Reilly Brennan
Reilly Brennan
Editor-in-Chief, AOL Autos
Reilly Brennan is the Editor in Chief and Programming Director for AOL Autos. An award-winning journalist, Brennan has written for Motor Trend, Automobile Magazine, Winding Road, Monocle. A Detroit native, his boyhood… bedroom window was within earshot of the sonic blur of Woodward Avenue, the automotive artery of the city. Prior to joining AOL, Brennan was the general manager for NextScreen, a media startup in Austin, Texas, where he managed the company's automotive business. Prior to NextScreen he managed corporate communications projects at General Motors, including the group's NASCAR and Le Mans racing efforts. Despite its sales failure, he holds steadfast to his belief that the MKII Volkswagen Golf GTI was a high point in automotive achievement.
Why GM Will Win By Moving Electrification In-House
Whereas most people would consider the company's 2009 bankruptcy as the pivotal turning point in the contemporary history of General Motors, I'm willing put my bet behind the 2007 launch of the Chevy Volt extended-range electric car. No other product from GM had such a systemic effect within the corporation, shifting nearly overnight the idea of what's important for the company and its culture. An...
Exclusive Video: How Toyota's Fixing Your Recalled Car
On Wednesday, Toyota dealerships around the country received their first box of metal inserts that will go inside the 2.3 million potentially faulty accelerator pedals now under recall in the U.S. AOL Autos and Autoblog went along to a Toyota dealer last night to see how technicians will make the repairs. When we arrived at LaFontaine Toyota in Dearborn, Michigan, the dealership had already starte...
Toyota's Competitors Offering Big Deals
Toyota's recent string of troubles -- from multiple recalls over unintended acceleration to a new report this morning that their popular Prius hybrid could have problems with its braking system -- created a series of questions in the minds of their owners. Where the public might have previously thought that recall problems were the bastion of the domestics and safety issues were permanently in our...
U.S. Official: Take Your Toyota To The Dealership
In the most sweeping indictment we've seen so far in the recent Toyota recall issues plaguing the Japanese automaker, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood this morning called for current owners of recalled Toyota vehicles to park their vehicles. Later in the day, however, LaHood recanted, saying that while the problem was serious, owners should take their cars to the dealership to have them...
Toyota Has Pedal Recall Fix Ready For Consumers
Toyota Recall Poll Have the recent Toyota recalls influenced whether or not you will consider purchasing their cars in the future? Yes No var poll97 = new PollsFormHandler("poll-97") poll97.setExpire(new Date("February 15, 2018 12:00 AM")) poll97.validateUserSession() Toyota announced this morning that they have a fix in place for the 2.3 million vehicles affected
Honda Recalls 646,000 Cars For Switch Problem
Honda announced the voluntary recall of over a half a million Fit compact cars for a faulty part that has the potential of catching fire. The company said that 646,000 of their 2007-2008 Fit compact hatchbacks would be called back to dealerships so the company can examine window switches. If exposed to liquid, the faulty switches could smoke, melt or catch fire. "There have been 7 confirmed cases ...