Packard is no longer a household name, but as recently as the 1950s it was. The automobile company, founded in 1899, earned a sterling reputation as a luxury carmaker and was for a time a solid competitor to Cadillac. From the second half of the 1920s until the early 1940s, … Read more
For the second consecutive year, the Ford Motor Company won two of the three North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACTOY) awards. Ford won the utility vehicle class with its all-new Bronco and garnered the truck award with the Ford Maverick. Meanwhile, the Honda Civic is the North … Read more
FCA’s bestselling vehicle bar none. For the first time, Ram 1500/2500/3500 sales crossed the 500,000-unit threshold in 2017. Beyond that important number is an interesting fact: the current-generation model was nearing the end of its life cycle. Usually, product sales begin to fizzle late in a model run. Not so … Read more
This is Part 3 in a four part series covering the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. See Also – Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 The first day of the 2015 North American International Auto Show was replete with numerous releases ranging from the expected to the extraordinary. There was so … Read more
This is Part 4 in a four part series covering the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. See Also – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 The size and scope of the North American International Auto Show is often lost upon ordinary visitors. For media folk, the show’s intensity is felt before, … Read more
This is Part 2 in a four part series covering the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. See Also – Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 If it is eye candy you want, the North American International Auto Show serves it up in spades. This morning, the Ford GT was unveiled, representing … Read more
See Also – 2015 Detroit Auto Show Highlights: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Just as the Rose Bowl is the Granddaddy of all the bowl games, the North American International Auto Show has similar prestige amongst the major automotive shows across the continent. The Detroit auto show … Read more
Gift ideas with little time to spare. Christmas is just days away and there is one person on your list for whom buying a gift should have everything to do with his (or her) love of cars. His passion is for anything on four wheels, so you’re bound and determined … Read more
The Chevrolet Corvette is a powerfully emotive vehicle, one with a loyal following of enthusiasts, representing the perfect halo model for the bow-tie brand. It is an iconic coupe in its own right, a model introduced 60 years ago just as the American auto industry was beginning to grasp the … Read more