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Ford Dominates February 2010 US Sales Results
By Chris Haak Not content to watch many of its primary rivals struggle without any response, Ford has clearly seized the initiative in the monthly sales race as the economy...
GM’s Bob Lutz to Retire on May 1
General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, who is perhaps the most active septuagenarian in the auto industry, and a man who has forgotten more than most others in the business will...
Geneva 2010: Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Concept
By Chris Haak As the Geneva Motor Show is about to open, Porsche has surprised all of us with a third hybrid model - alongside the Cayenne Hybrid and 911 GT3 R Hybrid - at the...
Chrysler Plans Multiple Improvements During 2010
By Chris Haak As long-suffering Chrysler dealers do their best to hang on for the next 12-18 months until new products from the automaker's partnership with Fiat come to...
Released Toyota Memo Boasts of $100 Million Savings from Delaying Recall
From the "never say things can't get any worse" file, news came out over the past weekend that a PowerPoint presentation with the name of Toyota's US chief, Yoshimi Inaba, on...
GM Re-Hires Ex-CEO Fritz Henderson as Consultant, Reveals Whitacre’s Pay...
By Chris Haak 02.21.2010 In a surprising twist, GM has disclosed that it re-hired deposed CEO Fritz Henderson, whose brief tenure as President and CEO lasted from March 31, 2009...
Toyota to Announce a Large Prius Recall
By Chris Haak 02.09.2010 Battered and bruised Toyota is preparing to take another blow to it's chin. The company's pride and joy, the Prius hybrid - its halo car - is set to...
Washington Turns Up the Heat on Toyota
Perhaps it's a case of kicking a company while it's down, perhaps it's a case of political grandstanding, or perhaps it's a case of genuine concern for the safety of Toyota owners...
EV Maker Tesla Files for IPO, Sets Roadster End Date
By Chris Haak 02.02.2010 Although Tesla just got its start a few short years ago, and in fact has only just reached the 1,000-unit milestone in Roadster production, the...
Toyota Recall Fallout Continues; Solution May be Coming
We've already published several articles on the topic, but Toyota's massive recall and its related public-relations debacle continues to gain momentum. In addition to the recent...