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CC Newsstand Archive
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Curbside Newsstand: RIP Toyota Estima (Previa) Van and Mark X Sedan – So Long to a Couple of Toyota Stalwarts
Posted on July 10, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe wife decided our 2007 Toyota Estima Van is too big for our now empty nest – both kids are out of the house and on their own. We both […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV?
Posted on June 13, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […] -
Curbside Newsstand Video: Waymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue – The Autonomous Vehicle “Trough of Disappointment” Looks More Like The Grand Canyon
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 31 CommentsI try to keep up on autonomous vehicle (“AV”) development as it interests me and because son Ed is quite involved (Communications Director of PAVE (Partnership for Autonomous Vehicle Education)). […] -
Curbside Newstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Are Affordable Convertibles Next to Disappear?
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 26 CommentsMuch digital hand-wringing has taken place here at Curbside over the seemingly inevitable demise of the sedan and station wagon body styles. Regardless of your opinion on this, as enthusiasts […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Trailer Safety Chains Keep Truck From Plunging Off Bridge Into Deep Gorge
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 56 CommentsThis caught my attention on the local news yesterday: a pickup towing a trailer wiped out or crashed on I-84 right over the Malad Gorge in Western Idaho. That left […] -
Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947!
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 13 CommentsNADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 35 CommentsWith all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts
Posted on February 8, 2021 | 63 CommentsA picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […] -
Curbside Newsstand Update: GM’s EV-Only “Aspirations” Only Impact Light Duty Vehicles – And Is Of Course Subject To Change, As Are All “Aspirations”
Posted on January 31, 2021 | 41 Commentsstill rolling coal in 2035 I regret not having had more time to properly analyze GM’s announcement last week. There’s a few key issues that are important to note: GM […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM Plans To Stop Selling Gasoline Vehicles By 2035, Be Carbon Neutral by 2040
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 82 CommentsI meant to put something up on this story yesterday, but we decided to go snowshoeing; keeping our priorities straight. So it’s old news now, unless you get CC delivered […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM Planning A Corvette EV Crossover – Sound Familiar?
Posted on January 15, 2021 | 47 CommentsThe hot story last night was that GM is seriously planning a Corvette-branded EV crossover. And no, it wasn’t just a dream I had. Hey, if Ford can build a […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM Unveils New Logo and Marketing/Image Campaign – “Everybody In”, Into EVs, That Is
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 90 CommentsGM’s $27 billion EV fervor has reached an inflection point. Not in actual new products, which are still in the pipeline, but in a transformation of the company’s image, including […] -
Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them
Posted on December 23, 2020 | 30 CommentsI’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […] -
Curbside Newsstand: GM All In On EVs; Cadillac Offering Up To $500,000 To EV-Wary Dealers To Exit Their Franchise
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 25 CommentsBy now it’s old news that Cadillac (and the GMC Hummer) is going to be at the forefront of GM’s massive commitment to EVs. At a recent investor presentation, GM […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Cadillac’s Transition To 100% EV’s May Be The End Of Some Dealers
Posted on September 22, 2020 | 59 CommentsIn case you’ve been asleep behind the wheel of your Autopilot-equipped Tesla, Cadillac plans to be a 100% EV brand. Smaller and rural Cadillac dealers are already shocked to find […]
![Curbside Newsstand: RIP Toyota Estima (Previa) Van and Mark X Sedan – So Long to a Couple of Toyota Stalwarts The wife decided our 2007 Toyota Estima Van is too big for our now empty nest – both kids are out of the house and on their own. We both […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Toyota-Previa-1-1-e1625556273597.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Will the Next Toyota Crown Be a SUV? Since 1955, almost like clockwork, every four years or so Toyota has introduced a new Crown model. The current S220 version is the fifteenth generation of that line – with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/toyota-crown-kluger-2021-f-424a-1-e1623473313713.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand Video: Waymo Self Driving Taxi Goes Rogue – The Autonomous Vehicle “Trough of Disappointment” Looks More Like The Grand Canyon I try to keep up on autonomous vehicle (“AV”) development as it interests me and because son Ed is quite involved (Communications Director of PAVE (Partnership for Autonomous Vehicle Education)). […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Waymo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Are Affordable Convertibles Next to Disappear? Much digital hand-wringing has taken place here at Curbside over the seemingly inevitable demise of the sedan and station wagon body styles. Regardless of your opinion on this, as enthusiasts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fiat-124.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Trailer Safety Chains Keep Truck From Plunging Off Bridge Into Deep Gorge This caught my attention on the local news yesterday: a pickup towing a trailer wiped out or crashed on I-84 right over the Malad Gorge in Western Idaho. That left […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bridge-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: What Pandemic? Dealer Profits Surge 48% To Record Highs – Suddenly It’s 1947! NADA, the National Automobile Dealers Association, has released its 2020 survey of financial results of its members, and the numbers are as big as the trucks and SUVs they’re selling. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Casa-de-cadillac.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Nissan Claims 50% ICE Thermal Efficiency In Next-Gen e-Power Hybrid System; 40% Now – The IC Engine Is Far From Dead With all this talk about banning ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars and such, it’s easy to forget that since the goal is CO reduction, there’s other ways to make serious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nissan-e-power.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Light Trucks vs. Passenger Car Sales 1994-2020 – The Death Of The Sedan In Charts A picture is worth a thousand words. Based on the charts I’m going to show you, I’m going to be able to save myself a lot of writing. These are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Light-vehicle-sales-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand Update: GM’s EV-Only “Aspirations” Only Impact Light Duty Vehicles – And Is Of Course Subject To Change, As Are All “Aspirations” still rolling coal in 2035 I regret not having had more time to properly analyze GM’s announcement last week. There’s a few key issues that are important to note: GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chevrolet-pickup-2021-HD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: GM Plans To Stop Selling Gasoline Vehicles By 2035, Be Carbon Neutral by 2040 I meant to put something up on this story yesterday, but we decided to go snowshoeing; keeping our priorities straight. So it’s old news now, unless you get CC delivered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GM-electric-future.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: GM Planning A Corvette EV Crossover – Sound Familiar? The hot story last night was that GM is seriously planning a Corvette-branded EV crossover. And no, it wasn’t just a dream I had. Hey, if Ford can build a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Corvette-2020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: GM Unveils New Logo and Marketing/Image Campaign – “Everybody In”, Into EVs, That Is GM’s $27 billion EV fervor has reached an inflection point. Not in actual new products, which are still in the pipeline, but in a transformation of the company’s image, including […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GM-logo-new-2021.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: The Pickup Market – Where They’re Hot and Who’s Buying Them I’m planning on a more detailed analysis of the 2020 automotive market when the numbers are available, but since we’ve been talking about pickups, here’s some stats from 2019 and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-pickup-US-Q1-2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: GM All In On EVs; Cadillac Offering Up To $500,000 To EV-Wary Dealers To Exit Their Franchise By now it’s old news that Cadillac (and the GMC Hummer) is going to be at the forefront of GM’s massive commitment to EVs. At a recent investor presentation, GM […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cadillac-lyriq-101-1596744486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand: Cadillac’s Transition To 100% EV’s May Be The End Of Some Dealers In case you’ve been asleep behind the wheel of your Autopilot-equipped Tesla, Cadillac plans to be a 100% EV brand. Smaller and rural Cadillac dealers are already shocked to find […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Electric-cadillac-image-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


