Posts by Chris Haak
Released Toyota Memo Boasts of $100 Million Savings from Delaying Recall
From the "never say things can't get any worse" file, news came out over the past weekend that a PowerPoint presentation with the name of Toyota's US chief, Yoshimi Inaba, on...
GM Re-Hires Ex-CEO Fritz Henderson as Consultant, Reveals Whitacre’s Pay...
By Chris Haak 02.21.2010 In a surprising twist, GM has disclosed that it re-hired deposed CEO Fritz Henderson, whose brief tenure as President and CEO lasted from March 31, 2009...
2010 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-L AWD Review
By Chris Haak 02.18.2010 When first shown to the public in photos, the Honda Accord Crosstour seemed to fall flat on its face. Critics (and people on Facebook) just savaged...
2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost Review
By Chris Haak 02.17.2010 After having just spent a week in a Taurus SHO, and finding that car to be expensive, somewhat cramped, but fast as heck, I was looking forward to...
OXO Good Grips Extendable Twister Snow Brush Review
By Chris Haak 02.11.2010 As snow, snow, and more snow is on the minds of those in the Mid-Atlantic region like me today, I thought it would be a perfect time to talk about...
Toyota to Announce a Large Prius Recall
By Chris Haak 02.09.2010 Battered and bruised Toyota is preparing to take another blow to it's chin. The company's pride and joy, the Prius hybrid - its halo car - is set to...
Washington Turns Up the Heat on Toyota
Perhaps it's a case of kicking a company while it's down, perhaps it's a case of political grandstanding, or perhaps it's a case of genuine concern for the safety of Toyota owners...
Will Technology be What Sells Automobiles?
Eras in the automobile industry continually wax and wane as time passes. Just going back 40 years, we started with the muscle car era of the 1960s and early 70s (with low, wide,...
EV Maker Tesla Files for IPO, Sets Roadster End Date
By Chris Haak 02.02.2010 Although Tesla just got its start a few short years ago, and in fact has only just reached the 1,000-unit milestone in Roadster production, the...
Toyota Recall Fallout Continues; Solution May be Coming
We've already published several articles on the topic, but Toyota's massive recall and its related public-relations debacle continues to gain momentum. In addition to the recent...