Monthly Archives: May 2010
German Vehicle Reliability Improves
By Michael Karesh If German cars had a stellar reputation for reliability, Lexus would not be where it is today. TrueDelta's latest Car Reliability Survey results, based on...
First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
By Chris Haak It's not every day that a normal human being (as opposed to a superhero) gets the chance to drive a true supercar. Last May, I had the opportunity to take a brief...
GM is Working on a New Small Pickup
By Chris Haak PickupTrucks.com reports that GM is hard at work on a new small pickup - smaller, more efficient, and less-expensive than the unloved and slow-selling Colorado and...
Reports Say That Ford is Ready to Kill Mercury
By Chris Haak Since Mercury's new-product fountain seemingly dried up several years ago, there has been speculation from time to time that Ford was considering shuttering its...
Review: 2011 Toyota Sienna Limited AWD
By Chris Haak I just finished a week with Toyota's all-new 2011 Sienna, and put it through one of the toughest tests that I knew how to put a vehicle through. (Don't worry,...
Tesla Acquires NUMMI; Toyota Buys Tesla Stake
By Chris Haak Just weeks after Toyota shut down production, presumably for good, at its NUMMI facility in Fremont, California, there's a sign of life at the former GM-Toyota...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 2000-2002 Qvale Mangusta
Once in a while, we spot unusual vehicles during our daily travels that only an auto enthusiast might appreciate. To the untrained eye, they may not appear to be anything...
BYD E6 Electric Crossover Expected to Sell for $40k in US
By Chris Haak Chinese automaker BYD, fresh off announcing acquisition of a North American headquarters in Los Angeles, plans to sell its E6 electric vehicle in the US for about...
AM General to Assemble Electric Transit Connect Vans
By Chris Haak AM General Corporation, best known as the builder of the US military's Humvee, as well as the former civilian Hummer H1 and H2 SUVs, has been awarded a contract to...
GM Reports First Quarterly Profit Since 2007
By Chris Haak General Motors Company has released its first quarter 2010 earnings report, and the news is actually pretty good for a change. Helped by massive restructuring,...