Category: Safety

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reminds us that EV Nirvana is not only not happening, but a lot needs to be accomplished before we get there. In On The Table, we preview Porsche’s third-generation Panamera. And our...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter’s Thanksgiving column also includes many things he’s not thankful for this year. In On The Table, we preview the Cadillac OPTIQ, which will serve as the entry point for the...

Editor’s Note: This week, we take a break from the ongoing Sturm und Drang in the business, as Peter gives us a look behind The Autoextremist curtain and what he’s really all about. In On The Table, we preview Emeya,...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo  Detroit. So, now that Shawn “Eat the Rich” Fain has scored “life-changing” contracts for the UAW, the ugly reality of what that actually means is about to hit the auto industry like a 2 X 4 in the...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo  Detroit. Well, it has indeed been special, watching as the automakers rushed to an electrified future en masse. And, The Future promised by battery propulsion would be an idyllic kaleidoscope of blue...

Editor’s Note: This week, we travel in Peter’s dream to the year 2035 as he details the state of the industry. As PMD says at the end, “the memorable moments in life are fleeting and precious, and still worth...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter continues his discussion on the importance of Design. In On The Table, we take another look at the all-new 2024 BMW X2, which will take its place as the bread-and-butter entry in the...

Editor’s Note: Peter delivers more blistering High-Octane Truth about how flat-out greed can consume car companies whole in this business, with Jeep in the crosshairs. In On The Table, Toyota’s CALTY Design Research...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo  Detroit. While the Sturm und Drang continues over the UAW strike and the “Grand Transition” to Battery Electric Vehicles, I am sorry to report that nothing has changed in the last week. The intransigence...

Editor’s Note: While waiting for unwanted visits from Presidential candidates pretending to be on the UAW bandwagon this week, Peter delivers more blistering High-Octane Truth about the strike in his “Subterranean...

Editor’s Note: Buckle up. This week, Peter delivers the sobering High-Octane Truth about the strike – and the sad and ugly reality that Detroit as we know it is on the precipice of a death spiral. In On The Table, we...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter talks about the ugly reality that consumes this town – the “Detroit Thing” –that everyone wants to pretend doesn’t exist but rears its head on an all-too-frequent basis....