General Motors to recall 12,485 SUVs

Shanghai General Motors Wuling will recall over 12,000 SUVs over faulty transmission control modules, China's product quality watchdog said.

The recall by SGMW will start from August 16 and involve Baojun 560 models produced between January 5 and July 13 this year, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

The company will replace the defective TCMs on 12485 vehicles for free, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Established in 2002, SGMW is a three-shareholder joint venture, with capital from SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co Limited and GM China, a unit of US carmaker General Motors in China.