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, they may not appear to be anything...
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 E6 electric vehicle in the US for about...
AM General to Assemble Electric Transit Connect Vans
By Chris Haak AM General Corporation, best known as the builder of the US military's Humvee, as well as the former civilian Hummer H1 and H2 SUVs, has been awarded a contract to...
GM Reports First Quarterly Profit Since 2007
By Chris Haak General Motors Company has released its first quarter 2010 earnings report, and the news is actually pretty good for a change. Helped by massive restructuring,...
Honda Delays Next-Generation Civic
Many auto-industry watchers have been wondering the fate of several new models that never made public auto-show debuts in production form (or in some cases, in any form), in spite...
Report Says China May Force Auto Industry Consolidation
By Chris Haak In the early days of the US auto industry, a century ago, there were scores of auto manufacturers in this country. Over time, those small players - the likes of...
Hyundai Denies Intention of Launching Full-Size Pickups
By Chris Haak There were numerous stories circulating earlier this week that Hyundai was considering an entry into the high-volume US full-size pickup market. Adding fuel to...
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 past few years. According to a report in...
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 saw it as a sign that the company was...
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 a car person. I also would not...