Jeff Boyer Urges Drivers of Recalled Vehicles to Use a Single Key
Because who needs to get into their houses anymore anyway?
The entire GM recall has been one big mess. It’s been a tragedy for families and friends of those who have died over the years in affected vehicles. It’s been an outrage to the American people whose tax dollars revived the dying company only to find out it had not come forward with this major […]
Barra Names Jeffrey Boyer VP of Global Safety, Apologizes for Deaths
Since the GM recall has all the makings of an alleyway dumpster fire burning out of control—particularly with the news that General Motors will be issuing three new recalls for another 1.5 million vehicles—it makes all the sense in the world the new CEO Mary Barra would want to start taking corrective action as soon […]
Jeffrey Massimilla Named GM Vice President of Global Vehicle Safety and Cybersecurity
General Motors on Friday announced that Jeffrey Massimilla will assume the role of Vice President, Global Vehicle Safety and Cybersecurity, effective following the retirement of current Vice President of Global Vehicle Safety Jeffrey Boyer on September 1st. Massimilla is the current head officer of GM’s cybersecurity department, a position that he will maintain as he […]
GM Concludes Three-Year Consent Order with NHTSA, Announces Voluntary Cooperation Model
Today General Motors announced the successful conclusion of a three-year consent order with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which was spawned by the automaker’s ignition switch recall. GM also announced that it is working with the government agency to transition to a voluntary model for “continuing dialogue on important vehicle safety issues.” The […]
GM Announces 17 New 2017-18 Vehicles Available with Rear Seat Reminder Technology
General Motors debuted its Rear Seat Reminder technology earlier this year on its all-new 2017 GMC Acadia, and it announced today that the technology will now be offered on a number of new 2018 model-year Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC models. “GM’s Rear Seat Reminder feature is an initial step to use technology to help […]
GM Opens Active Safety Test Area at Milford Proving Grounds
The photo above—which appears to show Davey running into traffic, presumably in defiance of his dog Goliath’s warnings—is actually a shot of the new $14 million Active Safety Test Area that General Motors has just opened at its famous Milford Proving Ground. Partially in response to the ignition switch recalls, GM has been making a […]
Seatbelt Law, Annoying Chime Effectively Keep Michigan Bodies Belted
You hear it. You hate it. You’ll do anything to stop the noise – especially if it’s buckling your seatbelt. That pesky chime – as well as legislation in Michigan that allows police to pull drivers over simply for not wearing a seatbelt – has helped increase seatbelt usage in Michigan to an impressive 93%. […]
Chevy Sonic Named 2015 Top Safety Pick by IIHS
General Motors announced today that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has named the midyear 2015 Chevy Sonic a 2015 Top Safety Pick. “Customer safety is of utmost importance to Chevrolet, across all segments” said Jeff Boyer, vice president, General Motors Global Vehicle Safety. “The Sonic receiving this designation is a testament to that […]
GM Hits on Teen Driving Statistics During Teen Driver Safety Week
This week marks Teen Driver Safety Week, which we observe through Saturday, October 25th. In honor of Teen Driver Safety Week, General Motors is calling attention to an alarming safety study, funded in part by the General Motors Foundation, that we covered back in June. Among the troubling statistics from the Safe Kids Worldwide study […]
Barra Says That GM Recalls Have Been “Substantially Completed”
This has not been Mary Barra’s year. At the very beginning of 2014, she hopped into the pilot seat of a plane she did not know was going down, but boy has she held her own as she made all the necessary sacrifices to get the plane flying straight again. After nearly 29 million recalls […]
2014 Chevy Volt Earns a Top Safety Pick+ Rating
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Volt recently earned a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) thanks to its available Forward Collision Alert. Even more impressive, the Volt was the only one of twelve small cars that were tested to earn the top honor. Specifically, the Volt earned four (out of […]
Read Millikin’s Prepared Testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee
GM CEO, Mary Barra, was not the only one to deliver testimony to the outrageously named U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance. Chief Counsel and Executive Vice President, Mike Millikin, who has been with the General for 37 years, also testified. You can read Millikin’s […]
12 GM Vehicles Named to IIHS List of Recommended Used Vehicles for Teens
In a time when many question the safety of older GM models, given the recent ignition switch recalls, it is refreshing to report that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has placed 12 GM models (ranging from current and defunct brands) on its first-ever list of recommended used vehicles for teen drivers. “We know […]
Read Mary Barra’s Oral Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing
Earlier today we posted Mary Barra’s prepared remarks for her U.S. House hearing. Now we’ve got her actual oral remarks, which contain an addition (bolded). The spoken word is definitive. You can read Mary Barra’s oral testimony for the U.S. House hearing below. I appreciate the chance to appear before you again today on […]
Read Mary Barra’s Prepared Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing
General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today, June 18, 2014, to further testify on the ignition switch recall issue. She has prepared her remarks and publicly released them ahead of her appearance. You can read Mary Barra’s prepared testimony for […]
Current-Gen Chevy Camaro Recall — And More
GM is at it again, but at this point, no one is surprised. The company is being over-sensitive to recalls following the ignition switch fiasco, and I can’t blame them. Still, it’s disheartening (and slightly anticlimactic) to see more GM recalls pour in on a weekly basis. This one is a current-gen Chevy Camaro recall […]
Valukas Report Puts GM in the Right Direction
The General Motors ignition switch recall has plagued new CEO, Mary Barra, ever since her appointment in late January. In the latest turn of events, the company has received the “Valukas Report,” the findings of an investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney, Anton Valukas, into the Cobalt ignition switch recall that has been riddled with […]
GM Belt Assurance System to Prevent Road Fatalities
The famous “Click it or Ticket” campaign from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reportedly opening with its first increase in unrestrained passenger fatalities in five years. As such, General Motors and OnStar are joining the charge in ensuring vehicle occupants have all fastened their seatbelts. GM’s all-new Belt Assurance System will be […]
