--- description: Mary Barra’s Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM The General Motors CEO has already faced a devastating recall. Now she must reinvent the company—and... title: TIME Magazine The Mechanic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In The Latest Issue (25 Sep 2014) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2014 10:52 AM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2014 10:52 AM CUT [**Mary Barra’s Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM**](http://time.com/3429651/mary-barras-bumpy-ride-at-the-wheel-of-gm/ "undefined") **The General Motors CEO has already faced a devastating recall. Now she must reinvent the company—and its cars** [**The 3% Economy**](http://time.com/3429656/the-3-economy/ "undefined") **Yes, 3% growth is better than 2%. But, for most Americans, it’s actually more worrisome** [**After the Revolution: Sitting Down With Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi**](http://time.com/3426794/after-the-revolution-sitting-down-with-egyptian-president-abdul-fattah-al-sisi/ "undefined") **In one of his first interviews with the U.S. press, Egypt’s President pushes for a wider war on terror in the Middle East** [**Syria’s Jihadis Should Be Confronted, Not Feared**](http://time.com/3426970/syria-isis/ "undefined") **We are far from being the country we were on 9/11\. The dangers we face are more modest and our ability to respond to them are improved** [**White House’s Weak Security**](http://time.com/3429668/white-houses-weak-security/ "undefined") **A deranged intruder exposes shows risks facing nation’s most exclusive address** [**Meet Alibaba’s Jack Ma**](http://time.com/3429657/meet-alibabas-jack-ma/ "undefined") **The man leading China’s online shopping giant to America** [**Police ‘Body Cams’ Shine New Spotlight**](http://time.com/3429670/police-body-cams-shine-new-spotlight/ "undefined") **What will new police video surveillance show us?** [**Why the Anti-Vaccine Crowd Won’t Fade Away**](http://time.com/3429650/why-the-anti-vaccine-crowd-wont-fade-away/ "undefined") **People who are reluctant to vaccinate their kids often think they know better than the doctors** [**The Politics of Nothing**](http://time.com/3429667/the-politics-of-nothing/ "undefined") **Both conservatives and Liberals have accomplished much of what they set out to do a generation or more ago. So, now what?** [**A Virtual Cycle**](http://time.com/3429646/a-virtual-cycle/ "undefined") **Nobody wins when voters only experience politics second hand** [**The Culture**](http://time.com/3429664/the-culture/ "undefined") [**Lena Dunham: A Generation’s Gutsy, Ambitious Voice**](http://time.com/3425759/lena-dunham-a-generations-gutsy-ambitious-voice/ "undefined") **The Girls star takes on Hollywood, friendship, rape culture, and more—with humor and tenderness—in her new memoir** [**Gillian Flynn’s Marriage Plot**](http://time.com/3429666/gillian-flynns-marriage-plot/ "undefined") **How the author of ‘Gone Girl’ changed the way you look at your spouse** [**David Fincher’s Subtle and Wild** **_Gone Girl_**](http://time.com/3429643/david-finchers-subtle-and-wild-gone-girl/ "undefined") **Amazing Amy and slick Nick survive the transition from print to film** [**Stromae’s Lost Generation**](http://time.com/3429663/stromaes-lost-generation/ "undefined") **The Belgian pop star comes to the U.S.** [**André Benjamin’s Next Act**](http://time.com/3429669/andre-benjamins-next-act/ "undefined") **‘Hey Ya!’s most outlandish half looks to the future** [**Denzel Goes Old Testament**](http://time.com/3429647/denzel-goes-old-testament/ "undefined") **A sick city gets its ‘Equalizer’** [**_Stalker_** **s Cheap Thrills**](http://time.com/3429644/stalkers-cheap-thrills/ "undefined") **Avert your eyes from this voyeur cop show** [**10 Questions With Sylvia Earle**](http://time.com/3429660/10-questions-with-sylvia-earle/ "undefined") **The oceanographer on why she keeps diving, being granted a wish, and why the ocean needs parks** [**Kenny Loggins and Joel Stein’s Greatest Hit**](http://time.com/3429653/kenny-loggins-and-joel-steins-greatest-hit/ "undefined") **This is what I learned when I collaborated on the best song ever written** [**World**](http://time.com/3429648/world/ "undefined") [**Pop Chart**](http://time.com/3429652/pop-chart/ "undefined") [**Briefing**](http://time.com/3429662/briefing/ "undefined") [**In Need of Repairs**](http://time.com/3429649/in-need-of-repairs/ "undefined") [**Shining Bright**](http://time.com/3429655/shining-bright/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3429729/in-the-latest-issue-7/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3429729/in-the-latest-issue-7/"},"headline":"In The Latest Issue (25 Sep 2014)","datePublished":"2014-09-25T10:52:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T20:04:42.800Z","description":"Mary Barra’s Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM The General Motors CEO has already faced a devastating recall. 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