General Motors Co. (GM) announced on Friday, October 3rd that it was recalling approximately 530,000 vehicles due to potential latch problems and loose parts. The recalls consist mainly of Cadillac and Saab SUVs and small Chevrolet cars. This could bring General Motors (the number 1 car manufacturer in the United States) to 71 this year and tarnish the reputation of the company. In addition, GM told dealerships to stop selling the newly released Chevrolet and the GMC Canyon due to possible airbag problems.

This obviously shines a negative light on any company but especially GM who is trying to bounce back from the financial crisis of 2008 in which the suffered tremendous losses. GM has a history of recalls and due to the nature of these recalls, people’s views on the company are turning to be more negative. GM is still a reputable company, and mistakes are of course inevitable. However, because these cars have defects that could possibly endanger the lives of customers, I think that it gives consumers reasons to choose competing car manufacturers over GM.