PERUSING AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE STARTED CATCHING UP WITH TIDBITS from recent numbers of Automotive News. We continue here in Part 2 with topics range from Jaguar’s Formula E success, to Mercedes’ commitment … Continue reading
PERUSING AUTOMOTIVE NEWS PART 1
THESE DAYS I CONTINUE TO DELIGHT IN PERUSING AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, the industry’s authoritative journal, especially its articles addressing matters beyond the realm of NPR or The New York Times. This … Continue reading
CONSUMER REPORTS’ TOP NEW CARS
MOLLY BOIGON REPORTS “Hybrids Dominate Consumer Reports’ List of Top New Cars,” Automotive News, February 3, 2026. “The reviews from Consumer Reports,” Boigon observes, “support what many dealers and consumers … Continue reading
LOSING A $50 BILLION BET—OR JUST MORE TRUMP CHAOS? PART 2
YESTERDAY, LINDSAY VANHULLE DESCRIBED “Automakers Regroup As Market Shifts After $50 Billion EV Debacle,” Automotive News, February 13, 2026. This, of course, is a fair piece of change, but implications … Continue reading
LOSING A $50 BILLION BET—OR JUST MORE TRUMP CHAOS? PART 1
“IT’S A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE, PRETTY SOON IT BEGINS TO ADD UP TO REAL MONEY.” So recounted The New York Times in 1938. And a variation of the … Continue reading
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN….
TOGETHER WITH MY LOVE OF CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES (and reading about them in my fav Brit Classic & Sports Cars), I continue to admire and respect Automotive News. I’m never too … Continue reading
A FULL CENTURY OF AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
THE YEAR 1925 WAS AN INTERESTING ONE in the history of the automobile: Ford produced 1,911,706 Model Ts; up from 1922’s 1,301,067 and to dwindle to 1.5 million (its last … Continue reading
SMART DUMMIES PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF AUTOMOTIVE TEST DUMMIES. Today in Part 2, NPR’s Camila Domonoske tours Humanetics, a major supplier of ATDs. Video from YouTube via NPR. A Humanetics … Continue reading
SMART DUMMIES PART 1
AUTOMOTIVE CRASH TEST DUMMIES ARE SMARTER than their real-life counterparts. Unlike humans, their memories retain scads of data from sensors throughout their bodies. Their materials and contours are engineered to … Continue reading
ON AUTOMOTIVE PRICES (AND, ALAS, LOAN DELINQUENCIES)—PITY GEN Z
A RECENT AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ARTICLE by Paige Hodder describes, “Gen Z Car Buyers Use Research, Digital Tools to Make F&I Deals,” December 1, 2025. (F&I, by the way, is auto … Continue reading
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