Geneva 2009: 2010 Volkswagen Polo
By Chris Haak 03.04.2009 Volkswagen's subcompact (B-segment) 2010 Polo made its worldwide debut at the 2009 Geneva auto show. The all-new Polo was engineered to ace the tough...
Check Your Mirrors
By Chris Haak 02.27.2009 Already-reeling Saab had to halt production this past week when a wrinkle occurred between a supplier of parts imported to Sweden and Swedish customs. ...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 1996 Volkswagen Golf Harlequin
By Chris Haak 02.27.2009 During my college years, I remember passing the local Volkswagen dealer and seeing a very odd-looking four-door Golf on the lot for sale. It didn't...
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5SL Sedan Review
By Chris Haak 02.26.2009 Just below the Nissan logo and the words "2009 Altima 2.5 S" on the Monroney (window sticker) of the 2009 Altima that I just finished testing is the...
Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept to Debut in Geneva
By Chris Haak 02.20.2009 The long-rumored and often spy-photographed "Baby Rolls" or RR4 has finally broken cover via a press release last evening from Rolls-Royce, and it's...
Will Saturn Die Or Become a Purveyor of Other Companies’ Rebadges?
By Chris Haak 02.20.2009 Wednesday night, GM's Saturn division sent letters to approximately 1.5 million Saturn owners to alert them that even in the face of GM announcing that...
Performance Vehicles Also Have No Home in Restructured GM Organization
Aside from jettisoning Saab, Hummer, Saturn, and 47,000 employees, GM announced that the company has disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit, which had previously...
Dual-Clutch Gearboxes for the Future?
By James Wong 02.16.2009 For a long while now, people have had to live with compromises regarding their choice of gearbox. They either choose an all-out manual gearbox, one...
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 signs of life, the cash situation at GM...
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 would become the next-generation Nissan...