Ready for Driving Again
It’s hard to sustain a state of panic, a sense of imminent doom, when the sun is shining, the breeze is warm — and you’re getting your classic car ready for spring. This is a necessary and therapeutic annual ritual. Like the first green shoots and buds on the trees, it marks the end of […]
The Pros and Cons of Electric Motorcycles in 2020
The Electric Motorcycle is the newest innovation in the Motorcycle industry since just about ever. Motorbikes haven’t changed much in a long time. Of course, technology has improved, but rarely have motorcycles innovated, until now. The newest eco-bikes deliver a vast range of benefits and convenience, but there are some drawbacks due to technological limitations, […]
Tips to Prevent Damage to Your Unused Car
When you don’t use your car regularly, you may find that problems start to appear. A vehicle’s internal machinery has been designed for regular use, so without due care and attention, things could become damaged. Here are some of our top tips for keeping your unused car healthy while not in use. Is the Gasoline […]
So What Happens if We Don’t Want Them?
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA Newsletter #891 on March 1, 2020. If you would like to receive our newsletter, join the NMA today. In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were […]
Stop-Start Shuffle
In the 1970s, cars would sometimes stall out in traffic but not on purpose. You’d push on the gas, but the car wouldn’t go. Horn honking frustration would ensue as the driver of the conked out car tried to get it going again. Today, undoing decades of refinement, cars conk out on purpose at every red light […]
BMW, General Motors, Ford to Start Testing Blockchain Payments in Cars
Over the past few years, several automakers have begun exploring blockchain technology and its integration. It includes blockchain for autonomous vehicles, as well as integration with the supply chain. Blockchain may even become popular in the automotive industry in the same way that revolutionary technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance GPS, and sensors are. In […]
Latent vs. Present Horsepower
We will one day look back fondly on the days just before Corona Fever hit as a golden era of vehicle design. Or at least, a golden age of horsepower. New cars come with a lot of it. Four-cylinder engines in family cars routinely produce more of it than most V8s in muscle cars did as […]
The Jigsaw Future of Car Ownership
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #416 from January 2017. Owning a car has always been one of those milestones in a person’s life. When we were kids we dreamed about what kind of car we would own in the future. We dreamed of dragging Main […]
Are we headed for a New and Used Car Price Collapse? NMA Auto Tech Watch for April 19, 2020
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Even before the coronavirus reared its ugly head, the auto industry was in trouble—some say even in a bit of a free fall. Now that few of us can buy a car due to job loss, job reduction, and stay-at-home orders, will there soon be a collapse of the […]
Despite the COVID-19 Crisis, Automakers Announce New Auto Tech
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Due to the COVID-19 crisis (and problems from before the crisis), the auto industry around the world is in free fall. I have noticed that any time there is some bad news, automakers release information that keeps us excited. I am not sure if all the automakers will survive […]