FOX Wheels: Are Auto Recalls A Good Thing?
Automakers are issuing more recalls these days and Indianapolis goes green by going blue.
FOX News Radio’s Jennifer Keiper has our weekly look at things with wheels, in “Fox Wheels”:
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After years of allegedly avoiding recalls– GM is now taking a different route, even claiming that recalls are a good thing.
James Bell is the head of Consumer Affairs at GM–
(Bell) “Recall has traditionally been a bad word, but when you look deeper into a lot of the recalls, not just from General Motors but from other manufacturers, I wouldn’t say they’re on minor issues, but they’re very anticipatory much more than reactionary.”
Bell says what might have once been an ‘advisory’ for say, a corrosion issue, is now officially a recall–
(Bell) “Because, we’re treating this whole focus on the customer in a much different light.”
Plus, the Government has been cracking down on automakers– a $35 million dollar fine for GM and its delayed ignition switch recall and over $1 billion dollars for Toyota’s handling of unintended acceleration reports.
Have an errand to run in Indianapolis? A French company called Bolloré will make its Bluecars available there, later this year. You’ll be able to rent a car at a kiosk and recharge it at any of 25 charging stations.
With FOX Wheels, I’m Jennifer Keiper, FOX News Radio.
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