Ironically, of the major European and Japanese manufacturers, only Mercedes in Europe averages fewer recalled vehicles per vehicle sold than does GM, even including this last 12 months! GM has had a significant corporate shift in how it handles and views quality, and this is a good thing. It has resulted in a ridiculous number of recalls in the last 12 months, catching up on things that were not dealt with in a timely fashion over the last number of years. That said, the only reason you can recall 29,000,000 cars over a 12 month period is because you sell a lot of cars.... On average, GM has had a recall on about 2 cars out of every 3 they have sold over the last number of years. This is poor, it would seem, until one realizes that most manufacturers average about .8 recalls per vehicle sold in the same time frame.
All that said, it would still suck to be one of the 29 individuals with 2015 Corvettes in Canada that cannot be delivered due to recalls. 30 cars are affected, actually, but one has BOTH recalls.... ;-)
You made me curious... here are the stats for US since 1985 from Forbes Magazine:
Mercedes-Benz USA: 2.1 million recalled/5.2 million sold; 0.41 recall rate.
Mazda Motor Corp: 5.2 million recalled/9.4 million sold; 0.55 recall rate.
General Motors: 99.3 million recalled/153.2 million sold; 0.65 recall rate.
Nissan North America: 19.1 million recalled/26.8 million sold; 0.71 recall rate.
Subaru of America: 4.3 million recalled/6.0 million sold; 0.73 recall rate.
Kia Motors: 3.7 million recalled/4.9 million sold; 0.77 recall rate.
Toyota Motor Corp: 38.6 million recalled/48.1 million sold; 0.80 recall rate.
BMW of North America: 5.1 million recalled/5.7 million sold; 0.90 recall rate.
Ford Motor Co: 97.0 million recalled/104.7 million sold; 0.93 recall rate.
American Honda Motor Co: 31.1 million recalled/32.9 million sold; 0.94 recall rate.
Chrysler Group: 63.2 million recalled/63.2 million sold; 1.00 recall rate.
Volvo Cars of North America: 3.3 million recalled/3.1 million sold; 1.05 recall rate.
Volkswagen of America: 10.2 million recalled/9.7 million sold; 1.06 recall rate.
Mitsubishi Motors North America: 5.3 million recalled/4.8 million sold; 1.09 recall rate.
Hyundai Motor Co: 9.9 million recalled/8.7 million sold; 1.15 recall rate.
Anyway, back on topic, hopefully this recall will not unduly impact Canadian deliveries any more than the US.