Posts by Chris Haak
OnStar Announces Stolen Vehicle Cutoff Device
By Chris Haak10.09.2007In a move that can be construed as either very comforting or very disturbing, depending on one's perspective, GM and OnStar announced today that they will...
Maybach Hasn’t Played Out As Expected
By Chris Haak10.05.2007The recently renamed Daimler AG's ultra-expensive, ultra-luxurious division, Maybach, was launched with great fanfare in 2002 as a competitor to Rolls-Royce...
Ethanol Boom Slowing Down
Ethanol has often been in the news for the past year or two as a much-hyped alternative to gasoline for fueling our motor vehicle fleet. Ethanol's supporters point out that E85...
GM Signs $800 million Export Deal With China
By Chris Haak09.25.2007GM announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shanghai General Motors, one of its joint venture partners, to sell at least $800 million worth of...
Dealers Still Advertising Higher 2007 Fuel Economy Ratings
By Chris Haak09.20.2007A breathless, critical report has been issued by CNW Marketing research stating that Toyota dealers are still claiming that the Prius can achieve 60 miles...
Furor Grows Over Dealership CSI Scores
By Chris Haak09.20.2007Michael Karesh, an occasional contributor to this site and owner of TrueDelta, an automotive research firm, conducted a survey of his reliability survey...
Frankfurt: Toyota IQ Concept
I've previously complained about Chinese companies making knockoffs of western-designed vehicles and basically stealing intellectual property. Now, it's Toyota's turn! The...
A Magazine Time Machine
By Chris Haak09.17.2007One of the last times I visited my parents this past summer, they gave me a large plastic bin full of old automotive-related magazines. Titles include...
2008 Infiniti QX56 Road Test
By Chris Haak09.13.2007Over the summer, I paid off my 2004 Honda Accord, and being an auto enthusiast, I was ready to trade in and trade up to something different. The Honda had...
Jim Press Leaves Toyota for Chrysler LLC
Nardelli and Chrysler catch a big fish.By Chris Haak09.06.2007In an absolutely stunning development, longtime Toyota executive Jim Press, who had been with the company for 37...