National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Have you noticed? Mid-sized trucks are getting pretty scarce. Dodge dropped the Dakota. GM has put the kibosh — for the moment, at least — on the Chevy Colorado (and its GMC twin, the Canyon). Ford — like GM, like Chrysler (through its Ram spin-off) only sells 1500-series and larger […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist When you screw up and the boss — or a client or a customer — loses faith in you, it’s imperative to do more than just what’s expected next time. If there is a next time. Mitsubishi — struggling to stay afloat in the wake of the Depreciation Disaster triggered […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist What is the difference, really, between a “crossover” SUV and a wagon? The lines blur.

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The 2014 Mazda6 was one of the earliest-release ’14 models. I got one to test drive back in late March of this year — less than three months into calendar year 2013. The big news — in addition to the bodacious new bodywork — was the announcement that the new 6 […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, my family had one not-quite-Cadillac after the next. A succession of Oldsmobiles that had many of the same features, but cost my folks less to buy because an Oldsmobile wasn’t a Cadillac — even if only in name. The Hyundai Azera is a […]