2010 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Review
Nov 25, 2009
2010 FORD MUSTANG PREMIUM V6 What the Pony Car Was Meant to Be By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Introduced in the spring of 1964 the entire genre of âpony carsâ draws its name from Mustang. Lee Iococca envisioned the market opportunity and filled it beautifully. Iâll bet even Lee didnâ ... Continue reading
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review
Nov 17, 2009
âThe most fuel efficient mid size sedan in Americaâ is Fordâs tag line for the Fusion Hybrid. Rated at 36-mpg on the highway and 41 in the city by the EPA, the Fusion is certainly ahead of the pack. You might get a little better mileage with the Jetta TDI (diesel), but thatâs a smaller car costing a ... Continue reading
Ford Says Small Cars Are The Future
Nov 13, 2009
FORDâS GEORGE PIPAS PONTIFICATES âSmall Cars are the Future,â He Insists By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau George Pipas, Fordâs top sales analyst, is as entertaining as he is astute. He said that he once hoped to be a controller, a serious numbers guy, but they wouldnât let him b ... Continue reading
2010 Ford Flex EcoBoost AWD Review
Nov 9, 2009
2010 FORD FLEX ECOBOOST AWD The Fastest Minivan Yet By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The good folks at Ford have taken the charming Ford Flex, introduced as a 2009 model, and made it into an athlete. By adding the forward-looking, high-tech, 350-horsepower EcoBoost V6 theyâve put a generous measure ... Continue reading
2010 Ford Fusion SEL I4 Review
Sep 24, 2009
2010 FORD FUSION SEL I4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The mid-size sedan market constitutes the largest segment of the car market and is perhaps the most competitive. Think of the new Malibu, Altima, Camry, Accord, Sebring . . . on and on. Even Suzuki is entering the market with a slick new offering. ... Continue reading
2009 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance - Show Day
Sep 7, 2009
Another Field of Excellence By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It really feels like the traditional Meadow Brook Concours dâElegance is back. For a few years we sensed a waning of enthusiasm. This wonderful show experienced some administrative changes that threatened to slow things down considerably. ... Continue reading
2009 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 Platinum Edition Review
Aug 30, 2009
2009 FORD F-150 PLATINUM EDITION LARIAT 4X4 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Fordâs popular (best selling vehicle in the US for 30-some years) F-150 pickup is our tester this week. We have the long wheel-base (157-inch) Platinum Edition, 4X4 with SuperCrew cab and Lariat trim. In doing some researc ... Continue reading
2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid 4WD Review
Aug 23, 2009
GMC YUKON DENALI HYBRID 4WD - BLACK LAKE GOLF A Travel Story From a Shunpikerâs Journal By Steve Purdy and Joe Chagnon TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [4154] We had to be sure we were driving a UAW-built vehicle for this project. In fact, the gate guard checked our VIN to be sure it was a US built GM truck. Weâ ... Continue reading
Detroit's Woodward Deam Cruise Still Going Strong!
Aug 16, 2009
WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE The Place to be Today By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The place to be this middle Saturday in August, as always, is anywhere along Woodward Avenue (Michigan Highway 1) from Ferndale to Pontiac. Thatâs from the edge of Detroit north about 15 miles through close-in burbs, upsca ... Continue reading
2010 Honda Insight 5-Door EX Hybrid
Aug 16, 2009
2010 HONDA INSIGHT 5-DOOR EX A Nice Hybrid for the Green Crowd By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It was a busy week here in Michigan, as is always the case in early August. We cover the most prestigious collector auto show east of the left coast, the Meadow Brook Concours dâElegance, then head immed ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars- #5
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS #5 The Beauty and the Business Guy By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This day started with an appearance of a couple of celebrities, sort of. For those who donât know, our governor here in Michigan is probably the best looking politician in the business. Sheâs t ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars-#2, Dumping Dealers, HUH?
Aug 9, 2009
One of my goals this week is to understand one of the issues surrounding the struggles of the Detroit Three automakers that have eluded me throughout this mess. That is: How do the manufacturers gain financially with the closing of all those hapless dealerships around the country? First, I asked the boss, our host, one ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars-#4
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS #4 Does GM Now Mean Government Motors? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Youâd have to live on a different planet, or perhaps in the wilderness somewhere, not to know about the unprecedented government involvement, ownership that is, of US automakers: GM (60.8%) and ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminar Report 1
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Another Year of Analyzing Radical Change By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Here we are in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan again for the annual Management Briefing Seminars hosted by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Over the years this has become one of the most ... Continue reading
2010 Buick LaCrosse Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 3, 2009
2010 BUICK LACROSSE Second Renaissance Vehicle for Buick By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Cadillac went through its renaissance a few years ago with a major redefinition, bold advance in styling language, renewed products and a fresh commitment from GM to make the brand something special. Now Buick is e ... Continue reading
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