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Yesterday (Monday), General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) recalled 8.45 million more vehicles. The latest round means GM has set a new record for U.S. automaker vehicle safety fixes in a calendar year at 29 million – it's now recalled nearly 3% of the world's total cars.
Recall mania isn't the only hurdle GM stock faces.
In February, GM recalled 1.6 million vehicles. At the time, it was only one in a slew of early 2014 recalls from the likes of Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE ADR: TM), Ford Motor Co.