Infographic: Automotive Recalls, By The Numbers

Recalls have been on the rise for the past two years in the automotive industry. There are a lot of factors that play into recalls, such as cost, compliance and coming to a solution. Take a look at some of the stats on recent automotive recalls.

Bethe Croy, Associate Editor

Nov 19, 2015

This infographic originally appeared in the November/December issue of IMPO Magazine. To view the digital version, click here.

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