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It’s March 13, 1980, and Ford Motor Co. makes history, when Philip Caldwell succeeds Henry Ford II as company chairman, the first non-family member to run the automaker. He is joined by Donald Peterson as company president, who had a hand in creating the Ford Mustang and risen quickly through the ranks. But the Ford Motor Co. they inherited was a mess. Peterson looks for an answer Taurus evolved with the addition of the SHO model in 1989, which came equipped with a 220 horsepower V-6. Ford’s cars of the time reflected older, traditional tastes, with staid boxy styling, vinyl roof trim and stand-up hood ornaments. Peterson visited Ford’s design studios, where he saw more of the same outdated design approach that would lead the company to lose an astounding $3.3 billion between 1980 and 1982. Ford’s own focus groups were revealing that younger buyers had never driven a Ford, and/or wouldn’t consider one.  So Peterson asked designer Jack Telnack, who was overseeing the redesi...

There are plenty of lists of “Best of” or other versions involving descriptors like most, favorite, etc. This list of 10 vehicles is a compilation of reviews of vehicles the TheDetroitBureau.com editorial team really enjoyed — and it shows. 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 It may also not be the worst place to begin a shopping list if you’ve gotten a huge year-end bonus or simply have cash to burn rolling into the new year. 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 The  BMW 7 Series is an icon , and every substantive change is subject to incredible scrutiny — and criticism. Now add in a major shift in powertrain and you have the recipe that makes top executives nervous. The Bavarian leadership can exhale now because the new i7 — as well as its gas-powered sibling — is a stunning evolution of the luxury performance sedan. 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V  2023 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV There’s a dichotomy going on within the automotive industry, one best symbolized by the mere presence of the 2023 Ca...

Cracking into the U.S. automotive market is no easy feat. Since the end of World War II there’ve been dozens that have tried, including names like Tucker, Bricklin, Kaiser and DeLorean. While not as eclectic looking as Tesla’s Cybertruck, the Lordstown Endurance offers a unique look. But it’s only with the advent of the battery-electric vehicle that there’ve been any real success stories — primarily in the form of Tesla. There are a handful of strong contenders, such as Lucid and Rivian, as well as a long list of failures. Where Lordstown winds up remains to be seen. Earlier this year, it seemed like the Ohio-based EV wannabe was doomed to crash and burn. It’s management team baldly inflated advance sales numbers and Lordstown was forced to sell its assembly plant — an old GM facility in, appropriately, Lordstown, Ohio to Chinese mega-manufacturer Foxconn. Somewhere in Vegas the bookmakers were clearly giving long odds against the startup ever making it into production. It’s a b...

With plans to put at least 30 battery-electric vehicles into production by mid-decade, automakers know that potential customers will need to be confident they can find places to plug in — especially if they live in an apartment or home where they can’t install a private charger. While overall new vehicle sales are down, EV sales are on the rise and still going, begging the question: Is America ready for millions of EVs? Earlier this month, General Motors announced plans to install 40,000 public chargers around the U.S., many in the rural communities where such devices remain few and far between. And GM isn’t alone. Ford, Volkswagen, Tesla and a number of other automakers have been working to expand the public charging network — which currently totals only about 57,000 plugs — as have charging company startups like EVgo, Electrify America and ChargePoint. EV sales have surged from 1% of the U.S. new vehicle market in late 2019 to nearly 7% in recent months. And that could top 20%...

It’s been rough times for Tesla investors, the high-flying stock dropping by more than two-thirds since last April and analysts warning the automaker will likely fall short of the “epic” year-end finish promised by CEO Elon Musk. But shareholders aren’t the only ones worrying, as Tesla freezes hiring, temporarily idles production in China and hints at job cuts to come. In an email to employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked employees to not “worry about the craziness” surrounding the company’s stock. Musk has been struggling to win back increasingly skeptical investors — and is now trying to soothe frayed nerves within the Tesla team itself, advising workers not to be “bothered by stock market craziness.” Ironically, the note was sent out Wednesday night, just as the Texas-based automaker staged its first upturn on the Nasdaq exchange in weeks, end the day with a 3.3% gain. By Thursday, Tesla was showing signs of even more momentum, the stock up more than $9 a share, at around $122....