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CC Newsstand: Sandy Munro Talks About Tesla and China (Autoline After Hours) – And The First “Tesla Killers” Show Up With Butter Knives
Posted on April 8, 2019 | 18 CommentsI’m not a huge fan of Autoline After Hours, as it’s a bit lightweight at times, and too much distracting chit-chat. But if you can get past a bit of […] -
Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!
Posted on April 5, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhile Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […] -
Automotive Analysis: The 2020 Ford Escape Is The Perfect Embodiment Of Ford’s Past, Present, And Future
Posted on April 4, 2019 | 56 Comments(Originally published April 4, 2019) Nearly one year after Ford announced its plans to exit the American passenger car market, the 2020 Ford Escape has landed. And with it, we […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Toyota Offers Free Access To Its Hybrid Patents – Too Little, Too Late?
Posted on April 3, 2019 | 62 CommentsToyota is clearly feeling a bit anxious about how the EV winds are blowing. They took a huge gamble on pioneering their Hybrid Synergy Drive (“HSD”) in the Prius in […] -
CC Newsstand: Ford And General Motors Announce New EV Investments For The United States
Posted on March 22, 2019 | 29 CommentsFord and General Motors separately announced similar plans this week to reconfigure two of their American factories for EV production. The plants in question are the Flat Rock, Michigan facility […] -
CC Newsstand: Tesla Debuts The Model Y, Outlines Its Plans For Gigafactory 3, Cadillac Decides To Slap Metric Torque Figures On Its Vehicles
Posted on March 15, 2019 | 62 CommentsLate last night Elon Musk revealed the long anticipated Model Y. Essentially a crossover variant of the Model 3, the Y will be the second least expensive Tesla and the […] -
Curbside Newsstand: “Debt Saddled Younger Buyers Lean on Parents”
Posted on March 11, 2019 | 94 CommentsGregory DeLozier, right, with kids Christopher and Rebecca. He says in the last six months, he has paid over $15,000 in car expenses for his kids and their spouses. […] -
Curbside Newsstand: “Demographic ‘Time Bomb’ Awaits Automakers” – In Addition To The Other Ones
Posted on March 6, 2019 | 78 CommentsIf you want to really know why the Big Three’s stock prices are stagnant and GM is shuttering five plants, you need to read this article by Mark Gottfredson, a […] -
CC Newsstand: The Chevrolet Cruze, General Motors Last Compact Car For America, Rolls Off The Assembly Line One Last Time
Posted on March 3, 2019 | 40 CommentsCavalier. Cobalt. Cruze. For the past three decades, GM’s “C” compacts provided American shoppers with an affordable small car for its customers. And for the majority of those thirty-odd years, […] -
CC Newsstand: Tesla Delivers Its Long Promised $35,000 Model 3 And Upends Its Current Retail Sales Model
Posted on February 28, 2019 | 66 CommentsEarlier today Tesla froze online orders for its entire lineup and teased that a major announcement was imminent. Turns out it was basically three big reveals. The cheapest Model 3 […] -
CC Newsstand: Trouble in China – Running Half Empty – Detroit’s Big Bet Goes Sour
Posted on February 27, 2019 | 24 CommentsThe New York Times has a story today about the troubles in the Chinese automobile sector and how they’re affecting the Big Three. If you’re in a hurry, the chart […] -
CC Newsstand: Peugeot Returning to US – The CC Effect on a Mega Scale
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 58 Commentsask Stephanie The CC Effect™ is sometimes startlingly powerful. On a whim, I reposted an oldie titled “Remember When You Could Buy a French Car In The US?” And this […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Why The Japanese Invasion of Europe Never Happened
Posted on February 21, 2019 | 36 CommentsFor today’s CN, we’re going to tackle a big issue that I have been meaning to bring up here for years: Why the Japanese never made the huge inroads in […] -
Curbside Newsstand: The Biggest Story of the Past Few Weeks – VW To Spend $91 Billion On Future EVs
Posted on February 20, 2019 | 37 CommentsThanks to your encouragement, I will continue to provide a synopsis of the automotive sector news that I consider to be the most important. It’s going to be called “Curbside […]