Michigan's Rep. Fred Upton has words for NHTSA too, and says the committee will address them in the future. "The system failed and people died, and it could have been prevented."

Important to note: the Valukas Report only looked into the specific Cobalt/Ion/HHR ignition switch issue, but none of the other recent recalls.

Curious to what extent GM has moved safety decisions to the highest level? (i.e will Barra / GMNADude be briefed weekly on consumer complaints? Or will they be brought in to make a final decisions, months/years after engineering has batted the problem around internally?)

The pricing strategy is usually bonkers on the high end, but it's a pretty great deal when you look at certain cars (Jetta and the ML, which offers it as its base (or used to))

Congratulations, Mr. Barnett, on COTD today! I would like to award you with a Corvette which this lovely lady will deliver to you if she can see where's she's going.

I knew it from the moment I saw this. Congratulations, Barnett!

This is truly good. You should print and sell it. I'm serious.

You have just put the internals of your engine in danger!!!

As a lawyer I may have a different perspective, but I don't see anything wrong with this. GM employees aren't being prevented from talking frankly about the problem, they are just being encouraged to talk about the problem without making a qualitative judgment. It's perfectly rational to discourage a discussion that…

Most autojournalists today are just getting their Chrysler/Fiat news from these slides. Look at them and tell us if you find anything interesting.

Yes indeed. There are approximately 1 million phrases that would have been useful to her regarding pending legislation. A few examples: "We support the intention of this bill and are looking forward to learning more about the details." "GM of course supports the goals of XYZ and we will continue our dialogue with…

Technically, if my math is correct and government data isn't askew, manual and diesel, as a percentage of total Jetta Sportwagen sales has declined from 2012 to 2013. Granted, ever so slightly.

Nothing says "down with consumerism" better than destroying a durable good with intensive labor and material inputs that required significant capital outlay to acquire.

Neutral: Where Does Tesla Stop?

Fucksakes man. Really? More red fucking Mustang?

What really makes a picture is the story. My advice: don't fret the image to the point that you forget the story.

Good job, Juan!

New: Got screwed at the rental lot.

adjested? you think he would spell it right.

Fixed it!