Dr Martens is heavily focused on its recovery, but that turnaround may not happen under its current ownership structure with a report saying it’s being eyed for a takeover by a number of major non-UK firms. Dr Martens The heritage UK business is listed on the London Stock Exchange but its valuation today is ‘only’ … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Transit Connect electric is touted by its seller as a “piece of automotive history.” Let’s see if its price sets some sort of historical record. The 2014 BMW 328d wagon we looked at yesterday featured BMW’s brand of AWD, which the company oddly calls xDrive, as standard. However, X … Read more
Image: Facebook Marketplace The whole van life craze is still going strong, but if you aren’t the kind of person who can just go buy a brand new Mercedes Sprinter and drop another fifty grand modifying it with all the gubbins you need to live in it, there are much less expensive options available to … Read more
Image: Citroen There are so many great cars available in other markets that we don’t get here in the U.S. because of our own silly protectionist laws. There are plenty of market forces preventing the above Citroën Berlingo from being sold here, but specifically because it is a cargo van, it receives a 25 percent … Read more
American workwear brand Dickies announced on Monday the appointment of Denise Anderson to the role of vice president of global marketing. Denise Anderson – Courtesy With over 20 years of marketing experience, Anderson joins the Dickies team from Smartwool, where she has spent the last nine years across various marketing and creative roles including leading global brand marketing … Read more
By Reuters API Published Feb 7, 2024 VF Corp market expectations for third-quarter results on slow demand, and said its CFO Matt Puckett will step down later this year, sending the Vans sneaker maker’s shares down about 9% in extended trading. @thenorthface The company, which withdrew its annual forecasts in October and announced a cost … Read more
Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda revealed a stable of his favorite cars at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon. As you’d expect, four of the six vehicles onstage at the car show were from Lexus or Toyota, but there was one vehicle that stood out by virtue of both its greatness and the notable fact that it … Read more
After first teasing it during the Super Bowl, Ram unveiled the electric 1500 REV pickup truck in April, which will do battle with the likes of the Chevy Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T. The Ram REV will go on sale by the end of 2024, but it won’t actually be the first … Read more
Image: Stellantis I’ll take the low-hanging fruit of the Plymouth Prowler. It’s an amazing visual performer, but an uninspired actual performer. The wimpier-than-you’d-like engine and lazy slushbox were acceptable on the street, because these are really only for cruising down Main Street while reveling in the stares of everyone else. You don’t need big performance … Read more
Every year since the release of the new Suzuki Jimny in 2019, Japanese tuning company DAMD has released body kits and other styling parts for the tiny SUV that make it look older and more retro or like other off-roaders such as the Mercedes-Benz G-wagen and Toyota Land Cruiser. For the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon, … Read more
