How come GM recalling 1.3 Million cars today isnt as big a news as Toyota?

I would first like to point out that several people who answered before me are incorrect:

"The recall comes after an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that began in 2009."

also

"issued a voluntary safety recall" I would like to point out SAFETY in that line

and that is the media at work for you; if they bash GM it would be a beating on the American people. At least that is their thought process

Read my full response and article here:

http://lettergram.org/?p=153

Not at all of course. After watching Ford kill people with Exploding Tires and Cruise Controls that light on fire, they realize how safe a Toyota is. Of course you will be there to Test Drive every single new Toyota made, and your Neighbor owns every Single Model of Toyota. So you already know their sales aren't going to be affected. Incentives? Oh you mean those huge Rebates that Ford and Chevy give out? Yeah the ones that Toyota doesn't need to use to sell cars. Lol if Toyota was paying people to buy Cars they wouldn't be the most Profitable Auto company in the world. Yet they are. Their revenues, volumes of cars sold/made, and profit beat out everything Detroit has to offer. You must be getting them confused with Ford and Chevy. Which would surprise me. Because you talk up the Focus a lot. Yet you don't own one and you are constantly test driving new Toyotas. Strange.

1) Different recall issue.

2) Different situation - The GM investigation started on 1/27 and is now being dealt with.

Toyota attempted to hide the serious nature of the problems with their vehicles and in the eyes of some people, sacrificed safety for profits.

The fact that Toyota had a recall is an honest mistake. The fact that they tried to hide it for months to try to avoid a mass recall and maximize profits is highly unethical.

Toyota recalled more than 10 million cars. GM recalled only 1.3 million.

Incorrect.

First of all GM is doing this voluntarily before the NHSTA steps in to do a rigorous search. GM is doing the power steering pump problem not because it's a safety issue (IE: you can still drive a car without power steering - it's just a lot harder at slow speeds). But because it's a manufacturer's way of saying "It's not as good as it could be, and we'll fix it at no cost"

Toyota DENIED they had safety issues. Toyota was forced by the NHSTA to do a recall after 13 people died in car accidents directly related to unintended acceleration. When toyota was confronted, they just blamed nonsense as the cause, and the NHSTA had to step in and mandate they fix the real problem. That and unintended acceleration without a brake override is incredibly dangerous.

Not the same thing. The problem with Toyota is not the recall but the fact that they knew the problem existed and covered it up whichever way possible.

Big difference between a potential problem and one that already exist that people suffered from already.

Different problem and a different potential. A lot less risk involved so it isn't as big a story.

US government protect GM.

cas the government owns GM and government always gets "hush hush" when it has problems :XD