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Year: 2022

Tesla Model 3 rear quarter
Letters to the Editor

Tesla is losing altitude partly because its cars are not competitive

December 28, 2022 Steve 5

In theory, I don’t mind discussing U.S. politics at Indie Auto. In practice, that seems to be increasingly hard to do because of partisan polarization. What could be a nuanced give-and-take can all too quickly […]

Washington ice-covered car
Editor's Note

An unusually slick year end comes to Indie Auto’s world headquarters

December 27, 2022 Steve 4

The Arctic storm decimating much of the United States has thus far had a more limited impact in western Washington, which is my neck of the woods. Even so, we have still had unusually harsh […]

Tesla Model 3
Current Events

Can Elon Musk survive at Tesla in the wake of his Twitter disaster?

December 23, 2022 Steve 0

(UPDATED FROM 12/19/2022) The plummeting price of Tesla stock this week has given more potency to the question: Can Elon Musk maintain his leadership role at the automaker? Or has he so damaged his own […]

1961 Buick LeSabre
Design Notes

The 1961 Buick was a pivot point for GM’s troubled brand

December 23, 2022 Steve 3

The 1961 Buick represented a shifting point for General Motors’ deeply troubled premium-priced brand. The car’s styling lurched from the swaggering flamboyance of the 1950s to the more utilitarian conservatism of the 1962-64 models. This […]

Editor's Note

Wherein we bid farewell to Twitter under Elon Musk

December 15, 2022 Steve 2

Indie Auto has posted its last tweet . . . at least as long as Elon Musk rules Twitter. Those of you who have followed us on that platform are invited to do so on […]

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Collectible Cars: If you had to choose one?

December 9, 2022 Steve 0
Jaguar XK-E
Links

A British website and a Russian writer offer quality automotive history

December 8, 2022 Steve 0

Lately I have come across two overseas auto history sources that you might find worth taking a look at if you haven’t already. The first one, AROnline, focuses on British cars. The second source is […]

2020 Lincoln Navigator
Current Events

Popularity of SUVs could offset climate advantages of EVs

December 7, 2022 Steve 12

Growth in the worldwide popularity of larger sport-utility vehicles could imperil efforts to reduce greenhouse gas reductions from electric vehicles. “SUVs were the second-largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions since 2010,” according to […]

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Automotive Views: Corvette brand expanded in promising directions

December 1, 2022 Steve 0
2020 GMC pickup
Quotes

Designer of 2020 GMC Sierra HD strived for a ‘pissed-off feel’

November 28, 2022 Steve 2

“I already had an idea of what I wanted to convey. A lot of inspirations were locomotives, really high-end and futuristic military equipment, NASA, and really high-tech objects. . . . The front end was […]

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    Brooks Stevens’s rejection of brand continuity was bad for small automakers
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  • EVs need a George Romney to champion them in the next few years
    June 13, 2025 16
  • Citroen SM
    Citroen SM: A surprisingly conventional next step
    June 12, 2025 5
  • 1936-37 Cord 810/812 tried to do too much at once
    June 11, 2025 10
  • 1963 Studebaker Daytona convertible
    Classic film shows human side of Studebaker’s end
    June 10, 2025 15
  • Once upon a time, car wheels were 36-to-42 inches in diameter
    June 9, 2025 5
  • Ram customized pickup
    What would you think if it was 1965 and you could magically see this truck?
    June 8, 2025 1
  • Brooks Stevens’s 1965 Studebaker Lark concept: Almost a baby Continental
    June 6, 2025 5
  • 1949 Packard Super Eight
    Packard kept a bigger foothold in the luxury-car field than commonly assumed
    June 5, 2025 9
  • Exner bio offers mostly positive take on controversial car designer
    Peter Grist views car designer Virgil Exner through rose-tinted glasses
    June 3, 2025 9
  • 1970 Mercury Cyclone
    1970 Mercury Montego had a last-of-the-wine quality
    June 2, 2025 2
  • A query, a thank you and an update on miscellaneous stuff
    April 4, 2025 0
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 124
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