[Bommer]

When Barra took over as chief executive of General Motors in January 2014, she became the first ever female to head an automobile manufacturer.[14] During her first year as CEO, General Motors was forced to issue 84 safety recalls involving over 30 million cars.[15] Barra was called before the Senate to testify about the recalls and deaths attributed to the faulty ignition switch.[16] Barra and General Motors also came under suspicion of paying for awards to burnish the CEO and corporation's image during that time.[17] The recalls led to the creation of new policies encouraging workers to report problems they encounter, thereby altering the company culture.[18] Over the course of her tenure as CEO, Barra has pushed GM as a company transitioning into the tech space pushing forward in the automated driverless car space with major acquisitions including Strobe, a startup focused on driverless technology.[19] Also in 2017 she pushed GM to develop the Chevy Bolt EV, beating rival Tesla in developing the first electric car priced under $40K with a range of 200 miles.[20] In 2017 Barra was the highest paid Detroit Three executive, with a total remuneration of $21.96 million.[1] In November 2018 Barra announced the closure of five North American plants and plans to lay of 14,000 workers.[21] Her decision was criticised by President Trump who threatened to removed the company's government subsidies in response.[21]

84 safety recalls??? Why is she even in a job? Like Carly Fiorina at HP, running that into the ground! Hey Look at me! I have boobs and a vagina and no other qualifications to run a company!

[_Jim]

re: “Why is she even in a job?”

We both know it isn’t her fault, it’s the *boobs* on the board who appointed her ...

[DuncanWaring]

I wouldn’t blame the first-year recalls on her; they were the fruit of decisions made years before, unless those decisions were made in parts of the organization she headed.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

In all fairness to Barra, much of that mess was from before she took took over. The recalls especially occurred with vehicles before she took over, so she had to testify about problems that were created on her predecessor’s watch.