Massive Dockworkers Strike Could Send Ripples Through Automotive Industry

Massive Dockworkers Strike Could Send Ripples Through Automotive Industry

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, October 1, 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: 45,000 Dock Workers Strike On East Coast Dockworkers on the U.S. … Read more

Hurricane Helene Destroys 672 Cars At A Single Florida Dealership

Hurricane Helene Destroys 672 Cars At A Single Florida Dealership

Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) Hurricane Helene made landfall in the U.S. on September 26 near Perry, Florida, with winds blowing at Category 4 strength, killing at least 128 so far. Many of the stories we see focus on much of the devastation in North Carolina where people living in towns and cities … Read more

Nissan Is So Screwed, Man

Nissan Is So Screwed, Man

Folks, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but Nissan is in some deep shit right now, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get better anytime soon. Late last week, the Japanese automaker put out some very disappointing global sales numbers, and now some are worried it’ll once again fall … Read more

Melbourne man is a millionaire after starting cleaning side hustle business on Airtasker

Melbourne man is a millionaire after starting cleaning side hustle business on Airtasker

A Melbourne man who started a side hustle to make some extra cash is now a millionaire at just 25 years old. Vinul Karunaratne arrived in Australia from Sri Lanka nine years ago with barely any money and started studying and working the nightshift at a 7-Eleven. In 2019, armed with a couple of items, … Read more

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Good morning! It’s Monday, September 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. Paulina Porizkova Had Two Toyota 4Runners Stolen Back-to-Back 1st Gear: Chinese Car Ban Could Cut Car Sales And … Read more

A Third Of All Drivers Are Underwater On Their Cars

A Third Of All Drivers Are Underwater On Their Cars

Americans have a huge automotive debt problem right now. A new survey shows that 31 percent of American drivers who financed their car are underwater on their loans. The problem is even worse for EV owners – 46 percent of those folks have negative equity in their electric cars. Furthering the issue is the fact … Read more

This 38-year-old is financially independent with passive income. Here’s how he built a seven-figure real estate portfolio

This 38-year-old is financially independent with passive income. Here’s how he built a seven-figure real estate portfolio

The idea of financial independence can mean different things to different people but one common way to define it is having enough money that you no longer need to rely on a job, a paycheck or someone else to sustain your lifestyle. While the path toward financial independence can feel daunting, there has been one … Read more

Government officially delivers second budget surplus – with attention turning to whether it should be spent on relief

Government officially delivers second budget surplus – with attention turning to whether it should be spent on relief

It’s official, the Albanese government has delivered its second budget surplus in a row, the first time that’s been done in two decades. The debate amongst economists and politicians will now turn to whether the extra cash should be spent. Treasurer Jim Chalmers budget for the 2023 – 24 financial year was in the black … Read more

Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Good morning! It’s Friday, September 27, 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: Automakers Now Aim To Sell 23.7 million EVs … Read more

McLaren Confirms W1 As Its Next Era-Defining Supercar

McLaren Confirms W1 As Its Next Era-Defining Supercar

It’s difficult to argue that McLaren doesn’t go all-out when they build a supercar. The company announced the W1 as the name for its upcoming flagship supercar, tying its lineage to the F1 and the P1. The W1 is rumored to be a hybrid-V8-powered, all-wheel-drive monster. The car will be revealed on October 6, the … Read more