Posts by Chris Haak
Mahindra Distributor Says Pickups Passed Tests; Parent...
By Chris Haak John Perez, CEO of Global Vehicles of Alpharetta, Georgia - and Indian manufacturer Mahindra's US distributor - told...
Ford Plans Hybrid C-MAX Van in Europe
Ford announced today that it will offer a hybrid version of its C-Max mini-minivan when the next-generation model bows in 2013. Ford is...
Mini Will Get 3-Cylinder Engines
By Chris Haak Cars sold under BMW's small-car brand, Mini, will roll with three-bangers under their little hoods with their...
Review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail 4×4
By Chris Haak I'm going to begin by mentioning how disappointed I was during my time with the all-new 2010 Toyota 4Runner. Not in the...
GM Hires Joel Ewanick from Nissan to Lead Marketing
By Chris Haak GM announced today that its head of marketing, Susan Docherty, is now its former head of marketing. Prior to that, Ms....
Suburban Memories on its 75th Anniversary
By Chris Haak GM's long-running Suburban - which made its debut in 1935 as the Suburban Carryall - is celebrating its semisesquicentennial...
April Sales Results are Good, Not Great
By Chris Haak The auto industry still has a big, big hole to dig out of to get anywhere close to the volumes of the peak years earlier in...
Review: 2010 Kia Forte Koup SX
By Chris Haak Have you ever seen a photo of a person who appears at a glance to be really attractive, only to see the person later in the...
Geithner Claims “Reasonable Chance” GM and...
But of course, there's a catch. By Chris Haak US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that...
China’s Brilliance Withdraws from European Market
We have yet to see Chinese cars in the US, and they're about to become more scarce in Europe. Back in November 2009, HSO Motors, the...