GM Supports Let Girls Learn for Giving Tuesday
The days following Thanksgiving are all about consumers. From Black Friday, to Small Business Saturday, to Cyber Monday, America’s focus has been on buying for the upcoming holidays. In 2012, the Giving Tuesday movement began as a way to recover from the consumerism and focus on giving back during the holiday season. The tradition is […]
GM’s Speak Up For Safety Program Proves Effective
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 […]
GM Announces Two Deputy General Counsel Appointments
General Motors announced on Tuesday that Ann Cathcart Chaplin has been appointed its Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, effective December 14th. It was also announced that Jeffrey A. Taylor joins GM as its Deputy General Counsel for Federal Oversight, effective November 1st. Both Cathcart Chaplin and Taylor will report to Craig Glidden, executive vice president […]
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 […]
GM Brands Dominate J.D. Power’s Customer Service Index Study
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, which were based on responses from 70,000 car owners and lessees of 2010-2014 […]
Toyota Recalls 112,500 Vehicles in US
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 first recall affects 110,000 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, […]
January 2015 Car Recalls from Around the Auto Industry
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 […]
Is a Toyota GM Merger Possible? Marchionne Sure Thinks So.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles opened on Wall Street earlier this week, marking the official Fiat Chrysler Group merger, spearheaded by Sergio Marchionne. The merger made the newly formed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles one of the biggest players in the automotive market, but there are still bigger kids on the playground, and Marchionne thinks they might band together […]
Toyota Recalls 132,624 Tundra Trucks
The recalls have been piling up all year long (cough, GM, cough). But The General isn’t the only automaker to recall vehicles this year. Toyota has recalled a fair share of vehicles itself this year (although not on the same scale of GM) and is now recalling almost 133,000 Tundra trucks due to an improperly […]
More General Motors Recalls: Happy Friday!
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, […]
Ford Recalls 83,000 Crossovers, Sedans, and SUVs
Hey guys! Guess what? Nope, we’re not giving away a free car or beer or anything like that (sorry about that). But we do have something for you! Another recall! This time, it’s Ford and Lincoln for a change (good thing too—we’re all getting tired of typing the words “GM recall”). The American automaker is […]
GM Window Switch Recall: Automaker Equips Cars With Innovative Explosive Capabilities
Because Safety!
Leaving your car on the street can be dangerous. If you don’t have access to a garage, you’re forced to park your vehicle at surface level, where thieves are more likely to break in and steal your private possessions or hotwire your automobile. To combat this problem, GM has introduced a new feature known as […]
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 […]
GM is Being Sued For $10 Billion
The news that GM is now the target of a potential $10 billion lawsuit is almost enough to make you feel sorry for them…and then you read another headline about how the company basically ruined Courtland Kelley’s career for having the gall to suggest that defective ignition switches could be a deadly problem and then […]
GM is Recalling 3.36 Million More Vehicles, Of Course
The latest bundle of recalls brings the number of cars that GM has "proactively" called back in 2014 past the 20 million mark.
The fact the GM is recalling 3.36 million more cars today for problems with the ignition switch would be hilarious were it not for the fact that General Motors’ ineptitude is well past the point of being comical and verging into con artist territory. GM has issued six more recalls today, with the largest spanning […]