Monthly Archives: June 2009
Koenigsegg Reaches Agreement to Buy Saab from GM
News last Friday said that Saab was likely to be sold to Koenigsegg, the Swedish boutique supercar maker, and that news is now confirmed, with the exception of the actual sale...
2010 Camaro LT V6: First Drive
By Chris Haak 06.16.2009 While we have not yet had the luxury of a week-long press loan of the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, we are still managing to sneak in as much seat time...
GM’s New Chairman Knows Nothing About Cars – Should We Worry?
By Chris Haak 06.15.2009 General Motors will have a new Chairman of the Board when it exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which will likely occur sometime after August 31. ...
GM Introduces 2010 Lineup, and Pontiac is a Lineup of One
By Chris Haak 06.10.2009 Yesterday, we received word that GM had the company had posted details of its 2010 product lineup to its media website. (Here is the link; login is...
Chrysler Exits Chapter 11, Forms Chrysler Group, Finalizes Fiat Alliance
Hot on the heels of the US Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Indiana pension funds' objections to the sale of Chrysler, the company (at least the "good" parts of it) has exited...
US Supreme Court Lifts Stay of Chrysler Sale to Fiat; Transaction Can Proceed
By Chris Haak 06.09.2009 Late today, the US Supreme Court lifted the stay that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg had placed on the sale of Chrysler's assets to Fiat, which she placed...
US Supreme Court Grants Stay Delaying Chrysler Sale to Fiat
By Chris Haak 06.08.2009 In a somewhat surprising move, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg of the United States Supreme Court, apparently at nearly the last minute before a 4:00...
Is Ford’s Alleged 2010 Fusion Shortage Guerilla Marketing or Legitimate?
By Chris Haak 06.08.2009 Over the weekend, we received word from a few sources that Ford is simply running out of 2010 Fusions, and simply cannot make enough of them to satisfy...
Chrysler Bankruptcy Opponents Appeal to the US Supreme Court
By Chris Haak 06.08.2009 Last week, the US Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of the desirable parts of Chrysler's assets to a new holding company controlled by Italy's Fiat...
GM CEO Henderson Says That GM Will Shake Up Management
GM CEO Fritz Henderson said yesterday that the company would have "changes ahead" in senior management ranks, though said that he needed more time to finalize the changes. Many...
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