Opinion & Editorials

Do Ed Whitacre and General Motors “get” cars?

Published February 10, 2010 by Eric Moretti

The short answer is no. Whitacre has self-admittedly stated he’s not a car guy. What Whitacre does know is mergers and acquisitions. Aside from figuring out how to deal with Saab, it doesn’t look like GM really needs to be buying up companies. Ed is a numbers guy and if that makes you a bit nervous, it probably should. GM’s other “numbers guy” was Rick Wagoner.

Tell Santa: What Features Aren’t Automakers Giving You?

Published December 16, 2009 by Eric Moretti

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Tell Santa: What Features Aren’t Automakers Giving You?

There’s really a disappointing trend going on in the car industry if you’re a car but, the death of the manual transmission. It’s not just the “average” car that can’t come with the ability to row your own, but some high powered beasts that only mount power through a slushbox…

The new Soul…Scion should take notes because Kia is doing it better.

Published April 4, 2009 by Greg Tariff

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The new Soul…Scion should take notes because Kia is doing it better.

While I was sitting around being lazy eating chocolate chip cookies, I found myself digging through scattered crumbs to find my television remote. After flipping through channels I stumbled upon a commercial for the new Kia Soul and was glued for that 30 seconds or less. Kia must have kidnapped designers from Toyota/Scion or something because this car is truly everything Scion needs to be doing. The Kia Soul is sure to be a hit with the youth market and hurt Scions decaying market even more.

A cars headlights are said to be its jewelry…

Published February 18, 2009 by Greg Tariff

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A cars headlights are said to be its jewelry…

Headlights are known for being the ‘jewelry’ of a cars design. We examined some of the new and attractive trends. The new age of headlights have arrived, here is what we had to say about them…

Top 10 Detroit auto show oddities

Published January 22, 2009 by Zane Merva

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Walking through this year’s Detroit Auto Show was interesting to say the least. Smaller booths, better cars, fewer frills. But, despite the scale-back, I still found 10 things that left me scratching my head.

Car Brands And Their Popularity On Facebook

Published December 4, 2008 by Greg Tariff

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Car Brands And Their Popularity On Facebook

Being an avid user of Facebook, I constantly check up on stuff going on with my friends, family, and various things in the world. One of the many cool features of Facebook includes what is called a ‘Fan Page’. Here are the numbers all tallied up of the car manufacturers ‘Fan Page’ member counts.

The big three take a road trip- The good, the bad, and the ugly

Published November 20, 2008 by Greg Tariff

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The big three take a road trip- The good, the bad, and the ugly

Where do I begin… just the other day the ‘Men In Charge’ of the American auto industry took a trip to talk more on the subject of a possible bailout. With all the media outlets including youtube being flooded with information on the subject of the “Big 3″ (GM, Chrysler, Ford) you can’t help but notice something is going on. With everything I am hearing, I had to do some research of my own and give my own personal opinion on the subject. So here is the good, the bad, and ugly in my opinion on what is going on with the American automakers.

Cerberus / GMAC… the big bad bully to GM

Published October 31, 2008 by Greg Tariff

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Cerberus / GMAC… the big bad bully to GM

As many of you readers have heard, GM and Chrysler have been in the talks about possibly merging. But with car sales being down, it is just one of the many reasons why this merger may take place. After having talked with various reliable sources in the GM empire, I have learned that Cerberus has been playing “mafia like bully tactics” in the Detroit battlefield.