The 2014 Chevy Silverado is one of the latest models to be recalled by GM in March. 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…
Was Mary Barra set up to take the fall for the ignition switch recall? Back in December, Mary Barra made history when she took over for the outgoing Dan Akerson and became the first female CEO of an American automaker. What should have been a momentous occasion—with early projections of success at NAIAS and plenty…
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…
Despite Barra’s promise that GM recalls have been “substantially completed,” we’re met with yet another GM recall. ©GM Despite the fact that Mary Barra promised us that General Motors recalls have been “substantially completed,” here we are again with another GM recall. And this isn’t even the first one since Barra made that statement. This…
According to a new study, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class had a higher average recall rate than any other vehicle from 2013 to 2017 While recalls don’t always involve dangerous problems, fixing them with a trip to the dealership is a hassle for car owners — and it becomes even more of an annoyance when the vehicle…
CEO Mary Barra called putting two GM engineers on paid leave a “difficult decision.” 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…
Jeffrey Massimilla (left) and Jeffrey Boyer (right) 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…
Mary Barra says recalls are “substantially completed,” then GM recalls nearly 50,000 vehicles less than a week later. During the past few weeks, General Motors CEO Mary Barra has had to make quite a few tough decisions regarding the automaker’s future moving forward. Her leadership during this time is evidently being recognized. Automotive News recently…
It’s been a while since our last a significant recall post, in a year that’s so far been pretty quiet on the recall front when compared to 2014. But this week, Toyota announced it was planning to recall around 112,500 vehicles for various potential safety issues. The 2015 Toyota Camry is included in this latest…
Recalls are never really a good thing. They have hit the industry hard, from ignition switches at GM, to widespread airbag problems, to diesel engines from VW that are made to trick emissions tests. However, in the case of General Motors’ latest recall, it could be a perfect demonstration of the automaker’s commitment to the…
After 2014—also known as the Year of the Recall—automakers are likely to be a lot more proactive when it comes to notifying customers of potential issues with their vehicles and fixing them before they cause accidents or injuries. After all, no one wants a repeat of the never-ending GM recall, or the Takata recall that…
Buick, GMC, Chevy and Cadillac all finished strong in the latest CSI rankings Buick took top honors in the 2015 J.D. Power’s Customer Service Index Study, but it wasn’t the only General Motors brand that repeated its success from last year. GMC and Chevrolet once again placed third and fourth, respectively, in the CSI rankings,…
GM CEO Mary Barra was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board Photo: © General Motors General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been named the unanimous choice for GM’s Chairman of the Board, effective January 4th. Barra, who has been the company’s CEO since January 15th, 2014, succeeds Tim Solso, who will remain in the role…
The General has done it again. Two more General Motors recalls have been issued, but at least this time they’re not about the ignition switches. And another bonus: only 128 vehicles total are being recalled for two separate issues. Compare that to the record 29 million cars that GM has recalled so far this year,…
This morning, General Motors issued another recall for 355 vehicles. The latest GM recall affects certain 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave models; 2014 Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse models; and 2014 GMC Acadia models. This latest GM recall looks to address only vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, wherein a shift cable adjuster…
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