Editorials
Will Saturn Die Or Become a Purveyor of Other Companies’ Rebadges?
By Chris Haak 02.20.2009 Wednesday night, GM's Saturn division sent letters to approximately 1.5 million Saturn owners to alert them that even in the face of GM announcing that...
Road Manners
By James Wong 01.16.2009 Recently, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has decided to introduce a pilot scheme of mandatory giving way to buses exiting bus...
Oregon Proposes Miles-Driven Tax Instead of Gas Tax
By Chris Haak 01.05.2009 Hearing about this one reminded me of Washington state's money grab attempts last year, when politicians were frustrated by the decline in gas tax...
Bob Lutz, the Original ‘Car Czar’
By Sam Boni 12.25.2008 They called him Mr. Horsepower. Born in Switzerland, he is the only top executive who worked in that capacity (in alphabetical order) at BMW, Chrysler,...
What is Richard Shelby’s Problem?
With word that the US House of Representatives has passed an auto industry rescue bill last night, the next step, of course, is to have the same bill passed by the Senate. As...
Time for Consumers to Dabble in Gasoline Futures?
By Dennis Haak 11.20.2008 The unprecedented runup in both crude oil and gasoline prices earlier in 2008, as well as the equally swift collapse in oil prices over the past few...
Large Ethanol Producer VeraSun Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
By Chris Haak 11.02.2008 VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the largest corn-based ethanol producers in the US, has announced that it is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...
GM Delays Nearly All New Product Development for 2009 and 2010
Automotive News reported this morning that multiple sources familiar with GM's product plans have said that in order to conserve cash at the struggling auto giant, nearly all new...