Posts by Chris Haak
Toyota is the World’s Top-Selling Automaker Through the First Half of 2009
By Chris Haak 07.28.2009 For the period between January 1 and June 30, 2009, Toyota Motor Corp. continued its sales dominance over the global automotive industry. However,...
2009 Infiniti G37s Sedan Journey Review
Nissan has been adding vitamins to its highly-regarded V6 engine family, the VQ, pretty much ever since its debut in 1994. The latest top-spec VQ, the new 3.7 liter VQ37VHR,...
Congressional Opposition to Dealership Closings Proves that Politics is Local
By Chris Haak 7.13.2009 By now, it's old news that Chrysler closed 789 dealerships as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and that GM plans a similar, though far...
2011 Jaguar XJ Makes its Debut
Jaguar's flagship sedan, the aluminum-bodied XJ, has been on the market in its current form since 2003, and the 2003 XJ looked disturbingly and un-creatively similar to the...
2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring Power Retractable Hardtop Review
By Chris Haak 07.08.2009 I just spent a week commuting to the office, running errands, and visiting friends in probably the smallest car that I'll ever have a chance to drive -...
That Essence Rare, or Memories of a Car Guy
By J. Smith 07.08.2009 What exactly is it about certain cars (or trucks) that allow them to embed themselves in our hearts and minds, regardless of logic or utility? By my...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of GM Assets to “New GM” –...
By Chris Haak 07.07.2009 Late Sunday night, Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan approved the sale of all of GM's valuable assets to the so-called "New...
June 2009 Industry Sales Show Slight Uptick
By Chris Haak 07.06.2009 It's still nowhere near time to break out the champagne and declare the new-car market healed, but there were a few pockets of sunshine, as industry...
Koenigsegg Reaches Agreement to Buy Saab from GM
News last Friday said that Saab was likely to be sold to Koenigsegg, the Swedish boutique supercar maker, and that news is now confirmed, with the exception of the actual sale...