Why Insurgents Love The Toyota Hilux
On the occasion of the death of Osama bin Laden, we thought we'd revisit the relationship between Toyota's Hilux pickup and varoius insurgencies around the world. We originally...
Chrysler To Refinance Debt, Repay Government Loans
By Chris Haak Probably due to its much larger size, GM's bailout and repayment of some government loans has drawn far more attention than the assistance provided to Chrysler...
Lexus Boss Mark Templin Predicts a Dismal Future For His Brand
By Chris Haak Auto executives are, by nature, an optimistic bunch of people. They're always on the verge of catching onto the next big trend, of turning around operations,...
Review: 2011 Acura MDX w/ Advance & Entertainment
By Chris Haak The Acura MDX, now in its second generation, has become Acura's bread and butter. As the brand's best seller in 2010, Acura saw 47,210 MDXs find new homes. That...
Review: 2011 Kia Sorento SX FWD
By Chris Haak About a year ago, Kia ventured into new territory with its first mainstream vehicle above the $30,000 line. The brand that was once proud to tout its Rio...
An Interview With Mark Reuss, President, GM North America
On the sidelines of the 2011 New York International Auto Show, I had the opportunity to sit down for a brief interview with Mark Reuss, the president of GM North America. Going...
New York 2011: Honda Shows Production Versions of 2012 Civic
By Chris Haak Back in January, Honda used the Detroit Auto Show to debut lightly-disguised concept versions of its 2012 Civic coupe and sedan. We covered that here already back...
New York 2011: Nissan Reveals 2012 Versa
By Chris Haak Nissan's Versa, which competes against subcompacts such as the Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris, has the value proposition of being the "big small car," and indeed, the...
Chrysler Fills out SRT8 Lineup with 300C SRT8 and Grand Cherokee SRT8
By Chris Haak I love attending auto shows – I’ve been doing it for two decades. But in recent years, attending an auto show in person has become an exercise of questionable...