Editorials
OK, but if they go any higher, THEN we’ll cut back…
By Chris Haak07.18.2007A Reuters/Zogby poll released today concluded that 40% of Americans would curb their driving habits if gas reached $3.50 per gallon. Somehow, I do not...
Child Seat Heads-Up and Plea
By Chris Haak07.17.2007Please think twice before putting a baby in the front seat.In the past month, I've had three conversations with parents or grandparents of young children...
The Emperor’s New Clothes
By Chris Haak07.10.2007Bear with me for a moment, and take a step into your childhood with this excerpt penned by Hans Christian Andersen:All the people standing by and at the...
Halfway to Zero
The Domestics' market share is slipping away.By Chris Haak07.09.2007The first half of 2007 is behind us, and after some crunching of sales numbers, Automotive News reported today...
Let’s see…what else isn’t bolted down?
By Chris Haak06.29.2007Yesterday, GM announced that it had agreed to sell its Allison Transmission unit to private equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex Corp. for about $5.6...
Death Wish? Buy a Brilliance BS6
Last week, photos and video started circulating online of the horrific crash test results of the Chinese Brilliance BS6 sedan. The car was tested using the well-recognized...
Is the smart Too Smart for the US?
By Chris Haak06.25.2007The smart , a diminutive "city car" produced by Daimler, is going to make its official US sales debut in the first quarter of 2008, to be sold by United...
Beware of the Fleet Queens
By Chris Haak06.24.2007Yesterday, I came across some interesting data on fleet sales as a percentage of total sales for each car and truck sold in the US for the first half of the...
The Ten Worst Chrysler Vehicles of the Past 25 Years
For the Ten Best Chrysler Vehicles of the Past 25 Years, click here. These are in no particular order. Eagle Premier (1998-1992)/Dodge Monaco (1990-1992) The Eagle Premier and...
Is Saturn Really a Success Story?
When GM sends out their press release each month with the prior month’s sales results, they (like other automakers) try to spin the positive and downplay the negative (“our...