Bad news for General Motors. The struggling company has recently announced the recall of up to 7.6 million vehicles dating back to 1997 because of faulty ignition switches. With this recent news, GM’s recalls have reached more than 28 million vehicles for health and safety concerns. More info after the jump.
Auto Talk: GM recalling 67k Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura models in Canada
General Motors is recalling a total of 67,414 sedans in Canada for power steering failures. The campaign covers 2005, 2006 and 2008 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu Maxx models as well as Pontiac G6 vehicles. The 2008 Saturn Aura is also included in the recall. Transport Canada says while power steering may fail, drivers will still be able to maintain control of their vehicle with additional steering effort. Owners will be notified of the failure by a chime and an illuminated warning light on the instrument panel. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: GM recalling over 40,000 Chevy, Pontiac and Saturn models over fuel pump woes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall for a number of General Motors cars and crossovers bought or currently registered in the hot-climate states of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. As many as 40,859 units consisting of the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent and Saturn Ion and the 2007-2009 Chevrolet Cobalt (shown) and its Pontiac G5 twin are being recalled for potential fuel leaks. Funk Flex
(Video) Auto Talk: GM study watches drivers of autonomous vehicles
Like it or not, autonomous vehicles are on the way, and much is being done to study their integration into the world’s transportation networks. As part of its own development of driver assistance systems, General Motors has begun to look driver behavior behind the wheels of self-driving vehicles; innovations like Cadillac semi-autonomous Super Cruise are designed to “ease the driver’s workload” on the highway, but it will be good to know what drivers plan on doing to occupy their time. Funk Flex
Auto Talk:Holden to maintain its identity within GM
Unbeknownst to us, observers of Holden, General Motors’ Australian subsidiary that has helped The General make some of its finest product, have wondered if the austral brand’s identity would get swallowed up in the push to create a cohesive, global Chevrolet. Three products headed to the antipodes have aroused the question: although the Colorado pickup (pictured in Holden concept form) and SUV wear Holden badges, both have the Chevrolet twin-bar grille, and the Holden Volt has the twin-bar grille and a mashup of the Holden and Chevy logos. Funk Flex
