Activist Hedge Fund Target General Motors and Its CEO Barra

General Motors faces activist challenge to return more value to investors

Fresh off a grueling product recall that put her front and center of a national controversy, General Motors Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra just can’t get a break. She is now facing a challenge from a group of activist investors and a former Obama administration auto-bailout official.

Former General Motors bailout zar now wants to be a board member

In a letter to the General Motors Board of Directors, Harry J. Wilson, who led the automaker out of government-backed bankruptcy protection, submitted himself as a candidate for the company’s board. The...