Monthly Archives: July 2008
Premium Pricing Coming to California HOV Lane for Non-Carpoolers
By Dennis Haak 07.30.2008 San Francisco Bay Area transportation officials have approved a plan to allow solo drivers in regular (non-hybrid) vehicles to use high-occupancy...
2008 Kia Sportage 4×4 EX Review
Kia is in the news lately because it is introducing its new large midsize, three-row, V8-powered SUV, the Borrego, this summer. Meanwhile, seemingly out of nowhere, Kia has a...
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Review
If you want to keep a low profile and not attract attention, the Challenger is not the car for you. If conservation of natural resources is a priority, there are far better...
Sirius-XM Merger Finally Approved After 16 Months
Sirius and XM announced their intention to merge in March 2007. A year later, in March 2008, that they still expected the merger to be approved, and finally when the Department...
WSJ Report Says Chrysler Financial Will Stop Offering Leases
By Chris Haak07.25.2008According to a report in the online edition of today’s Wall Street Journal, Chrysler LLC has started telling its dealers that they will no longer offer...
Ford Loses $8.7 Billion in Q2, Confirms Plant Retoolings
As Autosavant reported would happen (and in the process, scooped the rest of the journalistic world by five weeks), Ford announced the details of its newest turnaround plan...
2008 Scion xD Review
Toyota's Scion sub-brand has had some sales struggles lately (down 5.3% in June); many of its newest products (particularly the second-generation xB "box on wheels") have been...
Would Crushing Old Cars Improve the Environment?
By Chris Haak07.22.2008One way in which several state and provincial governments have attempted to improve air quality over the years has been to pass "clunker laws." They are all...
Mercedes-Benz Reveals New SL65 AMG Black Series
Rumors of the V12's demise have been greatly exaggerated.By Chris Haak07.11.2008Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off of its new performance flagship, the SL65 Black...
Toyota Significantly Changes US Production Plans
By Chris Haak07.10.2008In response to the dramatic - and many believe permanent - shift in consumer demand for new vehicles (abandoning large gas guzzlers in droves and lining up...
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