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A car without a real front bumper
Random Shots

See, bumpers aren’t needed anymore

May 14, 2017 Steve 2

More proof that humans have evolved to a higher level of consciousness. Parking dings are a thing of the past. Bumpers? They’s so 20th Century. Share your reactions to this post with a comment below […]

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

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 […]

Elon Musk discusses climate change when introducing Tesla Model 3
Media Analysis

Auto media on Tesla: See no climate change

April 6, 2016 Steve 0

The jury is still out on whether Tesla can meet its lofty goals, but the automaker deserves credit for a paradigm-rattling marketing campaign. In unveiling its Model 3, Tesla emphasized the need for an aggressive response to […]

Billboard tells you where to find friends
Satire

How to reach out and touch someone

December 9, 2015 Steve 0

When John Z. DeLorean was head of Chevrolet in the early-70s he got rid of the brand’s massive billboard presence because it allegedly contributed to roadway blight (Wright, 1979). Like so many liberal crusades, that was […]

Quotes
Quotes

Chevrolet Camaro’s design has deteriorated over last 40 years

November 22, 2015 Steve 0

“Back in ’79 we were at a BBQ and the grill ran out of gas. The 5 gallon propane cylinder would NOT fit thru the trunk opening in my friend’s new Z-28. I see not much […]

2015 Honda Fit
Design Notes

2015 Honda Fit: Increasingly tacky

November 15, 2015 Steve 0

Over the years I’ve mostly bought Hondas — and almost always have gravitated toward the brand’s smallest models. Once the Civic got too big I was glad that Honda brought to the United States a […]

2015 Ford Mustang
Current Events

2015 Mustang: Faux pony car goes generic

November 15, 2015 Steve 1

With the 2015 redesign of the Mustang, Ford had the potential to reassert its leadership in what I have referred to as the faux pony car field. Instead, Ford took the cheap and easy way […]

Drive-by musings
Drive-By Musings

Mulally book review sparks debate

October 31, 2015 Steve 1

Edward Snitkoff (2015) has written a lengthy review of the book, American Icon: Alan Mulally And The Fight To Save Ford Motor Company (Hoffman, 2012), for Curbside Classic. Snitkoff’s review focuses on summarizing the book […]

Early-50s Cadillac taillight in fin
History

When GM was king and 10 million was blue sky

February 27, 2015 Steve 1

Keith Crain’s prevously-mentioned Automotive News column illustrates how dramatically expectations have changed about industry volume. In 2014 sales hit 16.5 million units. That was only good for ninth place in the record books. Crain (2014) noted that […]

Media Analysis

Automotive News muffles the alarm

January 29, 2015 Steve 0

Keith Crain is the closest thing the American auto industry has to a minister of groupthink, so it is worth noting when the editor-in-chief of Automotive News furrows his brow. In a late-December column he criticized […]

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