2009 Hyundai Genesis Preview - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sep 10, 2008
HYUNDAI GENESIS A New Challenger in the Premium Luxury Segment By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Hyundai (rhymes with Sunday, by the way) is all about building cars in a given segment with the quality and content of its competitors but with a lower price. Theyâve not always managed to match that qua ... Continue reading
2008 Automotive Management Briefing Seminars - DAY 5, TRAVERSE CITY
Aug 16, 2008
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS - TRAVERSE CITY Day Five â Wrapping It Up By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau A couple of politicians punctuated the discussions with their own brands of optimism today. Our own good lookinâ Governor Jennifer Granholm (who once flirted with a career as a fashion model ... Continue reading
2008 AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS-DAY 4
Aug 15, 2008
Day Four â The Heavyweights Pontificate By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This morningâs lineup of speakers was impressive: Mark Fields, Fordâs president of the Americas; Michael Stanton, president and CEO of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.; Tom LaSorda (not ... Continue reading
2008 Management Briefing Seminars - DAY 3
Aug 14, 2008
Day Three â Optimism Prevails By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau We heard a lot about environmental impacts and fuel efficiency today. The wringing of hands over government mandated CAFÃ fuel economy standards may be irrelevant, according to Amory Lovins, chairman of a respected think tank in Colo ... Continue reading
2008 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS - TRAVERSE CITY DAY 2
Aug 13, 2008
Day Two â By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau STEVE: Weâre here for the news as well as the insights. Toyotaâs Steve St. Angelo, senior VP of engineering and manufacturing, revealed in interviews with Wards AutoWorld that they are considering manufacturing the new Highlander Hybrid in the US ... Continue reading
2008 Automotive Management Briefing Seminars - Day 1
Aug 11, 2008
MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS â TRAVERSE CITY Day One â Getting Acclimated By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Early August means we find ourselves in beautiful Northern Michigan for perhaps one of the automobile industryâs most important conferences â The Management Briefing Seminars ho ... Continue reading
Aug 3, 2008
Keeping Up With the Premium Small Car Segment By Thom Cannell and Steve Purdy Photos by Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [A4 FRONT] The premium small sedan category is a hot one. BMW has been the benchmark in this segment ever since the 3-Series grew out of the wonderful 1800 and 2002 models of the 60s and ... Continue reading
Meadow Brook Concours This Weekend - Dont Miss It!
Jul 30, 2008
MEADOW BROOK CONCOURS DâELEGANCE 2008 An August Tradition By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Everyone knows where Iâll be on the first Sunday in August every year â hanging out on the 17th and 18th fairways of the Oakland University golf course. Iâll not be playing golf, as you may have surmised, rat ... Continue reading
Jul 17, 2008
GMC YUKON 2WD, 2-MODE HYBRID A Tree Huggerâs Dilemma â Is It Good or Is It Bad? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Our timing was good for a thorough test of the new GMC Yukon 2-Mode Hybrid since we have a trip to Chicago planned to haul some furniture to my daughter in Andersonville. Our friend ... Continue reading
2008 Saturn Astra 5-Door XR Review
Jul 11, 2008
SEE ALSO: Saturn Specs, Pics and Prices - Saturn Buyers Guide SATURN ASTRA 5-DOOR XR A Teutonic Saturn By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Saturn has come a long way since its inception just a couple decades ago. After an initial flush of success, particularly in customer relations, parent GM badly neglect ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2008
PONTIAC G8 GT Pontiac Building Excitement Again By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Itâs been a while since Iâve had a car that garnered this much attention. Perhaps itâs the flashy âLiquid Redâ exterior color. Or, perhaps itâs the bold and dramatic European shape. In any case ... Continue reading
2008 Chevrolet Impala SS Review
Jun 20, 2008
2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau One of the most enduring automobile model names is 50 years old this year â Chevroletâs Impala. I remember vividly my brother and I peeking in through the papered-over side window of our small town Chevy dealer in the fall of â57 a ... Continue reading
Eyes On Design At The Edsel Ford Estate
Jun 10, 2008
By Steve Purdy Shunpiker Productions Most aficionados agree that one of the best car events in the Detroit area (an area remarkably rich in car culture) is the annual Fatherâs Day show called EyesOn Design presented on the expansive, lush grounds of the Eleanor and Edsel Ford estate on the western shore of Lake St ... Continue reading
Jun 10, 2008
2009 LINCOLN MKS A New Flagship for FoMoCoâs Premium Brand By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The newest entry in the full-size luxury sedan class held up well under the close scrutiny of the motoring press near the nationâs capitol this week as we put it through its paces in the rolling green V ... Continue reading
Jun 1, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN R32 A BIT OF A DANDY By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau If you like the concept of the original GTI and youâve grown up a bit to appreciate some of the finer things of life you might be just the ideal customer for the R32. This limited edition funster one-ups the GTI as a fast little Golf/ ... Continue reading
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