‘If I Don’t Win, You Will Have No Auto Industry’ Claims Trump While Ranting About Chinese EV

‘If I Don’t Win, You Will Have No Auto Industry’ Claims Trump While Ranting About Chinese EV

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 18, 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 Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: Trump Warns Pivot To EVs Will Kill America’s Auto Industry Election … Read more

Driver-Assist Systems Are Making Us More Distracted Drivers: Study

Driver-Assist Systems Are Making Us More Distracted Drivers: Study

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, September 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 Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Driver Assist Systems Are Letting Us Get … Read more

BMW Recalls 1.5 Million Cars After Two-Year Probe Into Braking Issues

BMW Recalls 1.5 Million Cars After Two-Year Probe Into Braking Issues

Good morning! It’s Monday, September 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. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes 1st Gear: BMW, Rolls-Royce Recall 1.5 Million Cars … Read more

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers

Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 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. The GM EV1 Was a Great First Effort With No Follow-Up 1st Gear: Automakers See Sales Boost With … Read more

‘Donald Trump Is A Scab’ Who ‘Doesn’t Know Sh*t About The Auto Industry,’ Shawn Fain Says In Fiery Detroit Speech

‘Donald Trump Is A Scab’ Who ‘Doesn’t Know Sh*t About The Auto Industry,’ Shawn Fain Says In Fiery Detroit Speech

The Harris-Walz campaign rolled into Michigan Wednesday for yet another rally, with a who’s who of local Democratic politicians lined up to speak. The list included Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Charlie Gilchrist, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representative Elissa Slotkin. United Auto Workers’ President Shawn Fain also spoke, and if … Read more

Stellantis Is In Big Trouble Following Awful First Half Of 2024

Stellantis Is In Big Trouble Following Awful First Half Of 2024

Good morning! It’s Friday, July 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. AAA Offers an Emergency Charging Solution When Your EV Runs Out of Range 1st Gear: Stellantis Scrambles After … Read more

GM And Stellantis Get $1 Billion From Feds For EVs

GM And Stellantis Get  Billion From Feds For EVs

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 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: Government Hands GM, Stellantis $1 Billion For More EV Projects The … Read more

Federal UAW Investigation Sure Sounds Like It Was Trumped Up After Call For Gaza Ceasefire

Federal UAW Investigation Sure Sounds Like It Was Trumped Up After Call For Gaza Ceasefire

Federal union monitor Neil Barofsky, who is in charge of keeping an eye on the United Auto Workers union, allegedly took issue with UAW President Shawn Fain calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and used his position to pressure Fain to change course. Drop Site News reports that Fain refused, potentially upsetting Barofsky enough to … Read more

Mercedes Hired Anti-Union Consultants At Alabama Plant

Mercedes Hired Anti-Union Consultants At Alabama Plant

Mercedes-Benz USA hired a large team of anti-union consultants to help the company defeat an organizing effort by the United Auto Workers union earlier this month, according to new disclosures with the Labor Department. The filings show the automaker contracted with three consulting firms to bring on at least 11 “persuaders” to hold meetings with … Read more

‘Pathetic’ Stellantis Leadership Cut Hundreds Of Jobs While Giving CEO Tavares $39 Million Salary

‘Pathetic’ Stellantis Leadership Cut Hundreds Of Jobs While Giving CEO Tavares  Million Salary

Photo: Stellantis UAW President Shawn Fain called out Stellantis as being “pathetic” in a recent Facebook live broadcast event for United Auto Workers union members. The multi-national automaker conglomerate recently fired scores of full-time workers from its Warren Assembly plant where the Ram 1500 and Jeep Wagoneer are built. Further engineering, tech, and software jobs were cut … Read more