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Review: 2011 Toyota Sienna Limited AWD
By Chris Haak I just finished a week with Toyota's all-new 2011 Sienna, and put it through one of the toughest tests that I knew how to...
Tesla Acquires NUMMI; Toyota Buys Tesla Stake
By Chris Haak Just weeks after Toyota shut down production, presumably for good, at its NUMMI facility in Fremont, California, there's a...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 2000-2002 Qvale Mangusta
Once in a while, we spot unusual vehicles during our daily travels that only an auto enthusiast might appreciate. To the untrained eye,...
BYD E6 Electric Crossover Expected to Sell for $40k in US
By Chris Haak Chinese automaker BYD, fresh off announcing acquisition of a North American headquarters in Los Angeles, plans to sell its...
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Ford Transit Connect Now Will Come to the US
According to today's Wall Street Journal, "people familiar with the company's plans" have confirmed that Ford will, in fact, bring the...
Why Chrysler’s New Consumer Advisory Board...
By Chris Haak01.25.2008Deborah Meyer, Chrysler's head of marketing (whom the automaker recruited from Lexus last year) announced yesterday...
Toyota May Have Actually Beaten GM in 2007 Sales
Basically every media outlet first reported on Wednesday that Toyota and GM had sold almost an identical number of new vehicles in 2007....
Lifan 3-Series is a Chinese Mini Cooper Knockoff
Earlier this week, Chinese automaker Lifan showed its 3-Series sedan to assembled media. While the name would make one think that the...
Wal-Mart May Sell Hybrids for “Major Companies”...
By Chris Haak01.24.2008According to Bloomberg this morning, Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott gave a speech in Kansas City to store...
Volkswagen’s US Production Plans Take Shape
Volkswagen has some ambitious US sales goals and wants to surpass both GM and Toyota as the world's largest automaker by 2018. However, the...
Nissan Cube Coming to US
By Chris Haak01.23.2008The Nissan Cube, a small, boxy car similar to the original Scion xB in shape and concept, will be coming to the US...
2007 Was a Brutal Year for Big Truck Sales
By Chris Haak01.23.2008New government emission standards in effect for diesel engines beginning in 2007 made 2006 a decent year for medium-...
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Saab to Return to Canada for 2011 Model Year
By Chris Haak Swedish automaker Saab, just months from staving off death, is returning to Canada after being out of that market for the...
GM May Return to Captive Finance
By Chris Haak Back in 2006 when GM sold a 51 percent controlling stake in GMAC to a consortium led by Cerberus Capital Management, many...
Review: 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited
By Chris Haak Rarely does my wife get excited about new cars coming to the Full Metal Autos Garage for week-long reviews. She's just not...
Mahindra Distributor Says Pickups Passed Tests; Parent...
By Chris Haak John Perez, CEO of Global Vehicles of Alpharetta, Georgia - and Indian manufacturer Mahindra's US distributor - told...