Posts by Chris Haak
Intellectual-Property Theft Will Impact China’s Auto Industry Development
It's well-known that China has some serious issues with protecting intellectual property. From cars that are knockoffs of the name brand models (the Brilliance H530 is so...
BNSF Railway Will Switch Some Locomotives to Natural Gas Power In Pilot Program
As you know, we don't usually deviate much from our core mission of covering cars and the car business here at Full Metal Autos. But this morning, an article in the Wall Street...
Geneva 2013: Alfa Romeo 4C
We're a bit behind the curve on this one, but at Geneva, Alfa Romeo showed us its 4C sports car. The 4C will soon be the basis for a re-launch of Fiat's premium sports brand in...
Geneva 2013: Rolls-Royce Wraith
It isn't every day (or even every year) that a new Rolls-Royce model makes its debut. But yesterday at Geneva, Rolls-Royce showed its new Wraith, which is basically a coupe...
Geneva 2013: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
Making its global debut at the 2013 Geneva auto show, Chevrolet's new Corvette Stingray convertible continues a Corvette tradition of open-top motoring that only lapsed from 1976...
Geneva 2013: Ferrari LaFerrari Supercar
The Enzo successor has finally bowed. Meet the Ferrari LaFerrari, which, if I'm combining English and Italian into just English, would be saying, "Meet the Ferrari the Ferrari."...
Review: 2013 Ford Taurus SEL FWD
Though I rarely watch it anymore, I'm a fan of The Simpsons. Fox's long-running animated sitcom about a "typical" American family is currently in its 24th season, so for 24...
GM To Include 4G LTE Connectivity In 2014 Model-Year Vehicles
If you're worried about in-car distractions getting worse and not better, you're not going to like this news. GM announced today that in a partnership between OnStar and...
Does the 2014 Corvette “Stingray” Foretell Additional...
While attending the launch event for the 2014 Corvette Stingray last month, I was struck by a thought that just wouldn't leave my head. Were GM executives being honest when they...