Posts by Chris Haak
GM May Have to Drop GMC Brand
By Chris Haak 04.16.2009 Bloomberg reported today that GM's GMC brand, which sells trucks and crossovers, may be on the chopping block,...
Is the smart fortwo Doomed in the US?
By Chris Haak 04.16.2009 Daimler AG's minicar subsidiary, smart, has been selling its minuscule two-seat vehicles to style-conscious,...
Is Hyundai’s Formula the Recipe for US Sales Success?
By Chris Haak 4.16.2009 The CarGurus Blog proposed this week that if you want to succeed in the auto industry, you should do try copying...
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is First to Get Chrysler’s...
By Chris Haak 04.10.2009 Lost in the news about this week's unveiling of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is the news that...
No Niche Left Untouched: Are High-Performance SUVs Brand...
By Chris Haak 04.07.2009 This week, BMW is displaying its X5 M and X6 M hot-rod sport-utility vehicles at the 2009 New York International...
Are March 2009 Sales Results Finally the Low Point?
By Chris Haak 04.03.2009 March 2009's US sales results were pretty much as bad as they have been for the past several months. ...
Check Your Mirrors
TOYOTA's board of directors has changed its mind and replaced President-in-waiting Akio Toyoda with the newly available Rick Wagoner,...
Who’s the Renegade PR Person at Chrysler?
By Chris Haak 03.31.2009 Perhaps lost among yesterday's flurry of GM- and Chrysler-related announcements and news releases from each...
2009 F-150 Lariat SuperCrew 4×4 Review
Although you wouldn't know it by looking at the sales results, we are really in a golden age of full size pickup trucks. The full-size...
What’s the Point of a Lifted Truck?
I've been on an interesting streak this past week. Literally every day either on my way into the office or on my way home, I have...