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Final Note

GM recall numbers keep going up, up, up

Kai Ryssdal Jul 23, 2014
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Final Note

GM recall numbers keep going up, up, up

Kai Ryssdal Jul 23, 2014
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Not to pick on GM, but it does bear a mention that the company issued another recall today. More than 700,000 vehicles.

That brings the total number of cars and trucks General Motors wants back — just for this year — to 28.77 million.

To put that in perspective, GM alone is close to breaking the record 30.8 million vehicles recalled industry-wide in 2004.

This being capitalism, GM shares are off a percent today.

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