Editorials
Why the Financial Crisis Isn’t All Bad News
By Chris Haak 10.10.2008 Amid the doom and gloom on Wall Street - such as seven straight days of huge losses, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average close to where it was more...
Ford Introduces MyKey Parental Control Device
By Chris Haak 10.08.2008 Ford announced that it will roll out its so-called MyKey to allow parents to keep a tighter rein on the way their young drivers behave themselves in...
Gasoline Shortages Become Self-Fulfilling Prophesies
By Chris Haak 09.23.2008 Over the past few days, I've read of several gasoline shortages in southern US cities that have been the result of rumors of stations running out of...
Hyundai Plans 50,000 Genesis Sales Annually, Will Launch Sonata Hybrid in 2010
By Chris Haak 08.21.2008 Yesterday, Hyundai announced that it expects to sell 50,000 Genesis sedans and coupes annually, although its specific projections for 2009 have not been...
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...
Would Crushing Old Cars Improve the Environment?
By Chris Haak07.22.2008One way in which several state and provincial governments have attempted to improve air quality over the years has been to pass "clunker laws." They are all...
2009 Model Year Preview Part 3 (N to V)
Note: Part 1 of this article, from A through F, can be found here. Part 2 of this article, from H through M, can be found here. In the previous two installments of this...
Would You Let Big Brother Ride Along for Cheaper Insurance?
By Chris Haak07.01.2008Several major automobile insurance companies worldwide, including Progressive and GMAC in the US, as well as a few smaller companies, are offering...
2009 Model Year Preview Part 2 (H to M)
Note: Part 1 of this article, from A through F, can be found here. Part 3 of this article, from N through V, can be found here. Our series previewing the 2009 model year...
2009 Model Year Preview Part 1 (A to F)
Note: Part 2 of this article, from H through M, can be found here. Part 3 of this article, from N through V, can be found here. Although some of the most intriguing new models...