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AMC Fights Back: History of the Gremlin & Hornet " Ep. 3: The Last Independent Automaker
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (375+ words) To fight the growing wave of imported cars, AMC launches a quirky new subcompact car: the Gremlin. And despite his colleague's protest, CEO Roy Chapin Jr. the Jeep Corp. , bringing AMC to the 4 WD market." The"TTAC Creators Series"tells…...
Fiat X1/25: The Electric City Car That About Forty Years Too Early
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (374+ words) The Fiat X1/23 is one of those quietly brilliant ideas that didn't fail because it was wrong, but because the world around it simply wasn't ready. Today, you can't move without hearing of or seeing electric cars." They're everywhere " whispering through…...
Tesla CEO Musk Expects Expansion of Self-Driving Cars Without Monitors in 2026
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (367+ words) Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects there will be a dramatic uptick in the number of fully autonomous vehicles on U. S. roads without safety monitors in the second half of 2026." He noted this will happen after they've been on the roads in…...
Volkswagen Brings Back ID. Buzz for 2027 With New Camping Trim
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (874+ words) The Volkswagen ID. Buzz will be returning for the 2027 model year with a few new tricks up its sleeve. We previously covered how VW was skipping the 2026 model, speculating that slow sales may even result in the van being pulled from…...
AMC Goes from Economy Cars to Muscle Cars: Ep2. The Last Independent Automaker
1+ week, 1+ day ago (292+ words) After surviving the 1950s, AMC goes upmarket, but struggles to capture young baby boomers who want faster, sportier "muscle cars." In response, the company makes big changes to its products and public image. The'TTAC Creators Series'tells stories and amplifies creators from…...
GM Firing Hundreds While Bringing In Foreign Workers | The Truth About Cars
1+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) News of the layoffs circulated on forums before being covered by Bloomberg, which estimated that the automaker planned on eliminating 500-600 jobs starting this week. Most of these positions were located in Warren, Michigan, or Austin, Texas. Many pertain to vehicle…...
VW's EV Subsidiary May be Scouting for Public Offering in Future
1+ week, 3+ day ago (372+ words) Volkswagen's U. S. -based EV subsidiary, Scout Motors, was set up to become its own company in the future. Scott Keogh, Scout's CEO, told'Handelsblatt'the company was designed to be its own company from the get-go. The move to draw cash from investors…...
Junkyard Find: 1960 Jaguar Mark IX
1+ week, 3+ day ago (685+ words) Jaguars built from the middle 1970s through about 10 years ago aren't too difficult to find in your local Ewe Pullet, but examples from the 1960s are quite rare in such places. Here we have two tons of 66-year-old English luxury saloon now…...
The Beginning of American Motors Corporation: Ep1: The Last Independent Automaker
1+ week, 6+ day ago (219+ words) In the brutally competitive post-WWII car market, two smaller companies merge to take on Detroit's BIG THREE. President George Romney revolutionizes the industry with a new idea: "compact" cars. The'TTAC Creators Series'tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of…...
GM's Autonomous Vehicle Software Written Primarily By AI
1+ week, 6+ day ago (439+ words) While much of the focus on General Motors' first-quarter earnings call revolved around rising material costs and guidance adjustments based on government tariff refunds, CEO Mary Barra also announced that roughly 90 percent of the code pertaining to autonomous driving was…...