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By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. That I have a deep love of everything Pontiac is well known. I grew up immersed in this business –right in the thick of GM’s heyday – and Pontiac played a crucial role in both my formative years...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. As the last vestiges of the Detroit Auto Show fade into the twilight, it’s clear that what I said last week, though unpopular in some quarters, is painfully true. I said that “reality has a way of...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo  Detroit. It’s Auto Show week here in the Motor City. Yes, you read that correctly. After two-and-one-half years of postponements, false starts and navel-gazing questions as to “what is it all about?” the...

Editor’s Note: This cover of this week’s edition of Automotive News (autonews.com) features a story about GM’s pioneering development of the EV “skateboard” and how it set the table for an entirely...

By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. As hard as it is to believe, we find ourselves at the end of summer. It’s not so much a case of “just like that” as it is, really? For the record, 2022 hasn’t been a stellar year for anything,...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reminds us of what a charmed automotive life he’s led, reprising one of the favorite stories from his formative years: “The Flying Camaro.” On The Table features...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter puts his foot down hard on the gas, skewering what the “auto hobby” has become due to the hucksters and greed merchants who have taken over the car “thing.” GMC...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. If you’re a fan of summer around these parts, this has been a particularly memorable one. Blistering hot more often than not, the super-heated days – and nights – have made for an unforgettable...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. With everyday life being upended by a series of challenges, from the price of gasoline and various shortages du jour, to the burgeoning cadence of inflation, which is starting to hit everyone on a...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. No, there wasn’t going to be a “Part IV” to my series on the importance of design, but then Cadillac released the official images of its CELESTIQ show car – which is basically the production car...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. In this conclusion of my series on Automotive Design (read Design Matters, Part I and Part II – WG), it’s clear that I place a high value on the efficacy and execution of design. It’s also no...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. I heard from a lot of friends in the business – especially in the Design community – who savored last week’s column (and the week before that) and added their points of view as well. Though my...