How Touchscreens Ruined Luxury Cars
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Why would anyone spend twice as much (or more) on a car if the car that costs half as much (or less) has pretty much everything the car that costs twice as much (or more) has? Consider — among other things — the ubiquity of the LCD […]
Another Target Missed
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist You may recall when GM promised the battery-powered iteration of its Equinox crossover would have a starting price “around $30,000” when it became available for the ’24 model year. How’s around $50,000 grab you? Once again, the “target” has been missed — as if Stevie Wonder were […]
The Costs of the Mafia
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Why is it a bad idea to force people to buy car insurance — leaving aside the forcing them to buy it? Well, because it enables the insurance mafia — how else to describe a business that uses threats of retaliation if you don’t agree to pay […]
The Mobility Show
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist There used to be car shows — annual events at which the car manufacturers would show off their latest designs, to whet the appetite of car buyers. How about a mobility show, instead? That’s what the Tokyo Motor Show — which until now was like the Detroit […]
If it Risks Even 20 Million Lives
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist We’ve all heard the evil mantra that a thing is worth imposing on everyone if it “saves even one life.” How about when the thing imposes the risk of death on 20 million people? Then, apparently, it is worth the risk — imposed on those 20 millions […]
The $41,000 Dent Repair
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist If you’re wondering, as many American drivers are wondering, why your insurance premium recently got “adjusted” — even though you’ve not been in an accident or even gotten a ticket — you might want to watch the video below. The owner of a Rivian electric truck took […]
Most Annoying New Car Feature?
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist The title of this article begs an interesting question, for openers. If a feature is annoying, why would anyone choose to pay for it? The answer, of course, is that they have no choice — assuming they want the car — because these annoying features are standard […]
Recharge Rage
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist What do you suppose the result would be if you needed to get gas in a hurry — in order to get somewhere quickly — but you couldn’t fill up because there was another car already at the pump and it just sat there for half an […]
“Unlocking“ What You Don’t Own
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist It used to be that when you bought a car, it was yours. It’s now theirs — even if you paid for it. All made possible by the transitioning of cars into battery-powered devices, just like a cell phones. And just the same way. For instance, the […]
Honda Becomes GM (and vice versa)
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Trump told autoworkers the other day that the electric car will put an end to the American car industry — and thus, put an end to their jobs as autoworkers as there won’t be many jobs left when a car becomes an extruded plastic body dropped onto […]