by | Apr 30, 2023 | Industry News
Lamborghini Muiras and V-12 engines seen at the Lamborghini factory. It was a headline that must struck many supercars aficionados as unlikely, but nonetheless, there it was. This week in 1987, Chrysler buys financially ailing Lamborghini for $25.3 million as Chrysler...
by | Apr 29, 2023 | Industry News
Maurice Wilks, Land Rover’s creator, in 1968 The Willys-Overland Jeep had mechanical problems again, and it wasn’t the first time. Maurice Wilks used the Jeep on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey, Wales, much as many Jeep owners had done. But its reliability proved...
by | Apr 28, 2023 | Industry News
The yearlong trend of falling used car prices came to a halt in April with a slight increase of just under 1% for the first month of Q2. Used car prices rose slightly last month while inventory levels rose. Prices for previously owned vehicles rose 0.69% from the...
by | Apr 28, 2023 | Industry News
The sedan is dead. Long live the sedan. Well, maybe not entirely. There’s no question that sedans, as well as coupes, hatchbacks and sports cars have ceded plenty of market share to SUVs, CUVs and other light trucks in recent years. But were Mark Twain reincarnated as...
by | Apr 28, 2023 | Industry News
“I have always driven a sedan,” said Dave Carmany, the director of operations for a suburban Detroit industrial company. “I do not like SUVs, mostly due to the driving position. I feel like I’m ‘in’ a car, versus ‘on’ an SUV. Plus, I much prefer the performance … of a...