Some auto analysts have recently stated that the Slate Truck could plausibly have a shot at carving out a decent market. For example, Automotive News reporter Laurence Iliff (2025) quoted AutoPacific analyst Robby DeGraff as […]
Yesterday the U.S. Senate defeated a bill championed by Automotive News that would have reined in President Donald Trump’s tariffs. If we are being reality based, that bill had zero likelihood of getting passed into […]
Tesla’s automotive operations are facing a moment of truth — but all too often it has been obscured by forms of denial. Automotive News (2025) illustrates how this has played out in the media. A […]
Automotive News (2025) recently displayed an eye-opening strategy when endorsing a U.S. Senate bill that would strengthen Congress’s role in overseeing the president’s tariff policies. For one thing, the unsigned editorial emphasized in the headline […]
In celebration of its 100-year anniversary, Automotive News has been running a series of news articles that “honor our legacy by connecting topics of today with our historical coverage as we look ahead to the […]
Automotive News has been celebrating its 100-year anniversary by running articles that offer historical context about current events. The Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariffs would be a particularly valuable topic for this treatment. Unfortunately, so […]
News is moving quickly on the Trump administration’s trade wars. As you drill down into the details of each plot twist, it can be helpful to keep in mind the big picture. In other words, […]
Only rarely will Automotive News publish a historical piece. One such occasion was when it ran a feature about former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner. The thing I find most striking about this article is […]
In the latest of a series of stories about Tesla’s declining fortunes, Automotive News quoted an analyst with a cheery view of the future. “I believe the controversy surrounding Elon and Tesla will persist for […]
It’s been fascinating to watch the auto industry and media react to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. To the degree that this topic has broken through the usual phantasmagoria of new-product launches and nostalgic musings about […]
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