Author: John Faulkner

John Faulkner is Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles. He has worked with General Motors (all Divisions), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Eagle), Ford and Lincoln-Mercury, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota on consumer events and sales training programs. His interest in automobiles is broad and deep, beginning as a child riding in the back seat of his parent’s 1950 Studebaker. He is a journalist member of the Motor Press Guild and Western Automotive Journalists.
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Report: Toyota Dealers Exploit Highlander EV Shift to Pressure Buyers

A very clear transformation is happening to the automotive marketplace, as electrification influences the way vehicles are planned, manufactured and perceived by customers. Amongst the discussions within this transition, even classic names like the Toyota Highlander are being discussed in somewhat unique and confusing ways. Often, the plans at a corporate level do not transfer […]

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Vector W8: The Fighter Jet on Wheels America Almost Forgot

The Vector W8 was born into a world where the identity of the American supercar wasn’t established. The traditional supercar images of Italian curvaceousness or German precision had already claimed the European landscape, whilst the US was still predominantly identified by brute American power. That alone was supposed to make an “American” supercar in any […]

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Boyd Coddington’s Legacy in Steel: The Iconic Cars of a Hot Rod King

Boyd Coddington’s name remains one of the sturdiest pillars in custom automobile history. For Coddington, building cars was never simply mechanical; each of his creations was essentially a study in proportion, flow and feel formed in steel. Moving from a Disneyland machinist to an automotive trendsetter with his own hot rod shop, Boyd proved a […]

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