GM to Pay $226M in Settlements Over Driver Data Sales
WHO:
CT News Junkie - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong discussed GM’s settlement with Connecticut.
IJR - General Motors and a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general were involved in the settlement.
WTNH - General Motors was the company accused of selling consumers’ private driver data.
WHAT:
CT News Junkie - GM agreed to pay Connecticut $6 million to settle claims that it illegally sold data from 120,000 state drivers.
WTNH - GM agreed to pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ private driver-behavior data and location information to third parties.
IJR - GM agreed to a $220 million settlement over allegations that it collected and sold drivers’ location and driving-behavior data to brokers, who passed it to insurers for use in setting premiums.
IJR - The settlement requires GM to obtain consumers’ express consent before collecting or sharing the data.
IJR - Officials alleged that some drivers were enrolled in the program without their knowledge.
WHERE:
CT News Junkie - The state-specific claims concerned drivers in Connecticut.
WTNH - The announcement was reported from Hartford, Connecticut.
WHEN:
CT News Junkie - GM enrolled millions of drivers in its OnStar Smart Driver program from 2016 to 2024.
WTNH - GM said the data-collecting product was discontinued in 2024.
WHY:
CT News Junkie - GM presented OnStar Smart Driver as a tool to help drivers improve their driving safety.
CT News Junkie - Tong said GM told drivers their data would not be shared with insurers without their express consent.
HOW:
CT News Junkie - OnStar Smart Driver tracked drivers’ habits.
WTNH - The information was collected through a product that GM discontinued.
IJR - Brokers received the collected data and passed it to insurers, who used it in setting premiums.
(UPDATED October 30, 2026 12:25 UTC)
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations it sold drivers’ private data. The data included location and driving habits, which brokers passed to insurers setting premiums. GM also agreed to obtain drivers’ express consent before collecting or sharing their data.
--
(UPDATED October 29, 2026 21:05 UTC)
General Motors agreed to pay $220 million to settle allegations that it collected and sold drivers’ location and driving-behavior data to brokers, who passed it to insurers for setting premiums. A bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general said some drivers were enrolled in GM’s OnStar Smart Driver program without their knowledge, and the settlement requires the company to get consumers’ express consent before collecting or sharing their data. Connecticut will receive $6 million over claims involving 120,000 state drivers; GM enrolled millions of drivers in the program, which it said was meant to promote safer driving, and discontinued it in 2024.