ms. barro's outlook for 2015? philip lebeau has that story. dedicated their lives to this country, it's hard to have our shortcomings laid out so vividly. >> reporter: including defending general motors ceo mary bara believes her company changed for the better. >> i hope you see gm moving in a positive direction and get to the core with the right brands and making the right decisions and i think you know me well enough now with the time we had the opportunity to talk last year that i'm a very results oriented person. getting by is not my idea of winning and i also hate cruises. >> reporter: bara admits there's no excuse for gm waiting years to recall defective vehicles but despite a year of headlines, gm sales last year increased by more than 5% and despite its market share edging to all time low, gm is still number one in the u.s. market watchers believe bara weathered the storm that rocked gm in 2014. >> it does seem like she's made a lot of the right moves. she's shown they still have a commitment to customers. they still want to do the rig