Indie Auto reader Troy linked to a provocative comment by bzcat (2025) at Blue Oval Forums about why small cars have disappeared from the U.S. market. Here’s what he has to say: “Americans like small […]
President Trump’s recently signed budget bill is big and complex enough that its impacts in just one area — climate change — have been subject to debate. For example, a Princeton University research group recently […]
The U.S. automotive media have been strangely silent about Republican lawmakers’ gutting of corporate average fuel economy standards, but Automotive News finally asked the question: Will it mean “thirstier engines”? Reporter Molly Boigon (2025) answered […]
I have been unusually busy of late so have a backlog of messages to the editor. It makes the most sense to roll them up into one post. Before sharing them, a quick FYI for […]
In key respects President Trump’s budget legislation represents a huge Christmas gift to legacy automakers. Although it may take time to better understand the many ramifications of a bill that stretches more than 900 pages, […]
With the Republicans likely to slash support for electric vehicles at every turn (Ferry, 2025), automakers will need to work much harder to market their wares in the next few years. What would be particularly […]
Republican attempts to “slam the brakes” on electric vehicle adoption (Rivero, 2025) combined with President Trump’s trade war with Canada could create an opening for Chinese EVs. BYD is increasingly looking like it it is […]
One of the biggest questions about the electric-vehicle market in the United States is how many startups will survive. This is partly because of the Trump administration’s antagonistic attitude toward EVs, but over the last […]
Peter DeLorenzo is back from a break in writing his column . . . and is in a foul mood. He is particularly critical of dealers being “insanely” optimistic in the wake of the Trump […]
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