David Zatz
New book delves into original Wagoneers, Gladiators, and other Jeeps
A new book from the founder of Mopar site allpar.com—and this site, aCarPlace—delves into the origins of classic Jeeps, including… Read More
Cars, minivans falling; trucks and SUVs taking over; GM beat Ford in pickups
On the close of 2020’s car sales year in North America, we found, as always, that pickup trucks were the… Read More
What happened to Allpar?
The original Mopar-focused web site, Allpar.com—“original” if you include the names it went by before the founder decided on Allpar—has… Read More
The story behind an icon: Rise and Reinvention book is out
Back in 1973, there were basically five types of car you could buy in North America: small imports, mostly rear… Read More
US sales, year to date
The master of American auto sales remains General Motors, which still beat Ford and FCA easily despite having dropped Pontiac… Read More
How cars are designed, in a new book
How are completely new cars designed? According to a new book, Mopar Minivans, there can be a lot of arguments,… Read More
What’s the most exciting NYC reveal this year?
On the “very exciting” list, we have a new Subaru Outback, Toyota Highlander, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Cadillac CT5, and… Read More
Meet the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks
The 2019 Ram heavy duty pickup series will start at $35,090, including a hefty (and mandatory) destination fee. The starting… Read More
Oops: Fords randomly jerking into first gear
GM and Ford worked together on a ten-speed automatic transmission which has, so far, proven to be reliable and likable.… Read More