You should know by now... Nissan was in dire shape until Ghosn was given the reigns. Under his tenure Nissan has been focused on one thing and one thing only—profit. It is said that of all manufacturers, they spend the lest amount of time per on on the assembly line. That’s the kind of laser focus on profit we’re…

In a nutshell, Toyota want you to have certain experiences and hope that you will write a story that aligns with their marketing campaign. It doesn’t have to be a product. It’s more about brand values (or new brand values it is pivoting to).

Yes, but because it’s a premium brand/product I’m betting Infiniti didn’t think their customers would care. BMW routinely tout efficiency while requiring owners to pony up for 93 octane. This is no different.

So for most of the races, I’ll be sound asleep instead of just asleep. And once I start watching the races off of DVR, I’ll wish I was still asleep.

And what percentage of those sold are through sub-prime loans?

Also, you want a “affordable” Honda off-roader? Here you go: https://powersports.honda.com/pioneer.aspx

SUVs are hot sellers now and Honda is a for-profit business. So of course they would try to cram one into every market segment. True off-road worthy 4x4 is a niche market. You won’t see one coming from Honda unless their board of directors got together one day and decide to all take X and smoke crack.

Have to think like one to beat one.

Hey, Harley, how’s that social media marketing program working out for ya?

#goptrainwreck.

May you were a cat in a previous life.

Human: he’s looking for rodents.

Safe... until something uncontrollable and unplanned (uh, life?) spooks them and cause them to run off into danger.

Like clockwork. TSLA shares up immediately followed by disparaging news. How many Jalop staffers are shorting the stock?

The Allroad is anything but practical. Reliability nightmare.

Original sin: handing the keys of your Ferrari to a valet.

This looks like a well planned “leak”. It’s almost as if the “cameraman” staged along a preplanned route and knew exactly when to pull the camera out and start recording. Keep in mind, Tesla does zero traditional marketing; relying instead entirely on social media and word of mouth.

Remember how terrible the Honda team was before the marque left the series last time? and how Ross Brawn handily took the championship just the following year?

A self-driving future is a ambulance chaser’s wet dream.

You’re thinking of the old pre-spindle grill Lexus. The current Lexus is clearly aimed at a younger set. As for strategy of product placement, if their aim is to desensitize the masses to the controversial grill, it might work to some degree. Back when most cars were boxy, it was the rounded ones that were…