Posts by Chris Haak
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Review
My family just spent a week using a Dodge Grand Caravan SXT as a temporary replacement for our own 2008 Toyota Sienna Limited. I...
Did I Speak Too Soon About Labor Peace?
Just over two weeks ago, I wrote an article about how there had finally been some good news about labor peace; the American Axle strike had...
Toyota May Move Some Camry Production to Indiana Plant
LeftLaneNews reported yesterday that in the face of full size pickup and SUV demand falling off a cliff, plus the minivan market shrinking,...
Automotive News Reports that GM Will Buy Battery Supplier...
By Chris Haak06.06.2008According to three sources cited by Automotive News today, GM is nearing a deal to buy battery supplier Cobasys....
2009 Toyota Corolla S Review
Even though car sales have tanked so far during the first five months of 2008, the news isn't bad for every car and every manufacturer. The...
GM Announces Truck Plant Closings, May Sell Hummer Brand
We’ve previously discussed how Ford has accepted the new reality of a dramatically smaller market for large vehicles such as pickups and...
Fiat Considering Selling the 500 in the US
By Chris Haak05.29.2008According to Automotive News, at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin last week, Fiat Group Sergio...
2008 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4×4 Review
Although full-size, body-on-frame SUVs are a rapidly declining segment of the new vehicle market, thanks to the reality of gas prices that...
Ford Announces Production Cuts, Sees Expensive Gas
By Chris Haak05.23.2008Yesterday, Ford made the business news wires for the types of reasons that companies dread - they had to announce...
2008 Lexus IS350 Review
By Chris Haak05.20.2008Even before I started writing about cars and the car business, I'd driven hundreds of different vehicles over the...