Posts by Chris Haak
Beware of the Fleet Queens, 2008 Edition
By Chris Haak 08.19.2008 Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece covering which vehicles were being sold primarily to fleet customers. Fresh data in hand, I thought it would be a...
Chrysler Asks UAW For Four 10-Hour Workdays
Last week, news came out that Chrysler had asked the UAW for permission to switch its Toledo, Ohio Jeep assembly plant from five 8-hour days to four 10-hour days in a move to save...
2008 Infiniti EX35 AWD Journey Review
The Infiniti EX35, an all-new vehicle for the 2008 model year, is marketed as a crossover, albeit a carlike one. Infiniti can market the vehicle however they'd like to, but the...
GM and Ford May Collaborate on Powertrains
By Chris Haak08.05.2008According to yesterday's Detroit News, GM recently approached its crosstown rival, Ford, about the possibility of developing engines and other powertrain...
Premium Pricing Coming to California HOV Lane for Non-Carpoolers
By Dennis Haak 07.30.2008 San Francisco Bay Area transportation officials have approved a plan to allow solo drivers in regular (non-hybrid) vehicles to use high-occupancy...
2008 Kia Sportage 4×4 EX Review
Kia is in the news lately because it is introducing its new large midsize, three-row, V8-powered SUV, the Borrego, this summer. Meanwhile, seemingly out of nowhere, Kia has a...
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Review
If you want to keep a low profile and not attract attention, the Challenger is not the car for you. If conservation of natural resources is a priority, there are far better...
Sirius-XM Merger Finally Approved After 16 Months
Sirius and XM announced their intention to merge in March 2007. A year later, in March 2008, that they still expected the merger to be approved, and finally when the Department...
WSJ Report Says Chrysler Financial Will Stop Offering Leases
By Chris Haak07.25.2008According to a report in the online edition of today’s Wall Street Journal, Chrysler LLC has started telling its dealers that they will no longer offer...
Ford Loses $8.7 Billion in Q2, Confirms Plant Retoolings
As Autosavant reported would happen (and in the process, scooped the rest of the journalistic world by five weeks), Ford announced the details of its newest turnaround plan...