Somehow, GM Profits Reach $125M in Q1 2014

Despite $1.3 billion for repairs to recalled vehicles, a $400 million loss in Venezuela, and a $284 million loss in Europe, GM still managed to turn some kind of profit in the first quarter.

General Motors is paying to the tune of $1.3 billion to repair the immense catalog of vehicles affected by recalls—including $700 million toward fixing 2.59 million vehicles with ignition switch issues similar to those that have killed at least a dozen people. Despite all of this, and despite taking a $284 million loss in Europe, […]

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GM Recall Roundup: What’s Done in the Dark…

Documents suggest that Barra knew of issues with the Ion as far back as October 2011, the two engineers placed on paid leave are named, and five Democrats urge the DoJ to force GM to establish a victim's fund.

This weekend’s GM recall roundup sees a number of documents coming to light and a number of signs pointing to the conclusion that GM and Delphi both knew that something was wrong with their ignition switches. Of particular interest is the fact that current GM CEO Mary Barra had at least some rudimentary understanding of […]

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Two GM Engineers on Paid Leave After Valukas Reports Findings

GM CEO Mary Barra calls the decision "difficult." You know what else is difficult? Burying your child because of something that could have been easily avoided if someone else had taken responsibility. That's difficult.

Heads have begun to roll at General Motors after Anton Valukas’ independent investigation into just how deep the incompetency that led to 2.6 million recalls and at least a dozen deaths runs. As a result of the investigation, Mary Barra is pulling out her CEO scythe and going headhunting. None shall be spared, and no […]

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“Is The New GM Responsible?”: Barra Fields Tough Questions

Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) asks the question on the minds of many: "Is The New GM responsible?"

Mary Barra’s testimony before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight is still going on, and we’ve only just now had some of the more important questions asked. After enduring a yes/no question barrage from John Dingell (D-Michigan) and the perpetual indignation of Joe Barton (R-Texas), who at one point legitimately used […]

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GM Recalls 1.3 Million Vehicles for Power Steering Problem

Because it just wouldn't be another day in March if GM didn't recall a whole bunch of their vehicles.

This afternoon, General Motors announced…yeah, you got it…another recall. This time, they are calling back 1.3 million vehicles due to a potential sudden loss of electric power steering assist. Per General Motors’ press release, the following vehicles are involved in the company’s latest recall: Chevrolet Malibu: All model year 2004 and 2005, and some model […]

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Latest GM Recall: 490K Trucks and SUVs, 172K Cruzes

The latest recall of a combined 662,000 GM-made vehicle brings the total number of vehicles recalled in March to 4.8 million.

To General Motors, vehicle recalls for safety-related issues may well be the equivalent of Pringles: “Once you pop, you can’t stop.” Except in this case, their reward is not the salty goodness of potato chips, but rather the confidence that the survival of their empire may well depend on how they handle the mess that […]

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New York Times: GM Threatened Families of Accident Victims

In at least two instances, GM threatened families with countersuits to their "frivilous" lawsuits related to deaths.

The GM ignition switch recall seems to reach new levels of absurdity every week, and one of the things that continually gets lost in the persistent crush of information about what General Motors may or may not have known and what they may or may not do to bring the ordeal to an end is […]

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Expanded GM Recall: 13 Dead, 1.37M Vehicles Affected

Yesterday, General Motors announced that it is expanding its previous recall of compact cars, which initially concerned the safety of 778,000 Chevy Cobalts and Pontiac G5s manufactured between 2005 and 2007. The expanded GM recall now includes Saturn Ion, Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, and Chevy HHR models built between 2003 and 2007, bringing the recall […]

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Nissan CEO Weighs in on VW “Dieselgate” Scandal: ‘Be Extremely Open’

Since it was revealed that Volkswagen placed devices specifically made to fool laboratory emissions tests, the automotive industry has been rocked by a wild storm of investigations and commentary. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn took part in the last of these, implying that many people at VW must have known about the cheating devices, because it […]

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NHTSA Audit Highlights Apathetic, Disastrous Problems

It sounds like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a mix between the pointy-haired boss from Dilbert and a spaced-out pot head, and we’re a high school girl who keeps getting back together with her boyfriend, because he said, “I would never cheat on you…again.” The Inspector General from the US Department of Transportation, […]

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NHTSA Chief, David Friedman, May Be on the Outs

This year has not been an easy one for vehicle recalls. Nearly every major automaker has suffered hundreds of thousands of recalls, and we the people are getting pretty frustrated with the carmakers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. So is the Obama administration, rumor has it, as Automotive News is reporting that the […]

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Chrysler Group Creates Office of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Shuffles around leadership

Yesterday, Chrysler Group announced that it has established the Office of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance, which will be headed by Senior Vice President, Scott Kunselman. Before assuming this position, Kunselman had been responsible for NAFTA Purchasing and Supplier Quality. In his new position, Kunselman remains on the NAFTA leadership team but is solely focused […]

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10 Best Car Memes of the Day 3.0

Back in May, I brought you what I deemed the 10 Best Car Memes of the Day—mostly because I was tired about reporting on the GM ignition switch recall—but then the people clamored for more (don’t ask me which people, just know that they wanted more), so last month I brought you the 10 best […]

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Barra’s Testimony Released Ahead of House Meeting

GM CEO: "...my sincere apologies to everyone who has been affected by this recall…especially to the families and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured. I am deeply sorry.”

This afternoon, Mary Barra will go before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight to testify on behalf of General Motors regarding the 2.53 million vehicles recalled for faulty ignition switches. While she will not be taking the hill until 2 pm EST, Barra’s testimony has already been released online (via USA […]

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Car News In the Rearview: The Plymouth Barracuda Doesn’t Save Fiat Chrysler

Welcome to In the Rearview, where I bring you the week’s car news, but this time, with gusto. This week, we are once more talking about the giant that is Fiat Chrysler, but I realized that I talk bad about them a lot on these videos, so I wanted to start with some positive news. […]

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The EV List: Every Mainstream Electric Car Available in America Right Now – Updated Once More

A while back, I read a little bit about the Chevy Volt, and thought to myself, “Wow! This electric car stuff is really awesome! I should really buy a Volt!” However, then I thought, “I wonder what other electric cars there are.” This is the result: A list of all the mainstream electric vehicles–that is, […]

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Dieselgate Update: Volkswagen Reveals Customer Compensation Plans

It has been seven long months for owners of Volkswagen’s “Clean Diesel” vehicles that were engineered to cheat emissions tests. Since the Dieselgate scandal exploded in September of last year, there have been rumors swirling of what consumers would be offered. This week, customers were given a half answer by the automaker, as VW made a status […]

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YA Author John Green to Drive Corvette Pace Car at Indy Grand Prix

Chevrolet has announced that popular young adult fiction author and Indiana native John Green will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the Verizon IndyCar Series Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Saturday, May 14th. Green will pilot a Torch Red 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe around the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Green […]

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