The Generation gap fact is hard when it comes to old cars. To Baby Boomers born about 1946 to 1964 those giant, polished American classics of the 1950s through the first 1970s are vehicles of another sort. They are bound to an era when living was full of potential: cheap gas, open roads, booming burbs, […]
Tony Stewart Recalls Nothing of Terrifying 335 MPH Crash
On the track, time can be measured in micro-seconds, each moment a decision that can be a life and death. One blink, a moment of doubt and it can all go horribly wrong. These cars are not fast, they are built for blistering acceleration, pushing forward with an acceleration that defies description. The sound of […]
Dodge’s Overlooked Masterpiece: The Rarest V8 Muscle Wagon
American muscle cars are known for their engines, aggressive look and two-door bodies built for speed. Names like the Charger, Challenger and Super Bee instantly bring images of speeding cars racing tracks and loud V8 engines. In the 1960s and early 1970s car makers competed to create the fastest and most powerful cars on the […]
Olinia: Mexico’s Bold Leap into Electric Vehicle Production
This all-electric Mexican Olinia car looks poised to give electric mobility a boost-at a very low price. The Olinia is a 6-seater all-electric car, designed and produced entirely in Mexico, and priced so low that it could make owning an electric car attainable for many Mexicans. Set to begin production in 2027, the Olinia is […]
RAM Roars Back to NASCAR and They’re Doing Everything Right
The last ten or so years have been the desert and a dry period to Mopar fans. Dodge exited NASCAR in 2012, and when the brand was rebranded under Stellantis, it appeared that the stock car racing was never going to be seen again. The trucks continued to win at showrooms, however, at the track? […]
Automakers Eye Marelli Parts in Strategic Supply Chain Rescue
The delicate collapse of Marelli Holdings, a troubled supplier of auto parts to both Stellantis and Nissan Motor Co., has set the giants circling for assets, another sign of how interconnected the global auto-manufacturing industry has become. It’s far from a typical deal as automakers seek to safeguard their supply chains during a time of […]
Subprime Auto Borrowers Face Scrutiny Amid Rising Defaults
Evidence of stress in the U.S. Auto loan market is starting to emerge, and these developments are increasingly difficult to brush aside. A sector previously perceived to be resilient and functioning smoothly due to credit availability is now experiencing fractures, with a particular focus on the subprime sector. An upward trend in consumer complaints, delinquency […]
America’s Automotive Shift: The Hybrid’s Surprising Comeback
For the past few years, there seemed to be just one inevitable place the entire auto industry was destined for: a future wholly electric vehicles. Companies poured into billions of dollars into making battery vehicles, governments came up with all sorts of green goals and industry leaders predicted the demise of gas cars in no […]
Ford Recalls Nearly 750,000 Vehicles: What Owners Need to Know
In this day and age vehicles are filled with advanced technological equipment to improve comfort, efficiency and overall safety. In addition, to these changes, major automakers sometimes make errors, and the products are shipped to dealerships. If the malfunction presents the possibility of serious harm to many hundreds of thousands of automobile owners, manufacturers would […]
The World in a Point Cloud: LiDAR’s Quiet Revolution
An internal argument is brewing throughout the auto world over the ultimate approach for autonomous driving: should self-driving cars use laser-based sensors, such as LiDAR, or is that technology unnecessary, especially given XPENG’s chairman comments that “LiDAR has not yet become a prerequisite for smart cars?” Some continue to place heavy bets on laser sensors, […]