The Slandy Report
Reports, reviews and commentary about all things automotive.
Old Car Brochures Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 9:38 pm
If you love cars like I do, you’ll want to check out this website. Was your first car a 1966 Dodge Charger? They have it here. How about a 1963 Studebaker Avanti? They have it too. They don’t have everything though. But it’s still a pretty cool repository of old car and truck ads and [...]
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Akerson Testifies in Congress on Chevrolet Volt Safety Thursday, 26 January 2012, 7:07 pm
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson testified before Congress yesterday. He opened with the following statement. Akerson has been criticized in the media for his lack of experience in the auto industry and his public comments of his competitors’ products, specifically Prius and Lincoln. This statement to open the hearing, though, is perfect. Whoever wrote [...]
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Volts OK to Drive, says Government Friday, 20 January 2012, 10:28 pm
Relax, your Volt isn’t going to spontaneously combust as your drive to Grandma’s house. The sky isn’t falling. Fox News has its head up its…butt.Despite the bad press, which was only that and not a real-world issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a statement today saying that it closed the investigation into [...]
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2012 Detroit Auto Show Saturday, 14 January 2012, 10:36 pm
5000 international journalists in town? Check. Dozens of world premiers? Check. All of the cars spiffed up and ready for their debuts? Check. Must be time for a cold snap and some snow! Welcome to the 2012 North American International Auto Show, or as we call it here at The Slandy Report, The Detroit Auto [...]
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Chicago Auto Show – Camaro ZL1 Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 6:26 pm
Chevrolet introduced the upcoming Camaro ZL1 at the Chicago Auto Show today. All you really need to know is that it has a 6.2L Supercharged V8 making 550HP and 550 lb-ft of torque. It will only be available with a 6-speed manual transmission. It has a revised suspension and a dual-mode exhaust system, which alters [...]
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2011 North American International Auto Show Saturday, 15 January 2011, 4:16 am
Welcome to the 2011 North American International Auto Show, or with apologies to Monty Python, We’re Not Dead Yet! Ford and Chevrolet won the North American Car (Chevy Volt) and Truck (Ford Explorer) of the Year Awards, which really annoyed Hyundai, Nissan and Chrysler (which had the runners-up). The show must go on, and it [...]
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GM in the News Thursday, 19 August 2010, 2:33 am
GM has been in the news a lot recently. I’ll try to recap some of the more interesting topics:GM 2nd Quarter Profit – GM announced that they had earned $1.3 billion in the 2nd quarter and had positive net cash flow of $2.8 billion. This is the General’s 2nd quarter in a row with positive [...]
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