GM CEO Blindsided By Deadly Recall - Does It Sound Like She Was Set Up For A Fall?

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said she did not learn details about defective GM cars linked to 12 deaths until January 31, just two weeks after she was named CEO and nearly 13 years after GM engineers first documented problems.

GM last month recalled 1.6 million cars from 2003 to 2007 to replace faulty ignition switches that could cause the engine to shut down and turn off the airbags. The first death linked to the defect occurred in Maryland in July 2005.

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THESCOOTER - 3/19/2014 10:31:04 AM

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Massive recall. Silverado fail. Manufacturing + financial uncertainty. Let conspiracy theorists go wild.

Agent009 - 3/19/2014 12:43:53 PM

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It sure is looking fishy over at GM.

New CEO blindsided by company secrets? Should NEVER happen.

Looks like the US Taxpayer bailed a dishonest car company.

MattDarringer - 3/19/2014 8:15:29 PM

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This could be a HUGE benefit to her if she casts herself as the "outsider" riding in to "restore" the company to its core values. She can play the "woman card" and say the the good old boy club kept her in the card. This could be pure public relations gold if played right.

If she says "This is my company. I inherited it as it. General Motors is as American as baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie and I'll be damned if I will let the sins of the previous leadership let the American consumer and our family of workers down. NOT ON MY WATCH!"

pure gold.

MattDarringer - 3/19/2014 8:16:13 PM

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kept her in the dark not in the card LOL