Motoring Weekly recently published an article about the MCV CH4, a Canadian supercar that sadly never made to full production. I’ve found another car that has been described variously as the first or only Canadian supercar: the de Macross GT1. This car was developed in the late 2000s - not a great time to be launching a bespoke, limited run supercar considering that the world … [Read more...]
Update on Ford’s Production Changes
When President Trump was inaugurated, he was quick to follow up on his campaign message of bringing jobs back to America. At that time he lauded Ford for cancelling plans to move production to Mexico from Michigan, even though the decision was made long before Trump’s election victory. In June of last year, Ford announced that it would move the production of the Focus model … [Read more...]
The Chicagoan Sports Car
In the early 1950s with the US market starting to boom with the economy improving after the Second World War, many companies wanted to get a car to market as more people were looking to buy something for work or play. In addition, new materials were now being used - the war had provided an influx of new technologies and equipment that were now being tested for the automotive … [Read more...]
Revised CAFE Standards Being Considered
The current Administration in Washington has been busy trying to change everything that the previous Democratic Government had put in place. The latest decision has upset quite a few people because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will review the CAFE Standards and will pressure California to toe the party line rather than do their own thing. What … [Read more...]
Simca
Over the last few years, I have described several European companies that combined or had a touch point with Chrysler and this article describes the foundation for Chrysler in Europe. It is Simca or the Societe Industrielle de Mecanique et de Carroserie Automobile. Founded in 1934 as a new entity, it was the evolution of a 10 year business venture between two Italians, Henri … [Read more...]