A federal safety mandate meant to shield created one of the ugliest eras in automotive history and made automakers rethink ...

Writing about car design ain’t easy. It’s a rich, endlessly fascinating subject, but also one that’s opaque and secretive by default. Automakers the world over are very protective of everything that ...

In the book, Dick Ruzzin outlines the creation of the world’s first automotive design studio, and the system Earl defined that led to Motorama Cars, the auto show GM staged from 1949 through 1961.

Why Japanese cars felt better than their price: the system behind packaging, efficiency, and design that reshaped modern vehicles. When Japanese carmakers launched their “less is more” approach from ...