Preuss graciously accepted my invitation to appear to discuss in-car communications technologies and answer caller questions. Everyone got a chance to ask their questions and he answered them all! He even pitched in a few extra minutes at the end of his appearance to discuss the Chevy Volt, as he worked on first generation Volt development. [[Continue reading]]

Somewhere, in the middle of a vast prairie, a factory sits churning out award winning cars in ’round the clock shifts by happy employees.

The seventh-generation Chevy Malibu is a popular little mid-sized sedan and is sent from this spot… [[Continue reading]]

Things are not always what they seem. For instance, you might think this episode is nearly a week late. Wrong as usual, idiot. We were planning to do this episode a year from now, so technically it’s early. Why are you so offended? Clearly you are unfamiliar with the word “idiot’s” Greek roots. I was simply suggesting you were a private… [[Continue reading]]

Today I realized that on a productive day (meaning I am researching, reading and learning and not on Facebook), that I will have at least 3 tabs open in FireFox that are either bad or leaning towards bad news regarding GM. If you were to look at my Delicious account you would see that when I have been bothered to tag what I save, GM is not just a tag… [[Continue reading]]

I recently wrote about a friend’s search for a new vehicle to carry his growing family of soon-to-be three kids… all in baby seats or boosters at the same time. We concluded (and he later purchased one) that a new Honda minivan met his needs the best. A van’s balance of roominess, ease of entry and exit, cargo loading ease, comfort, and relative fuel efficiency won the comparison.

This… [[Continue reading]]