Posts by Chris Haak
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Review
My family just spent a week using a Dodge Grand Caravan SXT as a temporary replacement for our own 2008 Toyota Sienna Limited. I was actually very curious to see how the...
Did I Speak Too Soon About Labor Peace?
Just over two weeks ago, I wrote an article about how there had finally been some good news about labor peace; the American Axle strike had ended, the CAW had agreed to a new...
Toyota May Move Some Camry Production to Indiana Plant
LeftLaneNews reported yesterday that in the face of full size pickup and SUV demand falling off a cliff, plus the minivan market shrinking, Toyota is considering a plan to use...
Automotive News Reports that GM Will Buy Battery Supplier Cobasys
By Chris Haak06.06.2008According to three sources cited by Automotive News today, GM is nearing a deal to buy battery supplier Cobasys. Cobasys, a joint venture between Chevron...
2009 Toyota Corolla S Review
Even though car sales have tanked so far during the first five months of 2008, the news isn't bad for every car and every manufacturer. The Toyota juggernaut, although finally...
GM Announces Truck Plant Closings, May Sell Hummer Brand
We’ve previously discussed how Ford has accepted the new reality of a dramatically smaller market for large vehicles such as pickups and SUVs and subsequently announced...
Fiat Considering Selling the 500 in the US
By Chris Haak05.29.2008According to Automotive News, at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin last week, Fiat Group Sergio Marchionne said that his company is considering...
2008 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4×4 Review
Although full-size, body-on-frame SUVs are a rapidly declining segment of the new vehicle market, thanks to the reality of gas prices that have more than doubled since 2005 and...
Ford Announces Production Cuts, Sees Expensive Gas Long-Term
By Chris Haak05.23.2008Yesterday, Ford made the business news wires for the types of reasons that companies dread - they had to announce bad news. The news was that they expected...
2008 Lexus IS350 Review
By Chris Haak05.20.2008Even before I started writing about cars and the car business, I'd driven hundreds of different vehicles over the years. Some stood out - 1969 Firebird 400...