When International Harvester made a hasty jump into the light truck market for 1933, it took a convenient shortcut: The farm equipment maker ordered complete trucks from Willys-Overland. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for July 10, 2023
Deliveries of the Chevy Blazer EV were scheduled to begin this fall, but now they’ve been pushed back to spring of 2024. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Dodge Rolls Out the 1970 Challenger
Dodge was a latecomer to the pony car sales war n 1970, but it brought pleny of style and performance to the game with the Challenger. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for July 7, 2023
Sales of the Chevrolet Camaro jumped 110 percent as General Motors prepares to end production in January. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Another EV Too Soon: The 1974 Jeep Electruck
Electric Jeeps aren’t new. In 1974, the U.S. Postal Service ordered a fleet of nearly 350 battery-electric mail delivery vehicles. Continue reading
Video: Love That 1976 Mercury Bobcat
Mercury’s entry in the hotly contested subcompact category of the 1970s was the Bobcat, a dolled-up version of the Ford Pinto. Here’s the 1976 sales pitch. Continue reading
Wankel-Holden Halfbreed: The Unlikely Mazda Roadpacer
Meet the Mazda Roadpacer, the improbable merger of a GM Holden sedan and a Mazda rotary engine. Continue reading