Editorials
smart USA Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Nissan to Develop Larger Car
By Chris Haak Hot off this morning's newswire is news that smart USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan for the collaboration of a new B-segment (subcompact)...
Is Suzuki Succeeding in the US? Road & Track Thinks So.
By Chris Haak Call it naïveté, call it giving folks the benefit of the doubt, call it whatever you want to. But as a long-time buff book reader (I subscribed to Motor Trend...
Chevy Adds 5th Door to Cruze, Makes the Car Attractive
By Chris Haak The Chevrolet Cruze compact has been on the market in the rest of the world for over a year, and has done reasonably well for GM in markets like Australia and South...
The Volkswagen Phaeton is Returning to the US. Why?
By Chris Haak From the day the flagship Volkswagen Phaeton launched in the US, analysts and customers questioned the wisdom of a company known for selling small, sporty,...
Is the 2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Coming to the US?
By George Straton Is a Premium Compact Hatchback with the Three Pointed Star from Sindelfingen (via Hungary) coming to a U.S. Mercedes-Benz dealer near you in 2013? Few...
Chrysler, GM, and Ford Dominate YTD Fleet Sales
The auto industry's paper of record, Automotive News, did a nice piece of reporting in this week's issue (link here , via TTAC) on the explosion in fleet sales at Ford, GM, and...
What GM and Apple Can Learn From One Another
By Chris Haak All of us at Full Metal Autos are obviously dedicated car buffs. Gasoline (or perhaps diesel fuel) runs through our veins, and our joints are lubricated by Mobil...
Chevy Volt Price Confirmed at $41,000
By Chris Haak We're not quite sure why this is even news today, since former GM vice chairman Bob Lutz told reporters two years ago, in 2008, that the Chevy Volt would sell for...
Dodge Plans “Man Van” to Battle Toyota Sienna SE
By Chris Haak Perhaps we're on the cusp of a minivan revival. The vehicle most associated with soccer moms, and nerdy, utilitarian transportation will have nearly all new or...
Opel Withdraws State Aid Requests; GM Will Finance Restructuring Itself
By Chris Haak Less than a week after the German government declined to provide the state aid that Opel requested to partially fund its restructuring, GM's European arm has...