Unibody = Fail.

Here we go again - needs vs wants. Tough to comprehend right? People buy them because they WANT Them. Do you feel this strongly about Camaros\Corvettes etc cruising around and not being used on race tracks? Do you see someone in a North Face jacket and scream inside that they should only wear those jackets if taking…

Exactly, and if you have a good job with a good salary and good working conditions then why in in the name of the lord would you vote to have the UAW dock your pay check to support their management who has just been shown to be embezzling those funds for their own support. Even without the embezzlement, what can they…

“Management and finance” are doing their jobs. The UAW folks going to jail were selling out their members.

Good, the UAW is a sleazy and corrupt mess. I hope they get ripped by the Gov’t for essentially mob practices. Also, nice bias in the article there, “But for now, it’s another unfortunate setback for labor in the U.S., although I have to wonder if any of the UAW leaders caught embezzling in recent years actually give…

“unfortunate setback for labor in the US”. They all still have good paying jobs with benefits. I would imagine if they Unionized and VW closed the plant or reduced the shifts, it would probably be worse for labor in America.

Consumers have full faith that automakers will sell them a safe and reliable product

China needs us far worse than we need them. Period. The Chinese Gov will price support their industry as necessary to kept the factories going.  So, no, import prices will never rise exactly the amount of the tariffs, they will lower prices to offset tariffs if we buy less.  Chinese Gov propping up their industry to…

That Rivian truck is bonkers with features. Integrated cab cover made of metal and powered!!, why is no one else doing that. You would think the big-3 truck makers are trying to win over consumers with features, but really they just cut costs and focus on HP and towing numbers in football advertisements.

I prefer the V8 as well. The turbo can be more efficient OR more powerful, depending on the motor, but there is something to be said for having a simple NA V8 in a truck that, frankly, doesn’t get poor mileage(for a truck). My GM V8 regularly returns ~20mpg highway. Friends with Ford and ram V8's are in a similar boat.

Sounds like another desirable feature that people appreciate, but dealers wouldn’t order, so “low demand” is slowly eliminating it.

I WANT a 5.oL V8 Lariat F150 with 4WD, but only seem to find the 2.7T or 3.5TT. My dad wants to replace his V8 Platinum F150 with another V8, but again, good luck finding one. Now we’re both looking at Rams. I don’t know how much of this demand is legitimate, or if it’s manufactured by Ford and the dealers by just not…

No way man. The blue book value of this car at this mileage in “Very Good” condition is only about $4200. $7500 is insane.

At least he cleaned up the interior! Actually vacuumed the carpet and matts! Attaboy!

This is a weird article. First off, why “must” this happen? The basis of the discussion, commercial aircraft have autopilot so private autos must as well, is odd logic. Shouldn’t it be commercial aircraft have autopilot so must mass transit and commercial trucks? Autopilot is not a requirement nor a standard on…

If the solution is better driving training...then there is no solution.  That ship sailed long ago and ain’t never coming back.

This is one of the first very, very clearly stated “manifestos” of these types of people. They want to end private automotive ownership. They do NOT want people to have the freedom to move from place to place. They want you to be a resource for and under their control. The automobile is one of the most significant…

That was my take too. There are still major differences between systems in planes and cars the article glossed over which are critical.

Manufacturers, especially Tesla (MUSK) need to stop misleading consumers on what their products are capable of. For as much as GM gets overlooked their supercruise is probably the cleanest implementation of this technology. And that is mostly due to the fact that they didn’t take the technology too far and didn’t…

Wow, that’s a long article. I admit I didn’t read the whole thing, sorry... but when you add safety/complexity to a device operated by people with no training to begin with, it can only get better.