2009 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Preview – Production Cars
By Chris Haak 01.11.2009 The annual North American International Auto Show (also known as NAIAS or simply, the Detroit Auto Show) kicks off later today with several new...
2010 Euro-Spec Honda Insight Pics Leak Onto Web
By Chris Haak 01.06.2009 Honda plans to reveal the production version of its 2010 Insight hybrid, which was revealed in Paris this past spring in concept form, in Detroit next...
Nissan Asks Dealers Not To Display Vehicles at Detroit Show
By Chris Haak 01.06.2009 In November, Nissan announced that it was pulling out of the 2009 NAIAS in Detroit. Unlike Chrysler, which had to ask its Detroit-area dealers to chip...
Oregon Proposes Miles-Driven Tax Instead of Gas Tax
By Chris Haak 01.05.2009 Hearing about this one reminded me of Washington state's money grab attempts last year, when politicians were frustrated by the decline in gas tax...
GMAC Receives TARP Funding; Immediately Offers Better Terms
By Chris Haak 12.30.2008 The US Treasury announced yesterday that it had approved a $6 billion financial assistance package for GMAC, the heretofore 49% GM-owned/51%...
2009 Acura RL Review
By Chris Haak 12.27.2008 Acura launched the current generation RL flagship sedan for the 2005 model year and had great expectations for the car. It combined an engine that was...
Bob Lutz, the Original ‘Car Czar’
By Sam Boni 12.25.2008 They called him Mr. Horsepower. Born in Switzerland, he is the only top executive who worked in that capacity (in alphabetical order) at BMW, Chrysler,...
On-Again, Off-Again GM-Chrysler Merger Talks Are On Again
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the merger talks between GM and Chrysler - which have been publicly acknowledged at least three times by my count - have again...