Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 12, 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. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review 1st Gear: Engine Fires Reported In Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks After Stellantis … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 11, 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. Karen Fukuhara Is A Very Happy Jeep Owner 1st Gear: Harris, Trump Battle Over Auto Industry On September … Read more
Screenshot: CBS New York A drunk dumbass tried to flee the scene of a crash after striking two parked cars and two pedestrians on Saturday and ended up significantly worse off for it. Following a u-turn and a high-speed getaway, the driver ran headlong into the back of a parked Jeep and rolled his van. … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, August 28, 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. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Walter P. Chrysler’s Heir Wants To Buy … Read more
Happy Monday! It’s August 12, 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. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Musk Backs Trump, But Tesla Lobbies Against His Policies Elon Musk … Read more
The Chrysler PT Cruiser played a significant role in kick-starting the compact crossover craze. It was built on a platform related to the affordable and fun-to-drive Dodge Neon, but offered enough space and a flat load floor to let it be categorized as a light truck. Unlike the Neon, the PT Cruiser did not win over … Read more
Some proposed are killed at the concept stage, and some go deep into development before ultimately being scrapped. That’s what happened at Jeep in the 1990s when the brand was developing an entry level model that would have brought a basic, cheap off-roader to the masses. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review Found by way … Read more
When Chrysler introduced its first minivan to American consumers way back in the early ‘80s, its family-friendly features, car-like maneuverability, and affordable price earned it thousands of fans and automotive industry imitators. Few of these fans were drawn to the minivan market sector by the promise of any semblance of high performance, however. This particular … Read more
Image: Jeep Jeep has been on a roller coaster ride the last few years. Sales have suffered, dealers are sitting on inventory they’re heavily discounting to move, quality has suffered and worse yet, their vehicles have become too expensive for many would-be buyers — something the company acknowledges even though it just released a $70,000 … Read more
I was 24 and working seasonally so money was tight most of the time. I had a 1992 Buick Roadmaster, that I purchased from a friend, whose grandfather had passed and they just wanted the car gone. So, I got it for a steal. Driving it into the shop where I worked, my boss constantly … Read more
