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Explore El Camino’s Massive Filmography

Chevy’s El Camino looms large in film history with a huge number of screen appearances documented in a new graphic from Speedway Motors. The team sorted the muscle car’s film appearances by model and demonstrated how massively popular this car is as a film prop. The model with the most appearances is the 1978 El Camino. The smoother edges on the bulky chassis gave the car a rugged yet stylish look that was versatile to a film’s mood. It appeared in Boyz n the Hood, Reservoir Dogs, and There’s Something About Mary, to name a few films. The 1982 and 1973 models were popular too. The ’82 had 84 film appearances, including Anchorman, Boogie Nights, and Straight Outta Compton. The ’73 model had 58 film appearances, including Gremlins and Wall Street. The El Camino’s versatility is on display here with a wide variety of film genres and models used in films.

Explore El Camino’s Massive Filmography

Graphic Displays Every Color of Camaro Ever Made infographic

The team at Speedway Motors offers a fun tool for Camaro collectors, restorers, and fans with a chart displaying every color ever used for the beloved car. Their graphic shows every year the Camaro was released since 1976 and stripes each model in every shade it was available in. This is a valuable resource for collectors seeking to verify original paint colors and identify rare hues, as well as for restorers aiming to match period-accurate colors. Classic car restoration can be challenging due to the loss of data on exact color tones and terminology; however, Speedway Motors has preserved all the color information for the Camaro. Car historians can surely find a lot to enjoy in this graphic. You can either enjoy the visual elements of the graphic or scroll below and find comprehensive lists of the names of each shade for each year. This graphic is particularly helpful for collectors who need resources on their favorite model of Camaro.

Graphic Displays Every Color of Camaro Ever Made infographic

Visual Shows the Changing Prices of the Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang is an iconic American muscle car beloved by motorheads everywhere. The team at Speedway Motors showcases the history of the Mustang with a graphic displaying the price of every Mustang model since its debut in 1964. When the Mustang was first released, it cost $2,368. Adjusted for inflation, that would be $24,344.50. The team helpfully showed the price adjusted for inflation for each release. Today’s model, the Dark Horse Premium, costs $69,375. Prices reflect changing economies, needs, technology, and trends.

Visual Shows the Changing Prices of the Ford Mustang

Study Determines the Best States for Driving and Car Hobbyists
Whether you love driving, car shows, or racing, Speedway Motors can help you find the perfect state for car lovers. They created a scoring system based on factors that affect driving conditions, including the number of car shows and racetracks in a state, as well as average gas prices, registration fees, and the number of uninsured drivers. This system offers a comprehensive judgment of how car-friendly a state is.

Study Determines the Best States for Driving and Car Hobbyists

How Equifax Makes Buying Cars Better infographic
In the modern era, seamless technology has become more and more important to the customer experience. In fact, 72% of consumers claim they would visit dealerships if the buying process was improved. Similarly, 54% of consumers prefer to buy a car if the experience was good, even if it wasn’t the lowest price offered. With new auto loans decreasing by 1.6% year over year, how can you make sure that your customers are enticed to do business with your dealership?

How Equifax Makes Buying Cars Better infographic

Automakers by Number of Safety Recalls

Ford Motor Company has had the highest number of safety recalls on average since 2010, totaling a count of 545 recalls. Despite this high number, Ford's frequent recalls indicate their commitment to addressing safety concerns for their consumers.

Forest River, specializing in large and complex RVs and trailers, is a close second with 527 recalls. They ranked first for recalls from 2015 to 2020, suddenly moving down to sixth place in 2021 when several manufacturers like Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Trucks North America, and Chrysler overtook them.

Automakers by Number of Safety Recalls infographic

These Vehicles Are Vulnerable to Theft #infographic
There are a few reasons one vehicle might be more vulnerable to theft than others. Leaving a vehicle in a poorly lit place emboldens thieves. Luxury cars or cars with parts in high demand are targeted for their resale value. Older cars or cars with weak security stand out to thieves on the hunt for vehicles. Even social media trends and tips leave certain models more vulnerable to theft. Knowing the risks can help vehicle owners take precautions, so the team at Convoy Car Shipping crunched the data and determined which vehicles are most at risk based on the number of thefts per model in 2023. They even mapped out the most stolen model in each state.

These Vehicles Are Vulnerable to Theft #infographic



Amidst its ongoing financial struggles, Tesla is reducing the subscription fee for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist software. The fee has been cut down from $199 a month to $99 a month.

 

The FSD is Tesla’s level 2 driver-assist system, that the company describes as FSD (Supervised), emphasizing that the drivers are required to pay attention to the road and stand ready to take control of the vehicle. This is because Tesla has been criticized for not incorporating proper driver monitoring and other safety measures to counter overreliance on the system.

 

While the FSD was available as a $99 monthly subscription to owners who already have Autopilot, Tesla now offers Autopilot as standard on all new car purchases, which cancels the need for the price variance. The company has recently also started to promote a one-month free trial of FSD, as a way of attracting more customers to the subscription.

Tesla Announces Reduction in Subscription Fee of its FSD Driver-Assist Software

American Car Sales Per Day

The Convoy Car Shipping team compiled illuminating data on American car sales that shows us just how many cars are on the road throughout the country. With unstable gas prices and environmental concerns, this data can tell us a lot about what American consumers value in a vehicle and whether these factors might affect buying trends.

American Car Sales Per Day #Infographic



CEO of Ford Jim Farley has revealed that the company developed a “skunkworks” lab two years ago – a start-up separate from the Ford mothership, which is aimed at producing electric vehicles at affordable prices. The lab’s team is being led by Alan Clarke, executive director of advanced EV development at Ford.

 

In 2023, Ford reported a loss of $1.6 billion and announced that it would reduce its expenditure on EVs, so it could fulfil customers’ needs in a better way. However, the current news of Ford’s experimentations with low-cost EVs suggests that the company is still adamant on competing with Tesla and other EV automakers like BYD.

Ford Reveals it Silently Developed a Skunkworks Lab for the Production of Low-Cost EVs

 

Adoption of Fuel-Saving Technologies by Different Automakers


Automakers have invested plenty of time and money into various fuel-saving technologies, over the past few decades. This includes improvements such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and auto start-stop features.

 

It is a difficult task to keep a track of the companies which have adopted these technologies. Luckily, the EPA’s 2022 Automotive Trends Report includes data that shows which automakers have adopted what technologies.

Adoption of Fuel-Saving Technologies by Different Automakers #Infographic

 

Tesla Announces Unbeatable Profit Margins


Tesla made quite a surprising announcement in January this year, that it would be cutting prices on its vehicles by as much as 20%.

 

Even though price cuts are not new in the automotive world, they surely are for Tesla. The company, which generally has been unable to keep up with demand, has seen its order backlog shrink from 476,000 units in July 2022, to 74,000 in December 2022.

 

This has been attributed to robust production growth of Tesla, which saw 2022 production increase 41% over 2021 (from 930,422 to 1,313,851 units).

 

Apparently, the days of “endless” demand of Tesla are over, Tesla is going on the offensive by reducing its prices. This is a step that puts pressure on competitors, but has also annoyed existing owners of this brand.

 

Tesla Announces Unbeatable Profit Margins #Infographic

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