The mechanical fuel injection got binned because it was incredibly expensive, terribly unreliable and prone to vapor locking. Source: as a young and up and coming lawyer, my dad bought a 1965 Stingray convertible (smallblock, 4 speed) new, and while deciding between that and a new Shelby Cobra he called GM, asked for…

I mentioned it earlier, but I don’t think GM is nearly as bad as it was. I’ve rented vehicles recently. And of the vehicles I’ve had as rentals, the Chevy Malibu stood out, and in a way I didn’t expect. I got in the car, pushed the easy to find start button, and drove it around to where I needed to go. Every single…

This is Jalopnik.

So I’ve driven a lot of older GM cars 60s and 70s. I guess it depends on what your definition of quality is (opposite of shittier I guess). If your definition of quality is thick gauge steel and heavy materials then you’re correct. But throttle response, steering feel and response, braking, and ride quality was…

I understand your shrinkage perspective. But the markets they are pulling out of would likely take such a large investment short term to see positive growth and profit that if a downturn happens that growth never ends up happening at all and is billions down the drain. Where as it could be a relatively negligible…

There isn’t anything ugly about he Volt. It’s dull but not ugly. 

Ugly compared to what? The Prius? I actually think it looks pretty good and the 2nd gen looks more like a Honda Civic.

I own a 9 year old Volt and despite the fact that its a complex car with 2 powertrains and was developed back when most people thought it was insane to stick a huge lithium ion battery in a car its been dead-reliable and does exactly what it was meant for: a commuter car that saves money by using battery power for…

Not just a recession at-large but even a recession in the auto industry. Global auto sales are down. It’s a conservative play but the current CEO hasn’t been secretive about it.

Sorry, was there a point to this article other than reinforcing staff writers not liking GM?

His own opinion. 

The Bolt and Volt have been mediocre

They were also the only company to but heads up displays in LOTS of pretty affordable cars. It was decent HUD too. 

They also had the first touchscreen controls EVER in a production car. in 1986. 86!

My point: Most, but not all, of these risks were disasters. I am not sure GM can be blamed for being risk-averse.

Great list. I was trying to come up with something similar. A few cars I’d add to it:

Here are some of the risks GM has taken:

Every GM Jalopnik article ever

We didn’t claim it would be bigger than the “Model T.” Automotive News did.