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My Favorite Captive Imports

March 13, 2024 by Randy Stern
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In order to achieve this, Detroit's "Big Four" had two choices: Build them domestically or import them from a global partner somewhere.

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My Favorite “What Did You Call That Vehicle?!?"

October 22, 2023 by Randy Stern
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Some were unfortunate for some reason or another. And, there were some that have been lost in translation.

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My Favorites for Canada Day

June 8, 2023 by Randy Stern
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From enthusiasts in Edmonton to some of my old friends in Toronto, you promoted the good work on here for the rest of the world to see.

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My Favorite Loss Leaders

January 19, 2023 by Randy Stern
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They join the misbegotten that danced in front of us for our dollars. Some of these brands ended a lengthy history of success – and failure.

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My Favorite Industry Failures

September 18, 2022 by Randy Stern
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How does a failure occur? Mismanagement is one source of the problem. Incompetency is another – perhaps notes as the biggest source of failure.

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My Favorite "Brief Appearances"

July 31, 2022 by Randy Stern
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Do you remember any vehicle that showed up in one moment and was gone before we knew it? Of course not!

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Historiography: The Epic Failures

November 22, 2021 by Randy Stern
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Sadly, this is a business lesson that often used as examples of failures. But, should we consider them failures? Perhaps another lesson from the music industry would be apt here – if you had a one-hit wonder and continues to have airplay and downloads, you are not a failure.

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Historiography: One of The Spoils of Living in California

June 23, 2019 by Randy Stern
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My childhood was dictated by a few well-known facts about the USA automotive market. One, I lived in California. This was a very convenient place for importers to start their operations first, as its ports were across the Pacific from Japan and the Republic of Korea. Also, the state’s market had a track record of customer acceptance of Japanese and Korean imports. Toyota and Nissan started in California and saw their fortunes grow there over time.

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Eight Years of V&R…So, Which Vehicles Are Missing?

April 3, 2020 by Randy Stern
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We also had the opportunity to work with some great automobiles – also, too numerous to list beyond the four we posted before. Maybe, someday I’ll have a list of everything that made this website and my own media work worth these past eight years.

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My No-So-Favorite Vehicles That Make You Scratch Your Head and Wonder "Why Did You Buy This?"

April 26, 2020 by Randy Stern
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TweetHave you ever looked at a vehicle out on the road – or in a parking lot – and wondered "why would anyone own such a thing?" Sounds judgmental, right? It is…or, not. The big thing about the vehicles we drive is that we choose it for a reason. Maybe it's the interior space. Maybe, …

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Victory & Reseda is a website/blog telling the story of the automobile through the eyes of freelance automotive writer Randy Stern and friends. This website/blog serves as a virtual intersection of the automobile, its culture, the past, present and future of personal transportation. It also features travel pieces that center on the automotive experience.

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