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Autoweek: Can Crain-owned buff magazine survive in digital era?

October 16, 2020 Steve 1

A quarter century ago I subscribed to this magazine in response to one of those promos that offered a really low introductory rate. I liked the auto history pieces — this was before the Internet […]

The Truth About Cars falsely stokes fears of private car ban

August 23, 2019 Steve 0

The headline was about as alarmist as you can get for an auto enthusiast website: “UK Parliament Committee Wants to Ban All Private Cars and Trucks by 2050.” Writer Ronnie Schreiber (2019) then proceeded to […]

GM envy

December 1, 2018 Steve 0

GM envy is a tendency of other automakers — first domestic and later foreign — to slavishly copy the basic structure and strategy used by General Motors in its heyday. This has occurred despite General […]

2019 auto design: One step closer to machine guns?

December 1, 2018 Steve 1

This year’s Seattle auto show should have been held during Halloween rather than the second week of November. That’s because the auto industry’s latest wares were a frightful bunch. On the inside they offered the […]

Is the mid-sized sedan in a ‘breathtaking’ decline?

July 13, 2018 Steve 0

A Ford executive recently told Automotive News that the Fusion sedan’s forthcoming discontinuance was the result of a “breathtaking” decline in the mid-sized sedan segment that has “accelerated over the past couple years” (Martinez, 2018). In […]

2016 Toyota Prius styling is out of this world -- literally

Sci-fi design of 2016 Toyota Prius draws debate

June 27, 2016 Steve 0

AUTOMOTIVE VIEWS NEWSWIRE — If the 2016 Toyota Prius strikes you as out of this world, that’s on purpose. The normally staid Toyota Motor Corp. decided that the fourth-generation Prius needed space-age swoopiness to go […]

Readings

July 18, 2015 Steve Comments Off

This section offers mini-reviews of major auto-related books and articles that have crossed my desk. The list is continuously updated. Coverage of brands tends to focus on independents and orphans. You’ll also find policy-related books, some […]

By Automaker or Brand

May 16, 2015 Steve Comments Off

American Motors — Hudson, Jeep, Nash, Rambler Bavarian Motor Works — BMW, Mini Daimler-Benz — Mercedes-Benz, Smart Ford Motor Company — Ford, Lincoln, Mercury General Motors — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Saturn Graham Honda Motor Company — Acura, Honda Hyundai-Kia Motors — Hyundai, Kia International-Harvester Jaguar/Rover — Jaguar, Rover Kaiser-Frazer Nissan Motor Company — Datsun, Infiniti, Nissan PSA Peugeot Citroen — […]

Specific Brands & Automakers

September 23, 2014 Steve 0

AMERICAN MOTORS Clarke, R. M.; 2004. AMC Rambler Limited Edition Extra: 1956-1969. Brooklands Books, Surrey. Foster, Patrick R.; 1993. American Motors: The Last Independent. Krause Publications, Iola, WI. ——–; 1998. The Story of Jeep. Krause Publications, Iola, […]

Should VW’s design chief fear civilization’s end?

July 27, 2014 Steve 1

(UPDATED 12/15/2022) Volkswagen Group’s global design chief Walter de Silva is worried that optimizing aerodynamics in order to meet tightening emissions standards could hurt aesthetics and branding. In an Automotive News question-and-answer piece, he complained […]