Product Review: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Scissor Lift
Having lead a life of high adventure in my youth, scaling pinnacles of rocks and ice, I never imagined that I’d meet my end, flat on my back crushed beneath a falling car. I was setting a new...
View ArticleToo Good To Be True: How Toyota’s Success Caused Killer Decontenting
The ongoing kerfluffle over Toyota’s recall of over 2m vehicles for a gas pedal defect which (allegedly) caused unintended acceleration has caught much of the automotive media flat-footed. How could...
View ArticleWould You Trade Places With A Chrysler Dealer?
It’s not a question that should leave many folks on the fence, but apparently there are at least a few Detroit-area journalists who might be willing to consider the career change. “Dealers optimistic...
View ArticleAcura Signs The Death Warrant For The ZDX
Acura may be refreshing the ZDX for 2013, but the company has simultaneously signed the car’s death warrant, killing off one of the most reviled cars on sale today. Acura’s Jeff Conrad issued a...
View ArticleWhy There’s No Powershift Option On The Ford Fiesta Ecoboost
During the launch of the Ford Fiesta 1.0L Ecoboost, multiple outlets ran articles parroting Ford’s PR line about the lack of an automatic transmission. Apparently, Ford declined to offer an automatic...
View ArticleChrysler Changes Product Plans Again, Extends “Sell-By Date” Of Avenger,...
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne may not be fond of changing up his outfits, but he certainly has no problem mixing up product plans. The latest news out of Auburn Hills suggests that Chrysler will be...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Will Allot More Product to Oshawa Besides Pickups: Sources
After a long-fought public relations campaign by General Motors Canada and Unifor, and a collective agreement that sees Unifor-GM temporary workers converted to full-time employment, Oshawa Assembly is...
View ArticleNissan and Subaru Faulted for Decades of Improper Inspection Procedures
Japan appears to be having a problem with its quality control. Nissan Group is conducting updated inspection procedures after details emerged that it allowed uncertified employees to conduct final...
View ArticleHonda CEO: ‘EVs Will Not Be Mainstream’
The tide of praise and promise that swept in at the impetus of the 21st century to support electric vehicles is receding. The same goes for the entire concept of autonomy — though this has been pulling...
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