Toyota Sees a Future With Prius as #1 Seller
Toyota's sales chief, Bob Carter, told analysts today on a conference call that by the end of the decade - that is, by 2020 - he expects that we will see the Prius nameplate in...
New Study Explores Hearing Damage From Open-Top Motoring
Do you drive a convertible or know someone who drives one regularly? If so, there may be a lot of "what did you says" and "I didn't catch that" uttered during the course of most...
Fiat May Increase Chrysler Stake Above 50%, But Won’t Merge Operations
By Chris Haak Fiat and Chrysler CEO (though not Fiat/Chrysler CEO) Sergio Marchionne told reporters in Milan, on the sidelines of an event to celebrate the split of Fiat into two...
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 standard three-box sedan if they hope to...
Product Review: 100W Black & Decker Portable Electronics Charger
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 least 10 or 12 of my waking hours behind...
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 can be registered in the city starting...
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 as I'm afforded the opportunity to sample...
IIHS Announces 2011 Top Safety Picks
By Chris Haak The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit funded by member insurance companies, has released its top safety picks for 2011, and there are a large...
Toronto-Dominion Bank To Buy Chrysler Financial
By Chris Haak Toronto-Dominion, the second-largest bank in Canada based on deposits, announced today that it has acquired Chrysler Financial. Chrysler Financial has had a...
GM Displays Model-Name ADD Again, Changing Aveo to Sonic
By Chris Haak One doesn't need to dig very deeply into the history books to see that GM has shown a pattern of releasing a vehicle that - to put it kindly - did not meet...