Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I recently got stuck in Amsterdam for two days thanks to the Crowdstrike outage, which gave me a weekend’s worth of time to explore the glorious city. Amsterdam contains 165 canals that total over 60 miles in length, and on the streets that border them you’ll find some of the best carspotting … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 28, 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. We Found a Top Secret Toyota Supra GT300 Build at New York’s Auto Show 1st Gear: Bridge Collapse … Read more
New automobile sales in Japan shrank 19.2% from a year before to 344,816 units in February, down for the second consecutive month, industry data showed Friday. The decline reflected the effects of certification test scandals, with new vehicle sales at Daihatsu down roughly 80% and those at Toyota, to which Toyota Industries supplies engines, down … Read more
While the Dodge Viper GTS was chosen to pace the Indy 500 in ‘96, Ram pickups did even more heavy lifting for the race week. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ram 1500 is one of 2802 “Official Trucks” built in honor of that accolade. Let’s see what it might officially bring today. The Ram … Read more
Toyota’s group sales lost momentum in January after government probes revealed decades of fraud at two major affiliates. Worldwide sales, including those of subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino, rose 4.4% to 831,161 units last month compared to January 2023, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Domestic sales for January fell for the first time in 13 months … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, February 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. 1st Gear: Experts Warned Of Keyless Entry Flaws You might think that keyless entry on your swanky new … Read more
It could be argued that the 1980s was the greatest decade of automotive production for enthusiasts. Unlike today, manufacturers all around the world were developing street versions of racing cars, compact sports machines, hot hatchbacks, a cadre of analog machines capable of stirring your emotions. Moreover these cars were aimed at appeasing the everyman’s desires … Read more
Daihatsu President Soichiro Okudaira submitted a report to transport minister Tetsuo Saito on Friday detailing measures to prevent any recurrence of vehicle safety testing fraud at the automaker. The measures include extending vehicle development periods by 40% and ensuring a sevenfold boost in the number of personnel involved with safety tests by June. Also included … Read more
Nagoya – Toyota plans to shorten the maximum operating hours for its plants in Japan by 30 minutes per day, starting in the fiscal year 2024 that begins in April, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The move is designed to ensure product quality by allowing employees to work in a more flexible schedule … Read more
Image: Toyota Despite 2023 being a weird year for car sales with high interest rates, global shortages, shipping delays, and reduced inventory, Volkswagen and Toyota were locked in a tight race to deliver more cars than ever before. Both the German giant and the Japanese behemoth were aiming for the global sales crown, and 2023 … Read more