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Curbside Classics Archives
Newsstand Archive
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![EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report is out, and as usual, it is a treasure trove of statistics. I’m going to dive in and extract some key charts and summaries, as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/epa-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Data Diving EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report: Charting The Big Changes Since 1975")
Data Diving EPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report: Charting The Big Changes Since 1975
Posted on January 26, 2022 | 37 CommentsEPA’s 2021 Automotive Trends Report is out, and as usual, it is a treasure trove of statistics. I’m going to dive in and extract some key charts and summaries, as […] -
![News of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SUVs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?")
Curbside Newsstand: Carpocalypse Edition – Which Brands Will Soon Be Car Free?
Posted on September 16, 2020 | 81 CommentsNews of manufacturers discontinuing their cars has been coming in fast and furious over the past several months, a trend that is being accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. Let’s take […] -
![Automakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20180402_124752-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance")
Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsAutomakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […] -
![As the Ford Fusion rides off into the sunset, it can only be playing one song: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Production at Ford’s Hermosillo plant ends today for the mid-size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fusionmkz2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: RIP Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ – Ford Motor Company’s Last Mid-Size Sedans")
Curbside Newsstand: RIP Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ – Ford Motor Company’s Last Mid-Size Sedans
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 82 CommentsAs the Ford Fusion rides off into the sunset, it can only be playing one song: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Production at Ford’s Hermosillo plant ends today for the mid-size […] -
![The culling of smaller passenger cars continues. Today Honda announced that the Fit is no longer fit for the US. And that goes for the Civic coupe and the manual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Honda-Jazz-2020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Honda Fit, Civic Coupe, Accord Stick Shift Join Toyota Yaris, Chevy Sonic and Hyundai Accent On The Small Car Chopping Block")
Curbside Newsstand: Honda Fit, Civic Coupe, Accord Stick Shift Join Toyota Yaris, Chevy Sonic and Hyundai Accent On The Small Car Chopping Block
Posted on July 18, 2020 | 58 CommentsThe culling of smaller passenger cars continues. Today Honda announced that the Fit is no longer fit for the US. And that goes for the Civic coupe and the manual […] -
![When Ford announced their intention to largely ditch passenger cars in April 2018, critics instantly wondered what products would fill the gaps left behind by the loss of vehicles like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bronco_Family_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: 2021 Ford Bronco and 2021 Bronco Sport – Ford Revives an Icon, Launches a Sub-brand, and Officially Pivots to Utilities by Declaring War on Jeep")
Curbside Newsstand: 2021 Ford Bronco and 2021 Bronco Sport – Ford Revives an Icon, Launches a Sub-brand, and Officially Pivots to Utilities by Declaring War on Jeep
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 91 CommentsWhen Ford announced their intention to largely ditch passenger cars in April 2018, critics instantly wondered what products would fill the gaps left behind by the loss of vehicles like […] -
![COVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jcw-logo.jpg?resize=115%2C94&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales")
Curbside Newsstand: JC Whitney to Cease All Sales
Posted on July 2, 2020 | 48 CommentsCOVID-19 has left a bloodbath of failed retailers in its wake, many of which were already on shaky ground before the pandemic. You can add famed mail order automotive parts […] -
![A couple of tidbits in the news today that just want to be shared. Tesla’s stock surge continues (up 130% since the beginning of the year), with a market cap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a-S-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Tesla Surpasses Toyota As Most Valuable Car Co., Lincoln Kills Continental")
Curbside Newsstand: Tesla Surpasses Toyota As Most Valuable Car Co., Lincoln Kills Continental
Posted on July 1, 2020 | 67 CommentsA couple of tidbits in the news today that just want to be shared. Tesla’s stock surge continues (up 130% since the beginning of the year), with a market cap […] -
