Lucid Handed Another Billion Dollar Lifeline From Saudi Arabia

Lucid Handed Another Billion Dollar Lifeline From Saudi Arabia

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, March 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. Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Really Late to the Electric Party 1st Gear: Saudi Arabia Spent Another Billion Dollars Propping … Read more

Ford Hopes Small Electric Cars Will Make Americans Buy EVs

Ford Hopes Small Electric Cars Will Make Americans Buy EVs

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, March 20, 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. WCSYB? | Replacing a Jeep Cherokee 1st Gear: Ford Pivots To Smaller EVs A lot of noise has … Read more

Ford Might Finally Fix Quality Issues After Leading U.S. Recalls For Three Years

Ford Might Finally Fix Quality Issues After Leading U.S. Recalls For Three Years

Good morning! It’s Friday, February 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. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: Ford Finally Fixes Form In recent years, Ford has had a … Read more

Big Three Automakers Aren’t So Sure About Biden’s EV Plans

Big Three Automakers Aren’t So Sure About Biden’s EV Plans

Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 15, 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. 1st Gear: Big Three Worried About Profits In Biden EV Transition Right now, the Biden administration and automakers … Read more

Tesla Sold One (1) Car In Korea Last Month

Tesla Sold One (1) Car In Korea Last Month

Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 8, 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. Volkswagen’s CEO Is Stepping Down 1st Gear: Tesla Is Hurting In Korea Tesla managed to sell just one … Read more

Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars In China Over Autopilot Safety Issues

Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars In China Over Autopilot Safety Issues

Good morning! It’s Friday, January 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. Tesla’s Big Discounts Worked, Sort Of 1st Gear: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety … Read more

Safety Experts Worry Tesla Cybertruck Design Is Dangerous

Safety Experts Worry Tesla Cybertruck Design Is Dangerous

Good morning! It’s Friday, December 8, 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. Ultra Cruise is GM’s Answer to Tesla’s So-Called ‘Full Self-Driving’ 1st Gear: The Cybertruck’s Design Will Hurt You … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Begin Today… Sort Of

Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Begin Today… Sort Of

Good morning! It’s Thursday, November 30, 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: Hark! Cybertruck Deliveries Are Really Starting Tesla is set to start … Read more

Fisker’s Money Guy Couldn’t Last Two Weeks

Fisker’s Money Guy Couldn’t Last Two Weeks

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 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. Volkswagen’s CEO Is Stepping Down 1st Gear: Fisker’s Accounting Chief Makes It Two Weeks Fisker’s chief accounting officer, … Read more

Consumers Won’t Pay More For Cars Because Of Auto Worker Salary Increases

Consumers Won’t Pay More For Cars Because Of Auto Worker Salary Increases

In the recently ratified new contracts with the Big Three automakers, United Auto Workers members ensured they will receive a minimum 25 percent wage increase over the next four and a half years, plus the reinstatement of long-suspended cost-of-living adjustments to keep up with inflation. Today 145,000 autoworkers will see an immediate 11 percent raise. … Read more