2015 Event GM issues a recall of over 81,000 vehicles due to potential power steering problems; 2006 and 2007 models of the Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Malibu, and Malibu Maxx are affected 2014 Event General Motors (GM) issues its 71st recall this year, affecting over 500,000 Cadillac SUVs, Saab SUVs and Chevy Spark cars that may have defective or loose parts; GM is also halting sales of GMC Canyons and Chevy Colorados due to air bag concerns 2014 Event GM recalls 269,000 additional vehicles; the company has issued 66 recalls this year to date 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 1993 Event General Motors sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires 1975 Death Victor GM Marijnen, Dutch premier 1963 - 1965, dies at 58 1963 Death Lourens GM Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter, dies at 68 1953 Birthday Antonius GM "Toon" Agterberg, Dutch actor, Hunk 1938 Event GM began mass production of diesel engines 1917 Birthday Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM, Boston Celtic 1873 Birthday Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect, GM Tech Institute, Michigan
