Tweet “I am from Texas!” Not a lot of automotive executives can exclaim his heritage as proudly as Fred Diaz. These words resonated in November of 2009 when Fiat announced through an all-day conference on how Chrysler would return to prominence and profitability. Diaz took the stage as the CEO of a brand new brand …
Tweet Photo by Randy Stern V&R has grown another Contributing Writer for the site. William Maley has already contributed to V&R and you will see more of his perspective from Southeastern Michigan (i.e. "The Detroit Area") going forward. Some of his features will be called "Detroit Diaries" giving a perspective to the culture of Southeastern …
Tweet Photo by Randy Stern The data has been crunched. The panel of jurors has spoken. Out of 39 vehicles considered for the Victory & Reseda 2012 Vehicle of The Year, the following ten have made the Short List:
Tweet All photos by Randy Stern The question was asked on Lavender magazine in reference to my review of the 2012 Ram 1500 Tradesman: "Um, wait, why is there a pickup truck appearing in Lavender this week?" It is legitimate question. The risk of putting something that may fit only a small pocket of the …
TweetA Victory & Reseda review of the 2012 Ram 1500 Tradesman It is not often when a car guy gets a chance to work with a truck. Every month, an estimated average of 130,000 pickup trucks are sold monthly in the USA. The strength of this market continues for both domestic and foreign makes – …
If you want to know where "car community" is celebrated – go to a car show or meet somewhere.
In case you’re wondering, yes, I do have some favorites amongst what I have experienced at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.
I am certain that this would turn into another Five Favorites article where I bold the names of five specific automobiles; go into a brief explanation why they’re significant and so forth. No. There were many vehicles I spend time checking out inside and out that only four stood out amongst the multitude in the North and South Halls of McCormick Place.
TweetI love social media. No, seriously, I do. It's a great way to connect with people and entities following a common interest and cause. It has played a significant role in the development and rebranding of this blog. How? The connections one makes with key people: Fans, contacts in the industry. This has been a …