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A DOSE OF REALITY

The herd mentality is alive and well among automobile industry executives, not excluding Mary Barra and Jim Farley.  Viewing Elon Musk and Tesla as their lodestar, automobile manufacturers seem intent on destroying…

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THE “ASSEMBLED CAR” MAKES A COMEBACK

One hundred years ago, many automobiles were produced from standardized components purchased from others, rather than from components manufactured in house by the automobile company.  Comprising 25% of the new car market…

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CADILLAC AND THE PENALTY OF FAILURE

To the management of Cadillac, today is about SUVs.  Tomorrow is electric.  The Cadillac luxury sedan is   .   .   .  yesterday. They do, however, promise a new luxury sedan in the future…

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PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

Writing almost a decade ago for Hemming Classic Car, an author concluded that “[s}adly, by the early 1930s, the custom coachwork era was ending, and it was all but gone by the…