Photo: Tesla The first weeks of January are always full of number crunching, as automakers start putting out their sales results for the fourth quarter and the previous year as a whole. Tesla is one of the first to release Q4 2023 numbers, announcing that in 2023 it produced 1,845,985 vehicles and delivered 1,808,581 — … Read more
Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP (Getty Images) I’ve made a tradition out of asking you fine readers of Jalopnik for your automotive predictions for the upcoming year, and as we enter 2024, it’s time to ask it again. You’re a reader of culture and taste. What do you think is going to happen in … Read more
The very first Cybertruck crash to occur on public roads happened Thursday in Redwood City, California, and it seems all the people involved made it out OK. The Toyota and the Cybertruck involved in the collision, however, didn’t fare as well. My First Car: Randall Park Cruised LA in His New, Gifted 1992 Toyota Corolla … Read more
Elon Musk will definitely always be considered one of history’s top weird little guys, and 2023 has only served to cement his image. He managed to poorly run all of his companies, running Twitter (I will not call it X) into the ground, causing Tesla to lose ground in the EV race, allowing The Boring … Read more
Tesla’s Cybertruck has introduced plenty of manufacturing challenges, from its massive panes of glass to its stainless steel body panels, but there’s another thing holding big-time production back: the “4680″ battery set to power the pickups, Reuters reports based on conversations with nine different Tesla workers. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived For the 4680, Tesla … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 21, 2023, 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’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla 4680 Battery Holds Up The Cybertruck Tesla recently delivered the … Read more
Photo: NEXTA/Twitter As you can imagine, after Putin invaded Ukraine (on my birthday, no less!) and major automakers abandoned Russia as all the international sanctions rolled in, it’s been harder for Russians to get access to new cars. Don’t you worry, though, Russia isn’t going to let a little total alienation from the rest of … Read more
Photo: Nic Coury/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Each year, I’ve taken to asking you fine readers of Jalopnik to peer into your crystal ball and tell me just what you think is going to happen in the automotive world for the upcoming year. From the painfully true (nope, car prices still aren’t normal) to the hilariously incorrect … Read more
