The auto industry is a fickle lady. One moment you’re on top and have the vehicle that everyone wants, and the next you’re old news—with all of the attention on someone else’s product. To combat this, car companies are constantly updating and redesigning their vehicles to keep them fresh, new, and exciting—in order to attract […]
The beginning of summer brings all sorts of things: warm evenings and fireflies twinkling in the sky, perfect picnic and barbecue weather, family vacations, and lazy hours spent by the pool (or at the beach, if you’re lucky). Sadly, summer also brings far-too-many news stories about children left in cars—who succumb to the heat and […]
People love to talk about Tesla being the most valuable auto manufacturer in the world and about the substantial wealth of its CEO, Elon Musk. Some of us also like to talk about how controversial Tesla and Mr. Musk are – about the decisions they’ve been making and about how those decisions are not always […]
As you’re shopping for a car, technology is probably one of the top things you’ll look at while narrowing down your options to pick the right vehicle. Statistically, based on surveys at least, luxury and comfort tech––like heated seats––are among those things that car-buyers look for first and foremost. That makes sense; after all, you’re […]
For most people, a car is a means of conveyance, a way to get from one place to another. I’ll admit that’s a bit reductionist, as for many of us our vehicle is much more than simply a way to go from Point A to Point B and becomes an important environment to enjoy. We […]
If you’re like many Americans, you’re still working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You’re barely getting in your vehicle, so if you’re looking for extra cash, you might be thinking, “This is a great time to sell my car.” There are some things you should know about the used car landscape, and car […]
It’s fairly easy to find a used Ford for sale, but do you know what the Ford brand encompasses? Of course, it’s easy to list the many innovative features that the lineup offers, especially in best-selling workhorses like the F-150, legends like the Bronco, and speed demons like the Mustang. However, there’s another side to […]
It seems like it was only a year ago that the auto industry started to acknowledge the damage the global microchip shortage was going to do to it; oh wait—it was a year ago! That’s how long this has been going on. While some rather optimistic initial industry estimates discussed this being an issue mostly […]
For years now, rumors have swirled that Apple was looking to get into the auto industry with their own vehicle, a so-called “iCar.” From where I’m sitting, however, they don’t need to do this because the auto industry already has an Apple of its own named “Tesla.” That’s right Apple and Tesla fans, shots fired, […]
Whilst chatting with a friend the other day, our conversation turned toward cars and the auto industry, specifically upcoming models and potential innovation. During this discussion, my friend asked a question that was, in the moment, rhetorical, and he quickly moved on to something else. It was only afterward, when looking back, that I had […]
It’s the beginning of a new year, and as we bid a not so fond farewell to 2021, I prefer to focus more on the future and what it has to offer. In particular, I can’t help but be excited about the vehicles that are going to start hitting the road this year–at least in […]
CurrHere we go again. The news cycle in the auto industry is an interesting creature: there are predictable peaks and valleys throughout different times of the year. As you’d expect, a lot of excitement each year tends to start bubbling in the weeks around the major auto shows, and the end and beginning of each […]
If you’re even mildly interested in the goings-on of the auto industry and the big companies within it, then you’ve likely heard about the partnership that was recently announced between Tesla and Hertz, one of the biggest rental car companies in the world. This is a major announcement for both of them, though for somewhat […]
For anyone who watches the auto industry, 2020 seemed like a strange and difficult year (it was for pretty much everyone) – but then 2021 said, “Hold my beer,” and went completely off the deep end. There was so much going on this year that it was hard to keep up – the auto industry […]
Even though the Rivian R1T all-electric pickup was first announced several years ago, well ahead of the models that are soon-to-be its competition, it was looking a bit dicey for this EV truck. There have been numerous delays for various reasons, and with the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning drawing ever […]
Go to a car dealership that sells a domestic brand, and you’re going to see something pretty quickly: there are very few sedans left out there. While sedans once dominated American car sales, they’ve been left behind, discontinued, and ignored by many auto manufacturers – especially the Big Three here in the US. Ford, GM, […]
Some people within the auto industry want to act like the chip shortage isn’t that big a deal; after all, Ford’s chief financial officer, John Lawler, recently said, “…we could see it bleeding into the first part of next year.” That seems like a pretty optimistic take, and it’s funny to me that the auto […]
Unless you’ve been living off the grid in a pretty extreme way, you already know just how much the COVID pandemic has messed up the world in the last [checks notes] 18 months!? While I enjoy the existential crisis caused by this reminder of how long things have been going so badly, let’s focus on […]
Automated driving is here – and we’re not talking about the recent release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving 9.0 Beta. Pretty much every new car (and most recent used models) are officially considered to have some level of driving automation according to the industry standards set out by the SAE. While this is still not a […]
We find ourselves at an interesting moment in the auto industry. Not since the development of the internal combustion engine itself and the birth of the industry has there been something quite so revolutionary and important for the future of transportation: the proliferation of Electric Vehicles (EVs). A lot of people (including me) are very […]
