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Who Put the Hex on Fisker?
Luxury plug-in automaker Fisker has not had a good year. Adding to a string of bad news over the past few months, approximately 300 new,...
What Obama’s Re-Election Means For the Car Business
Last night, when my wife balked at the notion of me commandeering the remote for the next four or five hours to keep the TV tuned to CNN,...
American Suzuki Declares Chapter 11, To Withdraw From U.S....
Well, the writing has been on the wall for years, but now it's official: Suzuki will stop selling new passenger vehicles in the U.S. The...
Renault To Revive Alpine Brand Via JV With Caterham
Brands come and go all the time across the automotive landscape. Heck, ABARTH part of the Fiat 500 ABARTH that we reviewed last week was...
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An Evening With the McLaren MP4-12C
By Chris Haak Before you get too excited, I should say up front that no, I did not get a chance to drive the new McLaren MP4-12C supercar...
Quick Drive: 2011 Audi R8 5.2 quattro Spyder 6MT
By Chris Haak There are few cars that I am willing to wait in line for a chance to drive when I'm at press events. The limited criteria...
Report: Buick To Get a Version of Opel Astra GTC Hot Hatch
By Chris Haak Car and Driver reports that GM's reborn near-luxury division will be getting a version of the new Opel Astra hatchback. ...
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 6MT
By Chris Haak A few weeks ago at the New York Auto Show, I remarked to a colleague that I was amused by the proliferation of asterisks in...
Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX
By Chris Haak The midsize sedan segment is the true heart of the US market. Aside from full-size pickups, no segment in the US sells...
Review: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWC
By Chris Haak When I was growing up, I always thought the word "express" meant "fast." But then a few years ago, I had a colleague with...
GM Could Regain “World’s Largest...
By Chris Haak It's not easy being number one. And, if you listened to GM executives after their company lost the global sales crown in...
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Product Review: Drop Stop
They say that you often don't know what you had until it's gone. Such is the case with Drop Stop, a simple device that we were asked to...
Could the UAW’s “Southern Strategy”...
Bob King, the current president of the large-but-shrinking United Auto Workers (UAW) union, has said repeatedly that his union needs to...
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Review: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
I have mentioned several times over the years about how the opportunity to drive high-horsepower cars has jaded me. The seat of my pants...
Review: 2013 Cadillac XTS4 Premium
Remember when Cadillacs rode on bespoke platforms with Cadillac-exclusive engines and set the benchmark for luxury cars? Yeah, neither do...
Product Review: RAM Mount RAM Universal X-Grip Cell Phone...
Ever since I first heard about Waze (the crowd-sourced smartphone navigation/traffic intelligence app) in early 2012, I've come to rely on...
EV Battery Maker A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy...
Former green-energy darling A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy today. Though A123 has been struggling in several areas for the past few...