by Phil Jackson | Jun 11, 2025
China’s decision to restrict exports of rare earth elements and magnets is threatening to halt vehicle and auto parts production in the coming weeks.These materials are critical to a wide range of automotive components—from electric motors and sensors to automatic...
by Phil Jackson | May 28, 2025
Volvo Cars reached a major milestone recently in their 70-year history in the US: 5,000,000 cars sold. Village Automotive is incredibly proud to have played a major role in Volvo’s success here in America. We’re not only the oldest Volvo organization in New England,...
by Phil Jackson | May 16, 2025
Really interesting fact: no OEM imported more cars into the United States last year than General Motors. Not even Toyota. Toyota still generates a larger percentage of its sales overall (51.4%), but GM brought into America 1.23 million vehicles from other nations,...
by Phil Jackson | May 1, 2025
Stephen Covey famously stated, “If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.” While this is undoubtedly true, we wouldn’t mind if the fire hose of uncertainty was turned down a bit these days!Yet one thing I know for...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 21, 2025
Every once in a while you come across the term “saloon” as it relates to cars, and you wonder why people are using a term from the Old West to describe a car. When you dive into the etymology, it actually makes pretty logical sense. 📜 Origin of...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 24, 2025
I started driving an EV every day in the fall of 2021. As I was cruising up Route 2 on a frigid evening this past week, I was struck by how much in that time I’ve come to love driving an EV.I preface this post by stating that I would prefer an EV for a myriad of...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 9, 2025
I read a very interesting article recently on the The Ringer website about car headlights and the controversy over how much brighter they have become. It’s a long read, but worth the time if you’ve been like me noticing lately that it seems as if more and more people...
by Phil Jackson | Nov 13, 2024
There has been roughly $120 billion invested in various shared mobility services, from ride-hailing giants like Uber and Lyft to bike and scooter-sharing companies such as Lime and Bird, and car-sharing platforms like Zoomcar.While some mobility services have become...
by Phil Jackson | Nov 1, 2024
Stats time – here are some interesting numbers I’ve run across recently: • 600 new fast-charging stations came online in the US in the 3rd quarter of 2024.• There are now about 9,000 public fast-charging sites across America.• By year’s end there will be roughly 1...
by Phil Jackson | Oct 16, 2024
Despite lofty promises from some quarters, self-driving cars don’t self-drive quite yet. While my Polestar is fantastic at keeping between the lines on its own, it also is quick to remind me to grab the wheel if it senses that my hand isn’t connected to the wheel. And...
