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Geneva 2009: 2010 Volkswagen Polo
By Chris Haak 03.04.2009 Volkswagen's subcompact (B-segment) 2010 Polo made its worldwide debut at the 2009 Geneva auto show. The all-new Polo was engineered to ace the tough...
Check Your Mirrors
By Chris Haak 02.27.2009 Already-reeling Saab had to halt production this past week when a wrinkle occurred between a supplier of parts imported to Sweden and Swedish customs. ...
Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept to Debut in Geneva
By Chris Haak 02.20.2009 The long-rumored and often spy-photographed "Baby Rolls" or RR4 has finally broken cover via a press release last evening from Rolls-Royce, and it's...
Performance Vehicles Also Have No Home in Restructured GM Organization
Aside from jettisoning Saab, Hummer, Saturn, and 47,000 employees, GM announced that the company has disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit, which had previously...
GM No Longer Considers Chapter 11 Filing Off The Table
By Chris Haak 02.16.2009 With the economy in the US and globally showing no signs of improvement, and the new-vehicle market showing no signs of life, the cash situation at GM...
Chrysler-Nissan Product Sharing Agreement is in Jeopardy
Chrysler's much-ballyhooed joint ventures with Nissan, whereby Chrysler would produce a rebodied version of its Dodge Ram pickup in what would become the next-generation Nissan...
GM’s Bob Lutz To Step Down as Product Development Chief in April, Retire by...
By Chris Haak 02.09.2009 General Motors' "car czar," Robert Lutz, will step down from his current role as Vice Chairman - Global Product Development effective April 1, 2009. ...
Toyota Shuts Down All Japanese Production Except for One Line
By Chris Haak 02.05.2009 As previously planned, Toyota Motor Corporation has ceased production at every plant in Japan with the exception of leaving a single production line...