Editorials
Ford Pledges to Reduce CO2 Emissions By 30% Between Now and 2020
By Chris Haak04.10.2008Today, Ford Motor Company pledged that it will reduce CO2 (greenhouse gas) emissions by 30% between now and 2020. Shareholder environmental activists who...
The US is Suddenly a Low-Cost Manufacturing Country
By Chris Haak04.09.2008Thanks to two relatively recent developments – the falling value of the US dollar relative to other currencies and the significantly lower cost structure...
Ford-Commissioned Study Shows Quality on Par with Honda and Toyota
By Chris Haak04.08.2008According to a release from Ford, the first quarter 2008 U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS) study conducted on its behalf by RDA Group of Bloomfield...
Bob Lutz Says a Realistic Price for the Chevy Volt is $48,000
By Chris Haak04.03.2008Well, so much for the $30,000 price point bandied about when the Volt made its debut in Detroit in January 2007.GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told MSNBC in a...
OnStar Announces Additional Navigation Features
By Chris Haak04.03.2008Yesterday, GM announced that it was adding some enhancements to the navigation capabilities of the OnStar system, both for vehicles equipped with the more...
Scion Lineup Will Expand – But How Much?
By Chris Haak03.27.2008Although Scion's lineup still has only three models (the xB, xD, and tC), sales have been down fairly significantly in recent months (2007 sales were down...
Dieter Zetsche Confirms No New Maybach Products – Is the End Near?
Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche told The Car Connection in an interview that he has not, as of now, approved any plans to replace Maybach's line of current models, which includes...
Fisker Karma PHEV to Feature Synthetic Engine Sounds
By Chris Haak03.14.2008The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid-electric sedan that is expected to sell for about $80,000 starting in late 2009 will have an interesting solution to the...
XM and Sirius Still Think Their Merger Will Be Approved
Yesterday at the Bear Sterns Media Conference, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin told the audience that he still believed the merger would pass regulatory scrutiny (both the Department of...
Kia is the Latest Company With an Unrealistic US Sales Goal
We've previously covered Volkswagen's ambitious sales objectives for the US, as well as those of Hyundai. Kia Motors America is the latest imported vehicle company that expects a...