After several decades where small cars served as a comic relief to the line-ups for several automotive brands, subcompact cars today are engineered with more dedicated intent. An important automotive product niche in North America, the subcompact vehicle category has presented new expectations to car buyers in the 21st century. Attempting to welcome younger buyers [...]
When producing our everyday items, patriotism no Longer has a consistent place in corporate manufacturing in the 21st century; that may not be a bad thing. Decades ago, vehicle branding would easily define the geography of a car. An American branded car would be assembled in the United States along with the vast majority of [...]
I first was introduced to the name Shelby when I saw a picture of a cool-looking car painted dark blue with white racing stripes in high school. It was a Shelby Cobra. I researched what I could and found out that these cars were the brain-child of Carroll Shelby, a former race car driver. Fitting [...]
Popularizing the methods of automotive assembly at the beginning of the 20th century, Ford Motor Company’s focus on mobilizing populations in general has made their nameplates the most prevalent in the world. Built at the Thailand manufacturing plant in Rayong, a red Ford Focus rolled off the assembly line to claim the major production milestone. [...]
As the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Chevrolet celebrated 100-year anniversaries in 2011, the shared motorsport passion of both American brands receives another page in their expanding chronicles this year. Returning to the Brickyard for the first time since 1993 in competition, Chevrolet was brought back thanks to a 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 IndyCar powerplant developed [...]
On this Valentine’s Day, we are encouraged to recognize the ones we love in life. As an automotive fan, this day draws me (and the vast numbers of people like me) to an understanding of our passion. For what is merely a four-wheeled machine to some, car fans identify their vehicles (or a single selected [...]
As expected early this 2012 year, automakers posted some very optimistic sales numbers for the United States marketplace for 2011. A place where consumers still love their cars, 2011 provided an excellent year for North American car fans. No other time in the North American auto industry has motorists been able to explore so much freedom [...]
Presenting the line-up for their future commercial division in North America, Ford Motor Company officially confirmed United States roads can prepare to witness another product of their existing global portfolio. On the success of the Transit Connect van, the larger Ford Transit will be selling in America starting for the 2013 model year. Featuring a [...]
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