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Unsafe at Any Speed is primarily known for its critique of the Chevrolet Corvair, although only one of the book's eight chapters covers the Corvair.It also deals with the use of tires and tire pressure being based on comfort rather than on safety, and the automobile industry disregarding technically based criticism. [2]
Former Ford and Chrysler President Lee Iacocca said the Corvair was 'unsafe' and a 'terrible' car in his book, Iacocca: An Autobiography. [33] Dan Neil wrote, "Chevrolet execs knew the Corvair was a handful, but they declined to spend the few dollars per car to make the swing-axle rear suspension more manageable. Ohhh, they came to regret that."
The Chevrolet Corvair is a rear-engined, air-cooled compact car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet over two generations between 1960 and 1969. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, [1] it was offered in 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, convertible, 4-door station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup truck body styles in its first generation (1960–1964), and as a 2-door coupe ...
Two of Nader's most notable targets were the Chevy Corvair and the Ford Pinto. [3] Nader made four bids to become President of the United States, running with the Green Party in 1996 and 2000, the Reform Party in 2004, and as an independent in 2008. In each campaign, Nader said he sought to highlight under-reported issues and a perceived need ...
Both the Monza GT and SS ended up as concepts only, tied partly to the fortunes of the Corvair, which suffered after the vehicle was declared unsafe by Nader. [7] Mitchell remarked in 1985 that he "wanted something more exotic, so I built the one where the hatch came up (the Monza GT) and it's still a beautiful car, but it was heavy.
This isn’t the first time Buffett has made an aggressive long-term prediction. In 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, he wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times to assuage ...
In the U.S., from a population of 105 million, the flu claimed about 675,000 lives—almost 10 times more than the country's World War I fatalities—and it dramatically lowered life expectancy by ...
Stephen Hawking warned that recent divisive votes like the election of Donald Trump are backlashes against growing inequality across the world.