August 6, 1991 – Peugeot leaves North America
French automaker Peugeot an faced sales hardship in the US and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This
French automaker Peugeot an faced sales hardship in the US and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This
By August of 1955 Volkswagen produced the Type 1 Beetle, the Type 2 Bus and it had recently introduced the
On this day in 1928, Walter Chrysler founded DeSoto, which provided Chrysler Corporation a vehicle line aimed at the mid
On August 3, 1977, “The Spy Who Loved Me” debuted, marking the tenth installment in the legendary James Bond franchise.
August 2, 2000, marked a significant day in automotive history when BMW officially announced its plans to produce a new
August 1, 1947, marked a significant day in the life of the automotive engineering pioneer, Ferdinand Porsche. After enduring a
Louise Smith, a pioneering figure in the world of motorsports, shattered gender barriers and blazed a trail for women in
A new edition of Scientific American landed on newstands on this day in 1898, and within its pages one could
When General Motors (GM) purchased Cadillac on this day in 1909 for $4.5 million in GM stock, Cadillac was already
In the early 20th century, the American automotive industry experienced a period of fierce competition and innovation, with various automakers
On this day in 1948, British auto racer “Bentley Boy” Woolf Barnato passed away at the age of 52. Barnato
On July 26, 1896, a legend was born in the world of motorsport. Tim Birkin, a British race car driver,
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was an American automobile company that played a significant role in the post-World War II automotive industry.
Thomas William LaSorda, born on July 24, 1954, in Windsor, Ontario, is a Canadian-American executive in the automobile industry. He
On this day in 2006 the MV Cougar Ace, a Singapore-flagged car carrier vessel, was just south of the Aleutian
Public enemy number 1, John Dillinger, was shot and killed outside the Biograph Theather on this day in 1934. After
When the Ferrari F40 made its public debut on this day in 1987, 89 year old Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari
Yesterday we discussed an invention that revolutionized automotive design, pop up headlights that were first featured on the 1936 Cord
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