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    The Necessity Files: Piaggio Vespa and Ape

    The Vespa and Ape in their contemporary surroundings. In a recent article in the necessity series, I wrote about how Kei Cars played an important...

    The Necessity Files: Kei Cars

    Highlighting the role of Kei vehicles in the post-World War II recovery of Japan Imagine being transported back in time to Japan, soon after the...

    Renault’s Post WWII Footprint

    Recently, we wrote about Fiat’s influence on the automotive industry of the Eastern Bloc. Italy’s proximity to the Eastern Bloc, the influence of its...

    Fiat: Influence on the Eastern Bloc

    Post World War II, Europe was divided into two parts. Countries directly under the Soviet Rule or influence formed the Eastern Bloc, governed by...

    Maruti 800 – The car that catalyzed the Indian economy

    Image Credit: Wikipedia By Swiftshashi - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 I am making a bold claim in this article. Giving credit to one car, a...

    Trabant: Deserving of the ridicule?

    Does the car, which was the only option for a majority of the East German population for 3 decades, deserve the ridicule it receives?

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