As recently as 1953, new-car shoppers could avoid dealerships by ordering directly from their Sears catalog or nearest retail outlet. Named after the insurance company that owned the department-store ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Centurion Vehicles took Ford’s big pickup trucks and turned them into full-size SUVs.

Ford has been a dominant player in the global car market for years, and that was true in the 90s too. But that doesn't mean ...