A recent post on Ate Up With Motor’s Patreon page discusses the rise of the imports in the United States. Aaron Severson (2024) draws upon data he dug up from a report by the U.S. […]
(EXPANDED FROM 3/16/2022) Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman’s artwork in Pontiac’s advertising played an important role in the brand’s popularity during the 1960s. Others have done a thorough job of showcasing the team’s most iconic […]
The Chrysler Corporation took some unusual steps in 1962-64 to rebuild its declining sales in the premium-priced and luxury-car fields. That included getting rid of the New Yorker two-door hardtop in 1962, downsizing senior Chryslers […]
I have been dismissive of the Hyundai Ioniq 5’s styling, so I should talk about its more aesthetically successful sibling, the Kia EV6. They share a platform and have similar exterior dimensions but look radically […]
A major goal of Indie Auto is to give visibility to smaller websites and social media that cover American automotive history in an interesting way. That’s why I have repeatedly posted items from Cars: Design […]
General Motors has been criticized for going too far in downsizing its 1986 E-body personal coupes, which included the Buick Riviera, Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado. Sales fell off a cliff, but they didn’t recover […]
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