Michael Taylor

Comeback Kid Nissan Chasing Profit, Not Sales Growth Nissan’s President and CEO has taken hours to dampen down talk of double-digit 2026 sales growth, insisting the turnaround program prioritized profits over sales volumes.

Nissan’s US team tells dealers to expect double-digit growth in 2026.
Nissan’s global CEO says slow down, chickadees…
#nissan
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1972 BMW 3.0 CS
1973 BMW 3.0 CSI
1968 Datsun 510 rally car
2014 Audi RS7
1967 Amphicar

I drove this mighty beast, a @Volkswagen Beetle with a Porsche 356 powertrain, in the @millemigliaofficial a few years ago.
Greg Kable and I nicknamed him “Bruce the Benz Eater” for his penchant for passing Gullwings.
Now it’s official. The Volkswagen Museum calls him “Bruce”.
Dead chuffed.

Insane, but to be fair it only effects about 15 cars a year.

Safety Bodies Urge EU Not To Let US Vehicles Skirt Safety Rules The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) insists the EU should not allow American companies to sidestep EU safety rules to lower tariffs with the U.S.

Japan’s US tariff agreement reportedly includes US vehicles bypassing Japanese crash safety regulations.
Europe’s transport safety bodies are warning the EU not to do the same…
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Collectible Car Insurer Hagerty Eyes Australian Expansion Collectible car specialist Hagerty Insurance is considering an Australian expansion.

Shannons has owned the collectible and rare car insurance market in Australia for decades.
Now America’s Hagerty Insurance is eyeing up the Shannons pie, and it has a knife and fork in its hands.

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Guess which car can, and did, hide an entire ‘nother car in its A-pillar/mirror intersection on #gcoty #gtest?
Looking at you, #Lucid.
Shame, because it does soooo many things beautifully.

Well done, Range Rover. Australian English? And first? Two thumbs up. #rangerover #gtest #gcoty

Gen IV #Fiat Panda. Design cookies EVERYWHERE. So much fun, lots of car in a surprisingly good package. #gcoty #gtest

Mercedes-Benz insists the new G500 is just fine with a turbocharged six and some hybrid gear.
V8-loving G500 owners I know say this isn’t a real G500.
Where do you stand?
I mean, it does most things pretty well, but just doesn’t sound like a G500. No rumble, no glory.
#gcoty #gtest

No, that’s pretty much what they all look like.

It isn’t just Europeans. It’s needed in Australia and New Zealand and, here’s a shock, I need one when I drive in the US.

Oh, I should tell you about the Benz launch in Spain where EVERY US journo had to get lifts back to the hotel after being stopped halfway along the route…

Historic Sports Car Impounded At Concorso D’Eleganza In Italy The Grifo, one of just 13 in the world and valued at more than $1 million, was also allegedly driven without proof of Italian insurance or a visible number plate.

Ummm, that’s an “ooops” from me.
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New Italian V12 Hypercar Brand Debuts With More Than 2000hp Italy’s Motor Valley has given birth to another high-horsepower, high-cost protagonist with the launch of the Giamaro Automobili brand.

Italy’s Motor Valley has given birth to another supercar brand, Giamaro Automobili, backed by an Italian bedding entrepreneur.
But will its future be more Lamborghini or Cizeta?
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New Italian V12 Hypercar Brand Debuts With More Than 2000hp Italy’s Motor Valley has given birth to another high-horsepower, high-cost protagonist with the launch of the Giamaro Automobili brand.

Italy’s Motor Valley has given birth to another supercar brand, Giamaro Automobili, backed by an Italian bedding entrepreneur.
But will its future be more Lamborghini or Cizeta?
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There are strange cars at the @concorsodeleganza_vde and there are rare cars at the Concorso, too.
Then there’s the Silver Fox…

Nothing like a Le Mans Aston Martin in traffic to start a Friday.

All the Maseratis at the Munich Drivers Club #maserati

Examined that possibility but the old hospital does neither surgery nor illness and is mainly for vaccinations, shots and paperwork now.
Besides, every time I come here some old chod has gone, replaced by something else.
But the Daimler always remains.

It’s always worth not blowing up an industry in which Europe dominates (certainly in the value-add part) until you have evidence.
Keep up the great work. I always have high expectations from you guys, and I’m rarely disappointed.

The old hospital here in como has a huge carpark that’s never more than 20% full.
And of that 20%, half is some of the greatest chod car collection going, gathering dust.
I can’t understand if it’s a scam of some sort or someone has found a genius way to store weird shitters. #weirdcars

Oh.
My.
Entire.
Childhood.
Was.
A.
Lie.

It’s Spanish for:
Fleago
Bingo
Droopy
and
Snork

Just received a complimentary email from a Powertrain Technology International magazine reader.
I didn’t think people still did this.
So if you bump into Richard Langtry from V12 Engineering in North Vancouver, CA, say hi from me.
He’s already a guy that goes the extra mile.

Thanks guys. One of the dangers of the modern digital media is that it’s hard to escape the whirlpool once a story gathers crawler-engine momentum and the deeper story is hard to find.
Old fashioned phone calls still work, though.

Any time you’re in Italy…

Well, the Alfa Storico Museum in Arese is on my way from Lake Como to Milano, so…
And I drove one of their museum cars in the Mille Miglia a few years ago.