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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Editorials

Who’s the Renegade PR Person at Chrysler?

By Chris Haak 03.31.2009 Perhaps lost among yesterday's flurry of GM- and Chrysler-related announcements and news releases from each company, the President's Task Force on...
Chris Haak
31 Mar, 09
Reviews

2009 F-150 Lariat SuperCrew 4×4 Review

Although you wouldn't know it by looking at the sales results, we are really in a golden age of full size pickup trucks.  The full-size trucks sold today by Ford, GM, Dodge,...
Chris Haak
30 Mar, 09
Editorials

What’s the Point of a Lifted Truck?

I've been on an interesting streak this past week. Literally every day either on my way into the office or on my way home, I have encountered the same white Ford F-250 traveling...
Chris Haak
27 Mar, 09
News

China’s Brilliance Flunks Another Crash Test

By Chris Haak 03.27.2009 Chinese automakers are not known for the originality of their designs or the quality and safety of their vehicles.  Almost two years ago, the...
Chris Haak
27 Mar, 09
News

Tesla Reveals “Production” Model S Sedan

Today, Tesla took the wraps off of its Model S sedan.  The company actually did an unusually good job of keeping the car hidden until only a few hours before its live reveal,...
Chris Haak
26 Mar, 09
News

Obama Calls US Auto Industry “Unsustainable”

  President Obama today, during an online news conference, said that the US auto industry is unsustainable and that his administration would announce plans in the next few...
Chris Haak
26 Mar, 09
News

Toyota Working on Yaris Hybrid as Insight Fighter

By Chris Haak 03.26.2009 Although the rumored pricing of Honda's Insight hybrid didn't quite pan out in reality (first it was $18,500, then it was "below $20,000," while finally...
Chris Haak
26 Mar, 09
News

Toyota to Show Production Versions of Subaru Joint-Venture Sports Car and Lexus...

By Chris Haak 03.26.2009 Bucking a trend that has the Tokyo auto show itself shortening its overall length by four days due to the poor global auto market, Inside Line...
Chris Haak
26 Mar, 09
News

Daimler is More Arabic and Less German This Week

By Chris Haak 03.24.2009 It's hard to imagine Daimler AG as anything other than the quintessential German car company (its star-crossed ownership of Chrysler from 1998 to 2007...
Chris Haak
24 Mar, 09
News

IIHS Releases Small-SUV Roof Crush Test Results

The insurance industry-funded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its first roof-strength test results for small SUVs, and the results were mixed.  Of the...
Chris Haak
24 Mar, 09
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