‘Disaster Has Arrived’ At Stellantis As Dealers Call Out Damage Done To Brands

‘Disaster Has Arrived’ At Stellantis As Dealers Call Out Damage Done To Brands

Good morning! It’s Friday, September 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. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Dealers Call Out ‘Rapid Degradation’ Of Stellantis … Read more

Chrysler Not For Sale, Stellantis Won’t Kill Or Sell Any Brand

Chrysler Not For Sale, Stellantis Won’t Kill Or Sell Any Brand

Good morning! It’s September 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. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Stellantis Commits To All 14 Brands… For Now … Read more

Chrysler Heir Wants To Save The Brand From Stellantis

Chrysler Heir Wants To Save The Brand From Stellantis

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

The Horror Of Great Recession Era Car Interiors

The Horror Of Great Recession Era Car Interiors

2007 Dodge AvengerImage: Dodge The Great Recession was a tough, dark time. The world’s financial markets were reeling and things were just as bad in the U.S. In the two year period from February 2008 to February 2010, nearly nine million jobs were lost. Industries were heavily impacted and the auto industry was no exception. … Read more

Stellantis Sued By Shareholders Over Godawful Earnings

Stellantis Sued By Shareholders Over Godawful Earnings

Good morning! It’s Friday, August 16, 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: Stellantis Shareholders Sue Over Sucky Earnings Stellantis … Read more

JD Vance Blames Kamala Harris For The Death Of The Ram 1500 Classic

JD Vance Blames Kamala Harris For The Death Of The Ram 1500 Classic

Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance has said a lot of strange stuff since he hit the campaign trail, but now he’s blaming Vice President Kamala Harris for Stellantis’ decision to drop the Ram 1500 Classic after being on sale for 16 years. The move is also going to kill a few thousand jobs in … Read more

MotorWeek’s Retro Review Of The 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible Will Make You Long For The Days Of Affordable Drop Tops

MotorWeek’s Retro Review Of The 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible Will Make You Long For The Days Of Affordable Drop Tops

Any front-wheel-drive Chrysler product from the ‘80s until the Neon came around in the mid-nineties is a K-car in my head, and K-cars are dull, boring, and uninspiring heaps of appliance-like motoring. Even most other MotorWeek Retro Reviews of Chrysler K-platform vehicles show homely looking cars crawling their way through the quarter-mile and slamming from … Read more

You Can Buy This Pristine Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo With Just 1,700 Miles And A Manual Transmission

You Can Buy This Pristine Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo With Just 1,700 Miles And A Manual Transmission

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

Jeep Almost Gave Us An Entry Level Suzuki Samurai Fighter In The 1990s

Jeep Almost Gave Us An Entry Level Suzuki Samurai Fighter In The 1990s

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

Ford’s Warranty Costs Rose $800 Million In The Second Quarter

Ford’s Warranty Costs Rose 0 Million In The Second Quarter

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 25, 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. BMW F 900 GS And BMW CE 02: What Do You Want To Know? 1st Gear: Warranty Costs … Read more