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Vehicles Keep Rolling Along

By Gary S. Vasilash

Although 298,000,000—to use a ballpark figure—is the number of light-duty vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US. That’s according to the just-released Experian “Automotive Market Trends Report (Q1 2026).”

A large major...

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I Love Luce

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Sometimes it is hard for people to see too far beyond not only where they are, but where they have been.

And there is most certainly something to be said for heritage and authenticity, but aren’t we in a place—or at le...

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Manufacturing and FaSTLAne 2030

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Last week’s Stellantis Investor Day presentation about the future activities of the company has generated plenty of attention, as well it should, as the company, which encompasses 14 brands (and this doesn’t include the...

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Addressing the Competitive Challenge of China

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One of the things I find most concerning about the rhetoric against allowing Chinese vehicles into the U.S. market is that it generally points fingers at the Chinese government and then warns that the U.S. industry will...

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On the 2026 RAV4: Considerations About Competitiveness

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Last year Toyota sold 479,288 RAV4s in the US.

That number alone doesn’t really mean a whole lot.

So to put that into context:

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