Peter DeLorenzo (2023a) recently made a big deal about how he supposedly transformed the automotive media. He argued that “the key differentiator for me was that I didn’t care about access, because I not only […]
Since I began visiting Lake Quinault in the mid-1980s, I have noticed this 1953 Chevrolet sitting in a garage. The garage’s door has always been open and the Chevy has not appeared to have been […]
Automotive pundit Peter DeLorenzo (2023a) likes to needle industry executives such as Ford’s Jim Farley, whom he has dubbed the “I’m a genius just ask me” CEO. Thus, I was struck by how he presented […]
(EXPANDED FROM 3/1/2020) Once upon a time a Truth About Cars commentator lauded the simplicity of the then-new Jeep Renegade. “Well, I for one am yearning for a simpler time, and this vehicle suggests that,” […]
(EXPANDED FROM 4/30/2021) A big reason Collectible Automobile has survived longer than the late, great Automobile Quarterly may be because it is less — how you say — highbrow. For one thing, Collectible Automobile‘s presentation […]
Ronnie Schreiber recently submitted a comment to our story, “Peter DeLorenzo draws questionable lessons from automotive history.” What follows is his entire comment in unedited form: “I find it interesting that the environmentalists who warned […]
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 […]
(EXPANDED FROM 4/10/2020) If Dodge: 100 Years represents the future of automotive history, then we’re in real trouble. What we have here is a lavish display of mindless car porn and marketing babble. That’s an […]
(EXPANDED FROM 3/29/2016) Nissan Motor Company has had bursts of design brilliance. For example, the 2007-2013 Infiniti G-series sedans were downright elegant in their subtlety (Wikipedia, 2022a). Alas, when it was time for an updated […]
Aaron Severson (2022) has just posted a new story at his automotive history website, Ate Up With Motor. This is a noteworthy event because he has been relatively quiet over the last few years. Meanwhile, […]
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