Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles, Its Largest Recall Ever
By Chris Haak 11.25.2009 Toyota's once-stellar reputation has been taking it on the chin in recent months. The company that never closed a factory in the US is finding itself...
Koenigsegg Pulls out of Saab Deal
By Chris Haak 11.24.2009 More bad news for a castoff GM brand. First Penske couldn't find a supplier of rebadged vehicles after Renault's board gave him the cold shoulder, which...
Lexus LFA Will be Lease-Only Proposition in North America
By Chris Haak 11.24.2009 Few new cars have spawned as many preliminary concept cars, spy photos, rumors, and even buff-book test drives of camoflaged mules than the Lexus LFA...
GM Goes Back to the Drawing Board on Quality
By Chris Haak 11.20.2009 After years of insisting to journalists and the general public that its vehicles had quality on par with its rivals, and that the problem was, instead,...
2010 Toyota Prius V Review
By Chris Haak 11.19.2009 As many folks are aware by now, Toyota launched its all-new third generation Prius hybrid a few months ago as an early 2010 model. I should confess...
2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring SE M/T Review
By Chris Haak 11.12.2009 When is an Elantra not an Elantra? The Hyundai Elantra compact car has been sold in the US since 1992 and is currently on its fourth generation, and...
Ford’s UAW Workers Refuse to Accept Concessions
By Chris Haak 11.01.2009 As part of their scramble to avoid bankruptcy earlier this year, both GM and Chrysler were able to wring additional concessions from the UAW beyond what...
Critical Launch of 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is Delayed
By Chris Haak 10.30.2009 Over its long history, GM has never really given small cars enough attention, building only as many of them as necessary to help with corporate...
Fisker to Produce Cars at GM’s Mothballed Wilmington, Delaware Plant
By Chris Haak 10.28.2009 GM's former plant outside Wilmington, Delaware has in its recent history produced some real automotive duds. The Chevy Chevette, Chevy Corsica, Chevy...