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QOTD: Influenced by the Automotive Press?
After last week's story on how Consumer Reports slapped the "avoid" label on the popular Ford F-150, I was going to ask you how much CR shapes your purchase decisions. The magazine is popular, and I know a lot of people, both car enthusiasts and not, who trust it.
Yet sometimes CR says not to buy a car and it sells well. Or vice versa.
After some reflection, I figured opening this QOTD to the larger automotive press would generate a more robust discussion.
Chip Shortage Claims an Unusual Victim: DriveTribe
DriveTribe, a social-media site that was focused on the automotive industry and car enthusiasm, has shut down.
The cause: The semiconductor chip shortage.
Volkswagen Apparently Played Us and Everyone Else
Late yesterday, news dropped that Volkswagen planned to change its name to Voltswagen. A lot of automotive journalists noted the date and called out the announcement as a premature April’s Fool prank, but further reporting seemed to confirm that the name change was indeed real.
Turns out that it really is an April Fool’s prank gone awry.
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