Why Are Some DMV Employees So Rude?

DMV

We’ve all experienced it. The misery of sitting in the dreary DMV, staring at the clock as the minutes slowly tick by, the fluorescent lights draining everything of color. The crying baby piercing the silence. Checking your ticket number for the 15th time, disbelieving they’re only at B094 when you’re … Read more

Ford F-150 Lightning: EV Tipping Point?

Ford F-150 Lightning assembly

The F-150 Lightning launches what may prove a pivotal moment in consumer acceptance of EVs. Embracing full electrification is a process that has taken time. In the late 2000s, Tesla introduced its all-electric Roadster followed a few years later by its wider-production Model S sedan. Nissan gave us a volume … Read more

Will Ram Expand its Pickup Truck Line?

dodge ram grill

The Ram brand is in transition, even if it does not seem that way. Ever since the parent Fiat Chrysler merged with Peugeot Citroen to form Stellantis, it was identified as one of the most important and profitable of the 14 brands. But Ram’s identity has been skewed since its … Read more

Will GM Have 30 EV Models Ready by 2025?

2022 Cadillac Lyriq grill

GM prepares for an EV future. But will they overtake Tesla? GM has bold plans in its quest to become the top producer of electric vehicles as soon as 2025. That’s the year when the automaker says it will have 30 pure electric vehicles available, including through its Cadillac, Buick, … Read more

Has Ford Abandoned the Little Guy?

2014 Ford Fiesta

Once again, Ford is dropping a model. This time it is the EcoSport, which is its smallest and most cost-effective utility vehicle. Yesterday, we enumerated the reasons why that is happening, particularly with Ford shutting down its Indian manufacturing base. Ford also builds the EcoSport in Romania for the European … Read more

Tiny Crossover Segment Poised to Explode

2015 Nissan Juke NISMO RS

It wasn’t all that long ago when Nissan introduced its Juke crossover, what had some analysts scratching their heads in wonder. Sure, the styling itself was polarizing, but the segment the diminutive Nissan occupied was virtually nonexistent. Until now. One year after the Juke’s 2011 arrival, Chevrolet introduced the fleet-only … Read more

Volkswagen Amarok: The Key to Un-boring?

VW Amarok

Volkswagen has a crisis on its hands. No, that crisis does not involve recalling millions of its vehicles as Toyota and now GM are doing. Rather, it is a lack of interest in its cars, particularly here in the United States. Sales Auto Trends Through May 2014, year-to-date Volkswagen sales … Read more

2014 Corvette Mark Up Pricing and Your Say

2014 Corvette dealership pricing

Once in a while I get “called on it,” sometimes by my children or by my wife. Usually, my family reminds me of something that I said long ago and had since forgotten — such as a promised allowance raise or perhaps to fix a leaky faucet. Here on Auto … Read more