by Wallace Wyss - In the beginning, it all sounded so wonderful. Blue skies, Green grass, Flowers blooming. Those bad old stinky ICE cars hustled off the the junkyard. So the ecologists sold us what could be a bill of goods. Several automakers … [Read more...]
The New 2025 Lincoln Star
June 21, 2022 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Once upon a time Porsche purists would have been horrified to think a Porsche SUV would come along to save the marque. Now maybe a Lincoln SUV will do it for Lincoln. The Star will be an all-new nameplate for the Lincoln … [Read more...]
Editorial: Capitalism At Its Best – Ford vs Tesla
June 15, 2022 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It is to laugh. Here's Ford, desperate to catch up to Tesla in producing electric vehicles, trolling Tesla saying something to the effect of "Oh, and if your Tesla stops because it's out of juice, don't worry--our Ford F-150 … [Read more...]
Classics: 1950 Daimler DE36 “Green Goddess”
May 28, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - A car this swoopy--this lie-down-on-the-couch and have a martini look--shouldn't have existed in the postwar age. But it did. The Daimler was a rival to Bentley, Rolls and Mercedes. Only seven of this body style were built, and … [Read more...]
Editorial: Manufacturing Insourcing – Words Detroit Has to Learn
March 26, 2022 By 9 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - In attempting to discover how Tesla came out of nowhere and became the world's largest EV maker, I discovered the magic word is something like "Insource". My definition--you get what you need from what you already have. During … [Read more...]
Ford: An American Contender Reluctantly Enters the EV Arena
March 11, 2022 By 2 Comments
Editors Note: This article is preparation by contributor Wallace Wyss for a book tentatively entitled How Tesla Killed Detroit. Reader comments are welcomed. Mike Gulett by Wallace Wyss - There are a lot of parallels between the first … [Read more...]
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