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Home2022

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 […]

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 […]

1978 Oldsmobile Toronado
Quotes

Alex Taylor III on why GM’s product cycles lengthened in the 1970s

November 25, 2022 Steve 1

“GM’s product development cycles in the 1960s, which had been among the shortest, were becoming among the longest in the industry, according to GM’s own in-house history. More content dictated by federal regulations was part […]

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    Is David Kiley right that Ford should replace Lincoln with a new brand?
    September 2, 2026 16
  • 1972 Buick Skylark Custom grille
    1972 Buick Skylark Custom represented the end of an era
    September 1, 2026 5
  • 1959 Ford Thunderbird
    1959 Ford Thunderbird was a gimmicky but hugely important car
    August 26, 2026 11
  • Compact cars became the neglected stepchildren of U.S. automakers
    August 21, 2026 21
  • 1980 AMC brochure cover with picture of American Center building
    AMC’s Roy D. Chapin Jr. succumbed to the illusion of bigness
    August 19, 2026 2
  • 1980 Ford Thunderbird and 1956 model
    Ford’s design talent in the 1970s wasn’t enough to halt a dramatic slide in sales
    August 14, 2026 13
  • 1973 Buick Riviera
    Why wasn’t the 1971 ‘boat-tail’ Buick Riviera shrunk to compact size?
    August 14, 2026 24
  • Internet problems reminded me of U.S. automakers in the 1970s
    May 2, 2026 1
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 141
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