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Date Alan Evan 6 January 2005 Upcoming Mercedes models and issues 2005 - The year of Mediocrity 13 January 2005 Looking at the 2005 LA Auto Show Maximum Bob Lutz, Missing Something? 20 January 2005 Where has the beautiful car gone? After the LA Auto Show, Some Thoughts 27 January 2005 Thoughts about 2004 and 2005 GM's Failures Keep Mounting 3 February 2005 Is Saturn the next Oldsmobile? Mercedes-Benz doesn't seem so smart 10 February 2005 German auto executive ranking It's official GM's bankrupt 17 February 2005 Introcucing new car models Who says the French hate the US? 24 February 2005 Senior citizen car niche models Corp. Doesn't Make for a Dealership 3 March 2005 LA is the design center of the world Mazda's Plan is Working 10 March 2005 World auto shows Data from 2004 -- What does it tell us? 17 March 2005 on vacation on vacation 24 March 2005 Car model alphabet soup names Toyota's Stepford Customer 31 March 2005 Can Ford & GM sell cars in LA? Is bankruptcy the answer for GM? 7 April 2005 Engine technology Did Juergen Schrempp get Smartl? 14 April 2005 Traffic ticket revenue GM and Dan Neil 21 April 2005 2003 world car production Viral marketing 28 April 2005 Racing interest to Los Angeles Observations on SoCal dealers 5 May 2005 Auto Club best car list Good Mercedes, bad Mercedes 12 May 2005 BMW impoving efficiency by 5% GM disconnect red state blue state 19 May 2005 JD Power survey in England Ingrained distrust of Detroit Iron 26 May 2005 April sales figures for prestige cars Another reson why Detroit doesn't get it 2 June 2005 Demise of the Italian deisgn houses Convertible season 9 June 2005 The 2005 Indianapolis 500 A bad day for GM management 16 June 2005 California culture in 1962 GM's dealers' offensive strategy 23 June 2005 Analysis of the big four car magazines Analysis of the big four car magazines 30 June 2005 Making the 1969 Chevelle today Hummer's H3 has landed 7 July 2005 At what price horsepower? America's best according to AutoWeek 14 July 2005 Six factors when buying a car The new Mercedes S-class 21 July 2005 Toyota enthusiast cars? Employee discount pricing 28 July 2005 Copying the concept and the actual car The relentless refrigerators 4 August 2005 Changing oil, brake fluid, and coolant California continues to lead the downfall 11 August 2005 New tire technology and the Tweel Why we don't buy Buicks in LA 18 August 2005 Word association with marque names BMW leads in design 25 August 2005 Is a "full-line" necessary or desirable? Outside the bubble 1 September 2005 Is there a diesel engine in your future? More news from outside the bubble 8 September 2005 Are BMWs as ugly as car mags say? Random samples 15 September 2005 Driving the Fusion and Impala SS LA traffic and bad gas mileage 22 September 2005 VW and DC -- the GMs of Germany Desperation at Ford 29 September 2005 Convertibles, soft or metal top? Porsche and VW history and ownership 6 October 2005 Better emissions or better mileage? Value pricing -- will it make a difference? 13 October 2005 The new rear-drive Hyundai The elevation of Saturn 20 October 2005 The new Mercedes S-class The Carver -- it will sell in LA 20 October 2005 Walkers and drivers -- watch out! The Acura example 3 November 2005 French cars in the U.S.? Sirius is on a serious roll 10 November 2005 Is there a future for Lincoln? A Solstice for winter? 17 November 2005 Bugatti Veyron from Volkswagen Relentless -- the evil empire 24 November 2005 The new Lexus LS (aka LF-Sh) GM's new brand (Corvette) 1 December 2005 Great drives in California and Germany Wall Street Wants Wall Street Gets 8 December 2005 A new Camaro? Why? Germany Inc. vs. Wall Street 15 December 2005 What's up with Chrysler? Auto Show Season - Times are Changing 22 December 2005 Are traffic circles the answer? Smart idea 29 December 2005 on vacation on vacation