One hundred and sixteen years ago this week, William Crapo (yes, really) Durant founded General Motors in the hopes of creating a large conglomerate that could scoop up all the smaller automotive companies blooming in turn of the last century Detroit. While GM would eventually become a huge success, indeed one of the largest companies … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s August 30, 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: Elon Musk’s ‘Master Plan’ For Climate Change Disappears From Tesla’s Website Elon … Read more
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Chevy says “If you like Vegas, come check it out, you won’t be disappointed.” Let’s see if the price proves otherwise. The Honda CR-Z Was a Great Idea in the Wrong Package We had a real nail-biter in the voting yesterday. Many in the comments complained … Read more
When this Geo Metro was just an economical commuter for its first owner back in 1995, it weighed 1800 pounds and made 55 horsepower from a one-liter inline-three engine. According to the person selling this monster, the since-modified car allegedly weighs less than it did in stock form despite carrying six total liters, twelve total … Read more
GM’s Ultium vehicles have had a shaky few years, with the company buying back vehicles for problems ranging from shaky build quality to risk of spontaneous fires. Now those cars are finding their way to the used market with some huge discounts. You just have to trust GM finally fixed the underlying issues with the … Read more
Today being July Fourth, Americans are celebrating with fireworks, backyard BBQ, and cars like this Nice Price or No Dice Corvette. Let’s see if this pinstriped convertible is priced to fulfill the American dream. There was a palpable sense of incredulity in yesterday’s comments about the implied rarity of the 2005 Toyota RAV4 that we … Read more
A lack of garage space is given as the reason for the sale of today’s Nice Price or No Dice C3 Corvette. Let’s see if the price tag has any of you thinking about making room for it. Best Corvette Generations, According to Bob When people in America talk about the “British Invasion,” they usually … Read more
It’s been a long time since American cars were built in the U.S. by American automakers, and foreign cars were all true imports. These days, your BMW SUV is probably built in South Carolina, and your Ram 1500 could have been built in Mexico. If you want the most American-made car that you can possibly … Read more
Bob Lutz is undoubtedly a pioneer in the automotive world, but sometimes even the greats get it wrong. Sometimes they get it so wrong the product they come up with is downright irrelevant and is forgotten by the annals of time. Take the Via Motors VTrux. Do you remember the VTrux? Me neither, but Big … Read more
Chevrolet threw its hat into the electric-truck ring with the reveal of the Silverado EV in early 2022, and now, two and a half years later (and months after fleet deliveries of the WT work truck version began), the range-topping Silverado EV RST First Edition is finally ready to reach customer hands. With 754 horsepower, … Read more
