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NAIAS Preview: 2012 Volkswagen Passat
By Chris Haak Talk about anti-climactic news. The night before the NAIAS in Detroit, Volkswagen revealed its long-awaited New Midsize...
Check Your Mirrors
On the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, there are a few news items that may not necessarily warrant...
German Automakers Driving a US Diesel Boom
By Chris Haak US consumers tired of the complexity and poor acceleration performance of hybrids (not to mention an unnatural driving feel)...
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...
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GM No Longer Considers Chapter 11 Filing Off The Table
By Chris Haak 02.16.2009 With the economy in the US and globally showing no signs of improvement, and the new-vehicle market showing no...
Chrysler-Nissan Product Sharing Agreement is in Jeopardy
Chrysler's much-ballyhooed joint ventures with Nissan, whereby Chrysler would produce a rebodied version of its Dodge Ram pickup in what...
2009 Toyota RAV4 Sport 4×4 V6 Review
By Chris Haak 02.10.2009 Knowing that Toyota cut its teeth as an automaker by first mastering small vehicles, and only recently venturing...
GM’s Bob Lutz To Step Down as Product Development...
By Chris Haak 02.09.2009 General Motors' "car czar," Robert Lutz, will step down from his current role as Vice Chairman - Global Product...
Toyota Shuts Down All Japanese Production Except for One...
By Chris Haak 02.05.2009 As previously planned, Toyota Motor Corporation has ceased production at every plant in Japan with the exception...
Controversial BMW Design Chief Chris Bangle Leaves BMW,...
By Chris Haak 02.03.2009 Chris Bangle, head of BMW's design and the man singly most responsible for BMW's current design language, is...
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Review: 2012 Buick Regal GS Automatic
Is there a place in the world for a young person's Buick? I mean, a Buick, with a heavily boosted turbo four, adaptive suspension, 20...
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen To Close French Auto Plant
For the past decade or two, folks in North America - particularly in the US and Canada - have watched all automobile manufacturing plant...
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First Drive: 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (JDM Spec)
By Chris Haak The conventional wisdom is that green cars such as hybrids and EVs have to look like something a little different from the...
Product Review: 100W Black & Decker Portable...
By Chris Haak Those of us who spend a decent portion of our lives on the road - I personally drive about 300 miles per week, and spend at...
Beijing’s New Traffic Curbs Will Harm Vehicle Sales
By Chris Haak In China today, Beijing's municipal government imposed some dramatic new rules that will curtail the number of new cars that...
Quick Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
By Chris Haak Having driven several hundred new and used cars during my 17 years with a driver's license, and especially in recent years...