Trump, Harris Spar Over Auto Industry At First Presidential Debate

Trump, Harris Spar Over Auto Industry At First Presidential Debate

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

Volkswagen Has ‘One, Maybe Two’ Years To Turn Itself Around

Volkswagen Has ‘One, Maybe Two’ Years To Turn Itself Around

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 4, 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. 1st Gear: Volkswagen Could Soon Be In Deep Trouble Volkswagen is in deep shit. Now, its finance chief … Read more

Jeep Wrangler 392 Final Edition Lives On For Another Year Because Everybody Wants One

Jeep Wrangler 392 Final Edition Lives On For Another Year Because Everybody Wants One

We did it, Joe! The Jeep Wrangler 392 Final Edition will live on through the 2025 model year because of people like you. That’s right, because of popular demand, Jeep’s $100,000, 6.4-liter Hemi V8-powered Wrangler 392 Final Edition is giving an encore performance for 2025. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review Back in March, it … Read more

Jeep Plans To Simplify Its Lineup Because It Thinks It Will Help Quality

Jeep Plans To Simplify Its Lineup Because It Thinks It Will Help Quality

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

Jeep Brings Back Pink Paint On The Wrangler Because So Many People Wanted It

Jeep Brings Back Pink Paint On The Wrangler Because So Many People Wanted It

Photo: Jeep If there’s one thing we can all agree about when it comes to Stellantis’ American brands — specifically Dodge and Jeep — it’s that Mopar’s design teams really know how to come up with a good color. It’s been common practice for style-forward cars like the Challenger, Charger and Wrangler to get one-year-only … Read more

What’s Next For Jeep’s Wagoneer And Its Premium Ambitions?

What’s Next For Jeep’s Wagoneer And Its Premium Ambitions?

The Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are the largest and some of the most expensive vehicles Jeep has ever produced. These big and luxurious vehicles came with equally big and luxurious promises in both the sales and customer service departments — but the sub-brand experiment looks like it’s over. Jeep is bringing the Wagoneer name … Read more