UPDATE 1-GM ordered new switches months before recall - WSJ
November 09, 2014 at 22:56 PM EST
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - General Motors Co ordered half a million replacement ignition switches almost two months before it alerted federal safety regulators of the issues that prompted a recall of millions of vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing email exchanges between the automaker and its supplier Delphi Automotive Plc.