Stellantis Is In Big Trouble Following Awful First Half Of 2024
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 26, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Volvo needs to keep plug-in hybrids or "will die," according to dealers
Watch This Camaro SS Grind On The Wall Of A Track While Racing A Miata
You probably shouldn’t go full send at the track if you don’t know what you are doing; good advice that might have benefited this Camaro driver who not only embarrassed themselves at a racetrack in Illinois, but likely totaled their car in the process.
Americans Too Old To Be Driving Risk It Anyway Because Living Without A Car Is Miserable And Dangerous
In our latest What Car Should You Buy entry, a reader wanted advice on what car his father-in-law should get to replace his current BMW X5. The problem was less the car itself and more that it was too big for him to drive safely anymore, so they were looking for something smaller. We all suggested alternatives, but if…
NASA’s Return To The Moon Just Got One Giant Leap Closer
NASA has just taken delivery of one of the key components of the new rocket that will fly astronauts into orbit around the moon next year. The central piece of the new Space Launch System has arrived in Florida, where it will soon be assembled to begin tests and checks before the planned mission, which could launch in…
Elon Musk Wants To Use Billions From Tesla To Bail Out xAI
Elon Musk loves pressing his luck when it comes to what he can get his Tesla shareholders to do. Just a few weeks after he got them to approve a $56 billion pay package, he’s apparently asking them to indirectly bail out the investors of his social media company, X (Twitter, baby).
What's The Worst Sports Car Ever Made?
Automotive history is filled with cars that just weren’t it. In every segment, there is a slew of cars that can be genuinely hated. Today we’re talking about sports cars, and one of the worst — at least in my opinion — is the third-generation Chevrolet Camaro.
Renault R5 Turbo, Lola T-200, BMW M235i Cup Car: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Happy Friday, folks. I realized something this week, which is that my love of rain is maybe not normal. Apparently most people dislike being out in a downpour, while I’ll happily ride a motorcycle through hail. This, I’m told, is weird.
2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix preview: Racing in the Ardennes hills
Locals Told To Stay Home As 11,000 Cruise Ship Tourists Descend On Small Island
Thousands of cruise ship passengers turned the charming Greek island of Santorini into standing-room-only hell Wednesday, proving once again it really is the worst way to travel.
2026 Genesis Electrified GV70 spied with updates
At $1,800, Is This 1998 Cadillac Deville A Bargain Barge?
If you consider its price by the linear foot, then today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cadillac is probably a good deal. We’ll still have to decide if it’s desirable enough to warrant even that metric.
Maryland Power Company Paying Ford F-150 Lightning Owners To Give Power Back To The Grid
Vehicle-to-grid technology is slowly expanding, with more automakers and power companies starting to offer the functionality. Ford, Sunrun and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company have partnered with three F-150 Lightning owners to use V2G tech to shore up the state’s power grid.
Bugatti design boss: Tourbillon designed to be timeless
Tesla Windshields Aren’t Even Fish-Proof
Tesla windows famously can’t survive an attack from large steel balls, but you’d have thoughta windshield would be able to hold up against something softer, like a fish right? Wrong, one Tesla owner in New Jersey found out the hard way that their windshield wasn’t fish-proof after it was smashed by a fish that fell…
