Cadillac and Buick continues to struggle for credibility and sales, in their current niches as the sharp-edged American BMW and diluted Lexus, respectively. Cadillac in particular has been through several leaders, and nearly moved to Manhattan for prestige. What could GM have done differently? What could they do now? It’s interesting, but Lincoln was faced […]
Ram and Jeep cleaned up at the 2019 Texas Truck Rodeo, held at the Star Hill Ranch in the Texas Hill Country near Austin, taking more than half the prizes awarded, including the Truck of Texas. The new Kia Telluride was named the SUV of Texas and also claimed the mid-size SUV honors. The two-day […]
The Ford Mach-E is out in the open now, but only one edition was shown; and there will clearly be a whole range, from the base rear drive economy model (to get that 300 mile range) to the high-performance AWD version (to get those “target 3 seconds” 0-60 times). Perhaps other editions of the Mach-E […]
The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer is upon us, in all of its three-cylinder, subcompact crossover glory. A far cry from prior Trailblazers, the new model moves down a few sizes to fill the gap between the Trax and Equinox, competing with vehicles like the Jeep Compass, Subaru Crosstrek, and GM’s own 2021 Buick Encore GX, the […]
Serious sports cars of the future will be electrically powered. It’s not a new thought. Tesla, if nothing else, proved that gasoline engines were on the way out for high-end cars. Dodge, often the most innovative muscle-car maker, did its best with the relatively low-buck, insanely high-horsepower Hellcat series. The original 707-horse Hellcats held their […]
PSA has been planning to set up a return of the Peugeot brand in the United States for some time; merging with Fiat Chrysler will help that plan along by bringing in a distribution system for parts and vehicles. Many are wondering now if Peugeot will still want to sell cars under its own brand […]
Chrysler has had a rough time over the past 30 years. After nearly going bankrupt, it became one of the most successful automakers in the world, only to be acquired by Daimler-Benz and spit out, a small shadow of its former self, less than ten years later. Then another bankruptcy under the greedy leadership of […]
By now, FCA and PSA are likely working out the logistics of their merger, including which assembly plants will produce what, which ones, if any, will be shut down, and what platform sharing opportunities exist between brands. Although it’s a mostly unknown name in the US, Peugeot already has cars on our shores through its […]
When he was running Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Sergio Marchionne’s goal was to merge with another company to build a global automotive powerhouse capable of surviving the changes he saw on the horizon. Somewhere, Marchionne’s spirit is smiling: the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and PSA Group is a “go.” According to a press released […]
Merger talks between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group are the hot news this morning. Following unconfirmed reports that surfaced in the past couple of days, FCA and PSA confirmed the resumption of discussions this morning. However, neither company would confirm anything other than the negotiations. The rumors speak of an all-stock deal with current […]