' lawsuit over alleged driver data sales

What happened?

1. General Motors said on October 29, 2026 that it would pay $220 million to the attorneys general of 35 states in connection with claims about its OnStar Smart Driver program (National Law Review; statements from state AGs, reported by Queen City News and WTNH)
2. State attorneys general accused General Motors (GM) of selling motorists' location and driving-behavior details to data brokers without permission; those brokers then resold the information to insurance companies, which are alleged to have used it to determine and increase car insurance premiums (National Law Review)
3. The complaint alleged precise geolocation linked to name, address and Vehicle Identification Number was collected every three seconds from ignition on to ignition off (National Law Review)
4. The complaint alleged GM earned more than $20 million from selling the data and that its enrollment process did not disclose the sales, contradicting stated sharing of only anonymous driving data (National Law Review)
5. Under the consent decree, GM agrees to limit the driving data collected, obtain express consent before collecting or sharing it, and maintain a comprehensive information privacy program (National Law Review)
6. North Carolina and South Carolina were among the states whose claims were settled, Queen City News reported; the Connecticut attorney general also announced a settlement, WTNH reported

General Motors agreed on October 29, 2026 to pay $220 million to 35 state attorneys general resolving allegations that its OnStar Smart Driver program sold identifiable driving and geolocation data without consent, the National Law Review reported. The accompanying consent decree, as described in that account, requires GM to limit driving-data collection, obtain express consent before collecting or sharing the data, and maintain a comprehensive information privacy program.

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