Geoge Smith 
For those of you who didn’t get a chance to check out the BMW i5 Luggage Test, or just didn’t reach the end (oh, I’m soooooo sorry for boring you), you missed the sad news that there was a casualty in the luggage test ranks. It was with great sadness that I announced the passing … Read more
According to new reports surrounding the death of Angela Chao last month, the billionaire’s blood-alcohol concentration was around 0.233 grams per 100 mililiters at the time of her death, which is nearly three times the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle, 0.08 g/ml. Chao had reportedly switched her Tesla Model X into reverse instead … Read more
American automotive media spend a lot of time and words talking about the Ford F-150’s sales dominance, but globally, it’s Tesla that has taken the top spot. The American EV maker had the most-produced vehicle in the world last year, topping Ford trucks and an uber-popular Toyota along the way. French EV research firm Inovev … Read more
The Infiniti QX80 is old. It’s only on its second generation, but it’s been around for almost 15 years thanks to its 2011 debut. After a few facelifts that weren’t fooling anyone, Infiniti has finally gotten around to redesigning the QX80 for 2025. 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC SUV | First Drive Image: Infiniti Infiniti … Read more
Tesla Inc. has reduced production at its plant in China, according to people familiar with the matter, amid sluggish growth in electric-vehicle sales and intense competition in the world’s biggest auto market. The U.S. carmaker earlier this month instructed employees at its Shanghai facility to lower production of both the Model Y and Model 3 … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 21, 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. My Mini Is Getting A Bit Cramped For Me And My Dogs | What Car Should You Buy? … Read more
The 2025 Kicks is growing up, Nissan announced Friday. Gaining more interior room, more horsepower and most critically, all-wheel drive, Nissan’s smallest U.S.-market crossover has formally graduated from the class of hatchbacks-on-stilts to the ranks of “proper” crossovers, whatever that means. As you can probably see from the photos, this is no mere refresh. The … Read more
An analysis by Care Edge Ratings shows that the demand for vehicles powered by traditional fuels is progressively shifting towards those that utilise alternative fuels. The share of petrol vehicle sales, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, has recorded a significant decline, decreasing from 86 percent in 2020 to 76 percent in 2023 while … Read more
The Volkswagen ID Buzz electric van hasn’t even hit the highway in earnest here in America yet, and those pesky Europeans are already getting a hot new model. Called the ID Buzz GTX, the new electric model increases the power for the Euro-spec van, adds all-wheel-drive and tweaks the interior, and it looks slick. VW’s … Read more
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