– Following Latest Recall Shocker, GM Has Recalled 56% More Cars In 2014 Than It Sold In 2013 (ZeroHedge, May 20, 2014):
They don’t call them Government Motors for nothing.
Over the weekend we titled our summary of GM’s unprecedented avalanche of recalls so far in 2014 – the year in which the company’s criminal practice of covering up its faulty products became a congressional scandal – as follows: “GM Set To Surpass Total Recall Record This Year.” Three days later we are happy to report that while Detroit, we not only have a big recall problem, we also have a new record, after moments ago GM just announced another 4 recalls affecting 2.4 million cars.
This brings the total number of vehicle investigations since the start of the year to 35, and with today’s four latest fiascos, has initiated a whopping 29 recalls. More importantly, this also means that the number of domestic recalls rises to 13.6 million, smashing the previous record of 11.8 million recalls in 2004, and brings the number of global recalls to 15.2 million: or a stunning 56% greater than the 9.7 million cars GM sold in all of 2013!
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This is very depressing. It indicates the entire auto business is on the brink of collapse. Cars cost more now than many of us paid for our first house……and they all look alike……all the beauty and creativity is gone. They are all programmed to be stopped remotely…..I don’t like that feature…….it is to control everyone, not stop auto thieves.