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Testifying before Congress last month, GM CEO Mary Barra said the recall of 2.59 million affected cars may prompt the company to make push-button start standard in all its vehicles.

In a survey conducted by auto researcher AutoPacific, consumers ranked the technology the fifth most coveted upgrade for $100 or less

GM said it will divide vehicle engineering into two organizations: Global Product Integrity and Global Components and Subsystems.

The product integrity organization will include the new global vehicle safety group that GM created in February, led by Jeff Boyer. That unit also will oversee supplier quality and include vehicle, powertrain and electrical-systems engineering; vehicle performance; industrial engineering and validation, GM said.

GM said the product integrity organization will use "advanced analysis tools and processes to flag and prevent issues during vehicle development." It also will analyze field reports "to react quickly to safety and product quality issues customers may experience."