Monthly Archives: July 2008
NHTSA Improves Crash-Test Program For 2010
By Chris Haak07.10.2008The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced this week that it is significantly changing the way that it crash-tests new vehicles...
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL Sedan Review
A few years ago, the major Japanese manufacturers hit the US market nearly simultaneously with new small car offerings that offered smaller engines, better fuel economy, and often...
2009 Model Year Preview Part 3 (N to V)
Note: Part 1 of this article, from A through F, can be found here. Part 2 of this article, from H through M, can be found here. In the previous two installments of this...
NHRA’s Quarter Mile is Now 1,000 Feet Instead of 1,320
By Chris Haak07.03.2008The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced late yesterday that in the wake of the recent tragic death of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta on...
June Sales Results Are In – And They’re Ugly
By Chris Haak07.02.2008Yesterday, all of the major automakers reported their June sales results. The market was down 18.3% in June 2008 compared to June 2007. Unsurprisingly, they...
Chrysler Announces Plant Idling, Shift Elimination
By Chris Haak07.01.2008Chrysler LLC announced yesterday that it is indefinitely idling its St. Louis South Assembly Plant and eliminating the second shift at its St. Louis North...
Would You Let Big Brother Ride Along for Cheaper Insurance?
By Chris Haak07.01.2008Several major automobile insurance companies worldwide, including Progressive and GMAC in the US, as well as a few smaller companies, are offering...
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