Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftPickup Sales Fall As Buyers Move To Smaller, Cheaper CarsPlus Stellantis is now the most profitable automaker and plants in Cleveland are trialing four-day weeks.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 8, 2024Comments (86)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftFord Delays New Electric Vehicles As Sales Falter, Joins Pivot To Hybrids InsteadPlus Volvo's sales are booming and Boeing output grinds to a halt as the Federal Aviation Administration steps in.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 5, 2024Comments (34)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftCanoo Spent Double Its Revenue On CEO's Private Jet FlightsAlso, the Chevy Bolt is almost a thing of the past, and a car shipper has lost millions because of the Key Bridge…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 4, 2024Comments (55)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftToyota’s Hybrid Sales Are Far Outpacing Its EV GrowthPlus General Motors retains its crown as the U.S. sales king despite dip and a Chinese phone maker starts delivering…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 3, 2024Comments (32)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftTesla May Retake Crown As World’s Top EV Seller After Rivals FalterPlus Bentley Boss thinks driver assist features are dangerous and American motorists have had it with super-bright…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 2, 2024Comments (19)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftElon Musk Is Turning Off Would-Be Tesla BuyersAlso, the U.S. is finalizing tailpipe emissions limits for heavy-duty vehicles, and Nissan and Mitsubishi are…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 1, 2024Comments (150)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftTesla Expects An Awful Sales Report For First Quarter Of 2024Plus, the rest of the auto industry is expected to have a solid Q1, and Mercedes-Benz partially loses in court over…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 29, 2024Comments (35)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftAutomakers Face 'Weeks Of Disruption' As They Divert Cars From Baltimore’s Blocked PortPlus Ford and Stellantis lay off thousands of workers and Subaru becomes the latest automaker to issue a massive…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 28, 2024Comments (10)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftToyota Scammed Customers With Maintenance Plan: LawsuitAlso, Hyundai wants to invest $51 billion in electric vehicles over the next three years, and China is suing the…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 27, 2024Comments (77)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftLucid Handed Another Billion Dollar Lifeline From Saudi ArabiaPlus GM will stop sharing your driving data and Tesla must demo how to safety use Full-Self Driving before selling…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 26, 2024Comments (10)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftEVs Will Cost The Same As Gas Cars By 2030: NissanPlus Stellantis cuts 400 jobs to improve “efficiency” and Tesla finally opens its superchargers to other automakers.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 25, 2024Comments (23)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftPlug-In Hybrid Sales Are Outpacing EVsPlus, Stellantis is recalling 280,000 over explosive airbag inflators and and Aston Martin names its third CEO in…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 22, 2024Comments (25)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftAutomakers Get Huge Break On EV TransitionAlso, Fiat may add a gas motor to the 500e after all, and Tesla says German plant employees rejected a union vote.ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 21, 2024Comments (37)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftFord Hopes Small Electric Cars Might Make Americans Buy EVsPlus. the White House moves to soften emission targets, and Jeep is hit with a massive airbag recall.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 20, 2024Comments (59)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftBentley Blames ‘Emotional Sensitivity’ For Slow SalesAlso, Fisker stops production of Ocean EV, workers at a VW plant file for a union electric, and Ferrari is sued over…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedMarch 19, 2024Comments (37)
Car CultureThe Morning ShiftCar CultureThe Morning ShiftEV Sales Need To Rise 500 Percent By 2032 If We Want To Hit Emissions TargetsPlus Amazon is allowed to send its self-driving Zoox taxis out at night and VinFast is launching a charging network.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 18, 2024Comments (38)
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