Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 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 Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Ports Are Filling With Unsold Cars, Mostly From China … Read more
1. Who developed the WK2 (2011-2020/1) Grand Cherokee platform? — This platform was also used by the gen. 3 Durango (still in production), the 2012-2019 Mercedes-Benz M/GLE-Class, and the 2013-2019 Mercedes-Benz GL/GLS-Class. It’s probably the final DaimlerChrysler collaboration, and didn’t even debut until a couple of years after the merger ended. But who led the … Read more
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore Harbor is already posing a massive disruption to the automotive industry. The port handles imports, exports and parts shipments for major automakers like Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — all … Read more
Photo: Land Rover Land Rover isn’t exactly known for building the most reliable cars, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still cool, comfortable and incredibly capable. If you’re looking to spend over $1,000 a month leasing a luxury SUV, you can do a whole lot worse than a Range Rover. Unfortunately, as an enthusiast, you’re … Read more
If there’s one thing that fans of ’80s and ’90s BMWs know is an irrefutable fact, it’s that ever since Chris Bangle got his grubby little paws on the German automaker’s designs, everything there is to love about BMW has been ruined. Ask the folks over at Consumer Reports, though, and they would beg to … Read more
A group of Chicago teens decided the best way to spend their evening in Wisconsin last week was to break into a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership and steal nearly $600,000 in luxury vehicles and later go on a 40-mile car chase with police. At least they weren’t just on their damn phones, am I right? The … Read more
Photo: Land Rover You don’t exactly buy a Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV because you’re looking to be subtle. It may not be quite as in-your-face as the Lamborghini Urus, but with a 626 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque turbocharged V8 under the hood, it can hit 60 mph in less than four … Read more
Hyundai’s boxy, almost Land Rover-like redesign of its Santa Fe crossover stunned a lot of people. No matter what you think of the design, you can’t deny that it’s a dramatic glow-up over the outgoing generation. And now we finally know what it’ll cost as Hyundai has dropped pricing. Including $1,395 for destination, the 2024 … Read more
Many carmakers claim that one of its different models was the first crossover, but as far as I’m concerned that’s like being the first locust in the plague. Curbside Classics says the Matra Rancho was truly the world’s first crossover passenger car, and goes on to explain that the two-wheel drive Rancho was inspired by … Read more
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SSImage: Chevrolet 75,883 total sales GM has kept its EV sales numbers close to its chest the last few years; the company has had trouble ramping up EV production. Things may have changed though as the company says it sold 75,883 EVs in 2023, up 93 percent from 2022. Looking at … Read more
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