Monthly Archives: November 2010
China’s 2010 Auto Sales Could Top 18 Million
By Chris Haak Fresh from snatching the title of the "world's largest new-vehicle market" from the US last year, China's new-vehicle sales could top 18 million vehicles by the end...
Volt Rated at 93 MPGe, Leaf at 99 MPGe
By Chris Haak This past week, the EPA released the long-awaited official mileage estimates for the two newest kids on the block, the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. Because...
Review: 2011 Ford Super Duty F-350 4×4 Crew Cab Lariat PowerStroke
By Chris Haak Photos by Joseph Rapanotti For the past decade, we've been in the midst of a winner-take-all battle for torque supremacy in the heavy-duty pickup truck market. ...
Ray LaHood Wants to Ban In-Vehicle Cell Phones
By Chris Haak US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a crusader against distracted driving, has fired the latest salvo in the battle. The Daily Caller reports that not only...
GM Pulls off a Successful IPO at $33 Per Share
By Chris Haak Less than a year and a half after its predecessor, General Motors Corporation, collapsed under the crushing weight of declining sales and market share,...
2011 Chevrolet Volt is Motor Trend’s Car of the Year
By Chris Haak The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been christened the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year. The award comes as no surprise to many, considering the moonshot that the effort...
Platform Sharing Set to Increase Dramatically
By Chris Haak Automotive News reported this week on an analysis prepared by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers that projects huge global production volumes for shared...
GE Plans to Buy 25,000 Electric Vehicles
By Chris Haak Giant industrial conglomerate General Electric has announced plans to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its fleet. These purchases represent fully...
NTSB Identifies Baby Boomers as a Major Road Hazard
By Chris Haak As we know, the Baby Boom Generation - those born in the postwar period between 1946 and 1964 in the US - is getting older, and as the baby boom goes, in many ways,...
First Drive: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
By Chris Haak Let's say you really like your job. It pays well, the commute isn't too long, you like the people you work with, the company is stable, you have a supportive...
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