Editorials
Detroit 2011: Kudos and Kicks
Press days are long since over, the stories have been filed, and members of the public have seen the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. So just what did we...
VW Considers a Full-Size SUV for Fat, Dumb Americans
By Chris Haak Of course, the headline is written tongue-in-cheek. I'm a proud American and think we live in the greatest country in the history of the world, and I'm thankful...
Toronto-Dominion Bank To Buy Chrysler Financial
By Chris Haak Toronto-Dominion, the second-largest bank in Canada based on deposits, announced today that it has acquired Chrysler Financial. Chrysler Financial has had a...
GM Displays Model-Name ADD Again, Changing Aveo to Sonic
By Chris Haak One doesn't need to dig very deeply into the history books to see that GM has shown a pattern of releasing a vehicle that - to put it kindly - did not meet...
Ray LaHood Wants to Ban In-Vehicle Cell Phones
By Chris Haak US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a crusader against distracted driving, has fired the latest salvo in the battle. The Daily Caller reports that not only...
2011 Chevrolet Volt is Motor Trend’s Car of the Year
By Chris Haak The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been christened the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year. The award comes as no surprise to many, considering the moonshot that the effort...
NTSB Identifies Baby Boomers as a Major Road Hazard
By Chris Haak As we know, the Baby Boom Generation - those born in the postwar period between 1946 and 1964 in the US - is getting older, and as the baby boom goes, in many ways,...
Recommended Winter Driving Accessories
Earlier this week, I was contacted by an editor at Woman's World magazine for input into a feature that they're working on called "You Deserve the Best." She asked for my input...
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol-Gasoline Blend
By Chris Haak The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has approved the use of E15 (a blend of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol) for...