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Why did Mitsubishi fail in the United States?

January 7, 2025 Steve 19

(EXPANDED FROM 2/9/2024) There was good news and bad news about Mitsubishi’s U.S. sales in 2024. The good news: Sales were up 25 percent, led by its Mirage economy cars. The bad news: This was […]

U.S. auto media still downplay or even ignore the biggest story of our era

March 21, 2023 Steve 10

Yesterday the automotive headlines were dominated by such important stories as the “grand debut” of a Dodge Challenger with 1,025 horsepower. Yet almost entirely absent from the trade journals and buff magazines was coverage of […]

Auto media have largely ignored COP26 summit on climate change

November 2, 2021 Steve 0

In my weekly cruise through a list of trade journals and buff magazines, I found virtually no coverage of a major international climate change summit called COP26 (go here to see Indie Auto’s bibliography of […]

Autoblog

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

This all-electronic media outlet seems to be go through major makeovers every few years. For a while Autoblog’s slogan was, “We obsessively cover the auto industry.” More recently the website has tilted more toward providing information […]

Autoblog Green

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

I have contended that there is a growing market for an automotive website with a focus on social and environmental responsibility. This website was a step in that direction but — like its parent, Autoblog […]

Behold, a sensitive New Age car nut

October 3, 2015 Steve 0

“Buying a car based on looks is like screwing for the post coitus cuddle.” — Barry Hubris, Autoblog