The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality

Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of “just in time” manufacturing methodology, it’s underst… Continue reading The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality

Next-gen Lexus EVs will self-drive around the factory for assembly

Lexus won’t be needing conveyor belts once the “gigacast” chassis of its next-gen electric cars is put together; the company has announced it’s introducing a “self-driving assembly line,” where cars will autonomously move between stations.Continue Read… Continue reading Next-gen Lexus EVs will self-drive around the factory for assembly

Customer satisfaction survey predicts Top 10 cars that will “make you happy”

Automotive manufacturers scour their private polls just as fastidiously as politicians do theirs, but the big difference is that there is never a “judgement day” for the car makers because they keep their customer satisfaction information, reliability … Continue reading Customer satisfaction survey predicts Top 10 cars that will “make you happy”

Review: 2023 Lexus RX 350h brings a fifth generation of hybrid luxury

Lexus completely redesigned the RX hybrid for 2023, marking the fifth generation for the luxury utility. Changes include a new powertrain, lots of convenience and driver assistance technologies, and (finally) new infotainment.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Review: 2023 Lexus RX 350h brings a fifth generation of hybrid luxury

Review: 2023 Lexus LX 600 boasts a host of new-generation improvements

The big Lexus LX is now in its fourth generation, the new LX 600 marking this newest rendition. It is Lexus’ largest SUV, and this generation sports some huge changes. A turbocharged V6, lighter-weight chassis, and improved interior layout are just som… Continue reading Review: 2023 Lexus LX 600 boasts a host of new-generation improvements

Lexus rolls out first battery-electric for global markets: the RZ

Lexus has unveiled a new all-electric vehicle model, the RZ. The luxury brand will offer the RZ to the global market, and its underpinnings will likely be the basis of more EV models to come. It’s the first of Lexus’ planned electric vehicles, with a g… Continue reading Lexus rolls out first battery-electric for global markets: the RZ

$2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History

With the sale of the Shelby Toyota 2000 GT for US$2,535,000 at Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island auction on March 5, 2022, the Toyota 2000 GT regained its crown as the most expensive Japanese car sold at auction.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Tr… Continue reading $2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History

Lexus teases a fast, sexy future with 430-mile solid-state sports EV

As we learned in December, Lexus is in the early stages of becoming an all-electric premium brand. The most exciting part of that transformation promises to be the not-so-excitingly named BEV Sport concept, an electric Lexus coupe of supercar proportio… Continue reading Lexus teases a fast, sexy future with 430-mile solid-state sports EV

Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Our annual highlights of the auction year reached a crescendo in this post-2021 coverage - the most explosive growth, the most ridiculous lots, and dozens of examples of the most expensive items in history ... not to mention the most bizarre lots we've yet seen. The most intriguing of them all was the sale by tender of (most of) the cars from the 2015 movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

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