Quickies: What I Drove At The MAMA Summer Drive
Now that I took a summer drive to the Midwest Automotive Media Association Summer Drive in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, let’s talk about what I drove at the Summer Drive.
Tag: Jeep
The Speculator: We're Not Product Planners, But…
Those of us who are not working for an automaker or supplier to the industry think we know better than any of these people. We think we know how to improve upon a vehicle. The way it looks, operates, how some functions should work, how it should perform, and so forth.
Quickies: A Few From The Cutting Room Floor
The vehicles I want to go over were mentioned in passing on some articles – or, not at all. These represent vehicles that I drove for a very short stint at some event or another. Yet, they yield some headline because of their significance. Or, because you asked me privately whether I have driven it or not.
Commentary: Unpacking Stellantis's EV Day
There is a lot to unpack here. However, Stellantis made this a bit easier for me to navigate their strategy through the slogans that goes with each brand. The slogan is the messenger for what exactly they plan for each brand. Some of them are too tasty to read. Others fit what they are doing already or plan to do in the future.
Historiography: The Original Franco-American Affair
If divine foreign intervention did not come in time for an American automaker, the company in question would have probably ceased to exist by 1982.
Commentary: Promises, Decisions, Strategies at Stellantis
The truth is that the merger’s main focus is on its European operations and how each branch of this wide-ranging company will be able to keep its promises, meet new challenges, and create new opportunities within the company.
V&R Stories: The One About The Jeep Wagoneer
It was 1982. My father had not been present in our household for ten years at that point. My mother already suffered her second stroke and is no longer able to work or be active. Half of her body was numb and her speech aphasic. My brother was working to keep our household alive and is a freshman at UCLA.
Three New Takes on Luxury For A Post-Pandemic World
Consider who is doing the unveiling – Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, and Jeep. Three long-awaited new vehicles that represent three iconic model names. Two of which are new generation models. The third is the resurrection of a long-running nameplate.
My Thoughts Exactly: 2020 Jeep Gladiator
But, what does that have to do with the new 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup truck? This truck is not a joke and can be a real hoot to drive. It’s been a very long time since Jeep sold a pickup truck, even with Ram as the primary purveyor of the segment for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Travelogue: Driving In The Face of Extraordinary Times
This is a question that we all should be asking our family, friends, enemies, and other human beings during this period of self-quarantine and social distancing because of the COVID-19 situation. It has not been easy for us, as a whole. Some have reached a breaking point. Others have rolled onward the best they can.