Good morning! It’s Friday, July 5, 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 Loses $5 Billion Every Month At the start of … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Almost 6 Million GM Cars Released Excess … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 3, 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. How the Rivian R1S Drives On-Road and Off 1st Gear: The Winners And Losers In U.S. Car Sales … Read more
Happy Tuesday! It’s June 26, 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. Rivian Unveils Trio of New Electric Vehicles 1st Gear: Volkswagen And Rivian Are Collaborating On EVs Rivian makes very … Read more
Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest man, as the value of his Tesla shares continues to bounce back from a massive drop earlier this year. According to Forbes, the Tesla CEO’s net worth is about 224.2 billion U.S. dollars. Much of his wealth was slashed earlier this year when a judge blocked his 2018 … Read more
Image: General Motors Design Pontiac was in a real good place in 2008. The arrowhead brand was living large with a slew of critically acclaimed models on the road, including the G8, an enthusiast-favorite sporty sedan yoinked from Holden. The G8 was the first rear-wheel drive sedan from Pontiac since 1986, and the design heads … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Firebird may not be not a rip-snorting V8-powered Trans Am, but it does have some of that model’s looks and a T-top roof. Could this more economical model prove the better bargain? Mike Sorrentino Got Into A Scary Situation In His First Car Do you remember a time when … Read more
(WJET/WFXP) — General Motors is under fire for their alleged handling of data collection in a class-action lawsuit against General Motors; Onstar; and LexisNexis Risk Solutions. According to a press release from the Schmidt National Law Group, the case fundamentally centers around consumer data privacy. When some GM vehicles are driven, the built-in OnStar system … Read more
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
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 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: Refreshed Tesla Model Y Won’t Come This Year A refreshed Tesla … Read more