![The Curbside Newsstand is opening up again, after a mandated Covid-19 shut down. And we have some pretty good news this morning: an all-new Toyota Sienna van (I refuse to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Toyota-2021-Sienna-XSE-11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: New 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza – Hybrid Only")
Curbside Newsstand: New 2021 Toyota Sienna and Venza – Hybrid Only
Posted on May 18, 2020 | 68 CommentsThe Curbside Newsstand is opening up again, after a mandated Covid-19 shut down. And we have some pretty good news this morning: an all-new Toyota Sienna van (I refuse to […] -
![Consumer Reports has released their 2020 Brand Report Card Rankings. To be a top recommendation, a vehicle must score well in road tests, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction and safety. Toyota […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CR-2020-second-tier.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: CR 2020 Brand Report Card: Porsche #1; Tesla #11 and Highest Of All Domestic Brands")
Curbside Newsstand: CR 2020 Brand Report Card: Porsche #1; Tesla #11 and Highest Of All Domestic Brands
Posted on February 20, 2020 | 34 CommentsConsumer Reports has released their 2020 Brand Report Card Rankings. To be a top recommendation, a vehicle must score well in road tests, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction and safety. Toyota […] -
![There’s few things that make me more suspicious than hearing the Model T invoked, as in predictions of its second coming. There’s never, ever going to be a second Model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cruise-street.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: GM Envisions Its Cruise Origin Autonomous Shuttle as the Next Model T – Really?")
Curbside Newsstand: GM Envisions Its Cruise Origin Autonomous Shuttle as the Next Model T – Really?
Posted on January 30, 2020 | 33 CommentsThere’s few things that make me more suspicious than hearing the Model T invoked, as in predictions of its second coming. There’s never, ever going to be a second Model […] -
![The Subaru Outback is an institution. Since 1994, Subaru has essentially been the only entry in a segment it created. To be fair, there were a number of mainstream, mid-size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-28-Gallery2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Next Generation Ford Fusion To Debut Next Year As Outback Competitor")
Curbside Newsstand: Next Generation Ford Fusion To Debut Next Year As Outback Competitor
Posted on January 29, 2020 | 59 CommentsThe Subaru Outback is an institution. Since 1994, Subaru has essentially been the only entry in a segment it created. To be fair, there were a number of mainstream, mid-size […] -
![The media is bursting with stories about how rapidly car prices are exploding. Up 29% since 2009! Meanwhile median household income has only increased by 6% in the same time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/a-price-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Everybody Is Bitching About the Rapidly Increasing Price of Cars But They All Have It Wrong – Here’s a List of New Car Prices Going Back to 1967 and 2020 Is the Cheapest")
Everybody Is Bitching About the Rapidly Increasing Price of Cars But They All Have It Wrong – Here’s a List of New Car Prices Going Back to 1967 and 2020 Is the Cheapest
Posted on January 20, 2020 | 101 CommentsThe media is bursting with stories about how rapidly car prices are exploding. Up 29% since 2009! Meanwhile median household income has only increased by 6% in the same time […] -
![Consumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20190425_114841-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability Survey")
Curbside Newsstand: American Pickup Trucks, Newly Redesigned Models Stumble In Consumer Reports’ 2019 Reliability Survey
Posted on December 11, 2019 | 52 CommentsConsumer Reports recently released its annual reliability survey. As always, newly introduced models performed poorly while older vehicles did well. There were some exceptions to that rule though. Some recent […] -
![The old saying is “As California goes, so goes the nation”. That certainly has been very true for a high percentage of automotive trends, especially the utter dominance of import […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Tesla-M3-Uber.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Newsstand: Is California Still the Trendsetter? Post Peak Car? – Fourth Year of Declining New Vehicle Sales; Tesla Model 3 Closing in on Camry")
Curbside Newsstand: Is California Still the Trendsetter? Post Peak Car? – Fourth Year of Declining New Vehicle Sales; Tesla Model 3 Closing in on Camry
Posted on December 1, 2019 | 48 CommentsThe old saying is “As California goes, so goes the nation”. That certainly has been very true for a high percentage of automotive trends, especially the utter dominance of import […]
