Posts by Chris Haak
Honda’s Struggling Acura Brand To Go More Upscale
By Chris Haak02.21.2008In spite of being the original Japanese luxury brand, getting its start in the US way back in 1986 (years before...
Microsoft to Announce Another Major Automaker Partner by...
By Chris Haak02.21.2008Ford's popular SYNC system, which allows simple voice-activated integration of cell phone, iPod, and other...
Volkswagen, A Glutton for Punishment, To Attempt Phaeton...
Are they "Attempting Phaeton" or "Tempting Fate?"By Chris Haak02.19.2008The Volkswagen Phaeton luxury car hit the US market in November...
2008 Toyota Prius Review
By Chris Haak02.18.2008The Toyota Prius has been on a real sales tear for the past year. US sales of the hybrid five-door leapt from...
Ford Previews 2009 Ford Fiesta To Be Shown at Geneva
By Chris Haak02.15.2008Just over two weeks before its official unveiling at the Geneva Auto Show, Ford has released images of the...
Does Mercury Have a Future?
At last week's National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention, Lincoln-Mercury dealers were looking for news about the fate of...
Auto Loan Delinquencies on the Rise
By Chris Haak02.14.2008Fitch Ratings, a credit rating company, reported today that the number of auto loans at least 60 days delinquent has...
WTO Finds China Tariffs on Auto Part Imports Unfair
By Chris Haak02.14.2008The World Trade Organization has issued a preliminary ruling that China is breaking its rules by giving imported...
London Will Triple Congestion Charge on Some Cars
London Mayor Ken Livingstone, architect of London's "congestion pricing" scheme that assesses fees on vehicles entering central London...
Chrysler To Eliminate Model Overlap, Combine Dealerships
In December, we reported that Chrysler was undertaking some urgent vehicle improvement steps aimed at getting their vehicles onto shoppers'...