Fisker Asks Judge If It Can Sell Remaining Oceans For Just $14,000 Each
Fisker officially filed for bankruptcy last month, and despite a “going out of business” sale that saw prices of its Ocean EV slashed by thousands, the automaker still has a few thousand leftovers that didn’t sell. Fisker may have found a buyer for all those EVs and, as TechCrunch reports, it’s willing to let them go…
Vin Diesel Shows Off 3 Familiar Muscle Cars For 'Fast X Part 2' Filming On Instagram
There seem to be few things in the world that Vin Diesel loves more than the “Fast and Furious” franchise, and he’s a big fan of sharing that love with fans. Most recently, this has meant posting Instagram videos behind the scenes of “Fast X Part 2,” showing off all the cars that will be arriving — or returning — to…
June 2024 Corvette Production Update
As we are now in the first week of July, we take a moment to review the production statistics of all three Corvette models during the month of June.
Continue reading June 2024 Corvette Production Update at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.
Swim In The Pain Of Retrieving A Lost Drive Bit From Deep Inside A Mini
You probably know this feeling. You drop something, a fastener, a socket, a shotgun shell into your engine bay. First you look. Can you see it? No. Then you stick one of those little magnet retriever things down where you think the object may have gone. It sticks to everything else, but you can’t pull your object back…
Small Car Supremacy Imminent
After covering Ford CEO Jim Farley saying America needs to fall back in love with smaller cars despite running a company that killed the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion and Taurus, we decided to take a look at the sales figures of the smallest, cheapest cars still on the market. It is July, after all, meaning most of the Q2…
2025 Defender Octa debuts as tough off-roader packing 626 hp
'We Have To Start To Get Back In Love With Smaller Vehicles,' Says CEO Of Automaker That Doesn't Sell Small Cars
It definitely upsets some readers, but here at Jalopnik, we’re fully on Team Don’t Drive A Childcrusher 9000. Cars are fun and all, but they’re not more important than people’s lives. And unfortunately for everyone who does anything outside of a car, tall hoods on large trucks and SUVs make them especially deadly in…
Hidden Camera Disguised As Key Fob Found In Dealership Bathroom
People usually walk into dealerships ready to get ripped off, but after a hidden camera made to look like a humble key fob was found in the rest room of a dealership in Charlotte, North Carolina, last week, they now have a lot more to worry about.
Biggest F1 Pirate Streamer Online Is Shutting Down
Cable and terrestrial television viewers are dropping like flies, and many don’t want to pay the exorbitant $84.99 per year fee that F1 TV charges for live streaming of Grands Prix. I, myself, was an F1 TV subscriber until the rates went up significantly for the 2024 season. If you wanted to keep up with F1 but didn’t…
Elon Musk’s ‘Erratic, Impulsive’ Behavior Puts Buyers Off Tesla: Study
Tesla is having a heck of a time right now. The rollout of its flagship Cybertruck has been fraught with issues, sales of its entire lineup are stagnating and investors are getting worried that big boss Elon Musk is distracted by his other ventures, such as SpaceX and his takeover of Twitter. However, that might not…
Americans With Guns Are Hunting Walmart's Delivery Drones
Walmart recently partnered with drone delivery startup Wing to offer packages shipped same-day by air. There is a laundry list of hurdles to overcome in order for this to be a reality, from regulatory approval, technological integration, and simply making it cost-effective to operate. One of the hurdles that Walmart…
You Can Lease A New Car For $19 Per Month, But It's A Nissan Leaf
For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. until the working class can afford to drive them. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive…
Pagani builds first Huayra equipped with manual transmission
Fiat Gains 119 Percent In Sales Over Last Year While Toyota Slips Slightly
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 3, 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.
These Are The Worst Places To Stop On A Road Trip
Ah, summer road trips. The sun on your face, a visit to the wind in your hair, the world’s sketchiest gas station bathroom — pure America. Of course, no one loves that last one, so earlier this week we asked you for the worst places to stop on a road trip. Today, we’re digging through your answers to come with a list…
These Are The Safest Cars On Sale Today According To The IIHS
To win a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, cars must not only pass a litany of tests designed to emulate real-world crash scenarios, but offer exemplary performance in the full spectrum of crash tests. These include earning the IIHS’ highest rating of good in the small overlap…
Has There Ever Been A Perfect Car?
There have been so many different kinds of car built since the beginning of time. I don’t know how many different cars, but it’s got to be in the dozens, right? With so many options to choose from, there has to have been one that just achieved ultimate perfection. If you had to pick just one car as perfect, nothing…
All Of Stellantis’ American Brands Are Doing Badly This Year, But The Italians Are On The Upswing
Now that we’re halfway through the year, automakers are slowly trickling out Q2 2024 sales results, which always results ingoodies and interesting tidbits to be found. EV sales are up at multiple brands like BMW, Hyundai and GM, for instance. But it’s not all good news — just look at Stellantis. Every one of the…
