EV Sales Are Up In The U.S. For Every Automaker But Tesla

EV Sales Are Up In The U.S. For Every Automaker But Tesla

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 18, 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 Zeekr 001 Promises the Most Battery Range of Any EV at 641 Miles 1st Gear: EV Sales … Read more

Donald Trump Has A Lot Of Thoughts About EVs. Most Of Them Are Wrong

Donald Trump Has A Lot Of Thoughts About EVs. Most Of Them Are Wrong

Former President Donald Trump recently sat down with Bloomberg for a wide-ranging interview, but as it turns out, he has a lot of thoughts about EVs and imported cars, and most of them are very wrong. Ed Begley Jr. On The Past And Present Of Electric Vehicles Trump actually told Bloomberg he has “no objection … Read more

GM And Stellantis Get $1 Billion From Feds For EVs

GM And Stellantis Get  Billion From Feds For EVs

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Government Hands GM, Stellantis $1 Billion For More EV Projects The … Read more

Americans Bought More Than 40,000 Cars That Were Built In China In The First Half Of 2024

Americans Bought More Than 40,000 Cars That Were Built In China In The First Half Of 2024

Photo: Lincoln For years now automakers, politicians and car enthusiasts alike have been ranting about how Chinese automakers are coming to ruin our country and the auto industry as a whole. While we have yet to see any Chinese companies enter the U.S. market and start selling cars here, a handful of existing brands have … Read more

BYD Sales Surge As Tesla’s Continues To Drop

BYD Sales Surge As Tesla’s Continues To Drop

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, July 2, 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’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: China’s BYD Is Coming For Tesla’s Ass Again Chinese vehicle maker … Read more

Comedy Of Errors Led To Fisker’s Bankruptcy

Comedy Of Errors Led To Fisker’s Bankruptcy

Good morning! It’s Thursday, June 20, 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. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: Fisker Messed Up At Every Turn When Fisker … Read more

Tesla Shareholders Rush To Sue Elon Musk Before The Company Moves To Texas

Tesla Shareholders Rush To Sue Elon Musk Before The Company Moves To Texas

Good morning! It’s Friday, June 14, 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’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla Faces Lawsuits In Delaware Blasting Elon Musk’s Behavior Elon Musk … Read more

Elon Musk Says He Has The Votes For His $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package

Elon Musk Says He Has The Votes For His  Billion Tesla Pay Package

Good morning! It’s Thursday, June 13, 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 Says Shareholders Love His $56 Billion Pay Package  Tesla … Read more

Young Americans Want Chinese EVs

Young Americans Want Chinese EVs

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 23, 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. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: Americans Under 40 Yearn For Chinese EVs … Read more

If Western Automakers Aren’t Already Terrified Of Chinese EVs, They Probably Should Be

If Western Automakers Aren’t Already Terrified Of Chinese EVs, They Probably Should Be

Whether you have a problem buying a Chinese EV or not, that still doesn’t change the fact that China is investing heavily in its electric future, or the fact that the build quality and engineering gaps continue to close between Chinese and legacy Western automakers — with some Chinese automakers even surpassing the Western ones. … Read more