Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 21, 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. My Mini Is Getting A Bit Cramped For Me And My Dogs | What Car Should You Buy? … Read more
If you’ve ever been to Italy, there are a few things you’ll no doubt have seen: expert chefs throwing pizza dough above their heads, heaps of delicious gelato and dozens of knackered old Fiat Panda 4X4s that are somehow still running. Now, the ’80s icon is making a comeback in a new concept car that … Read more
Screenshot: Forgotten Buildings The former Fiat assembly plant at Termini Imerese on the Sicilian coast has sat abandoned for 13 years. The plant was once responsible for delightful models like the 500, Panda, and Punto, but was shut down in 2011 in response to the global economic recession and slowing Fiat/Lancia sales. The unnamed urban … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik It can be hard to convince the non-car enthusiasts in your life to spend a few weekend hours at a car show, especially if it’s one that starts before 9 a.m. (even I have trouble with that). As enticing as the boozy brunch with friends afterwards might be, the thought of spending … Read more
When I told friends I was going to Great America, everyone had the same reaction: “Great America! I haven’t been there since I was 13!” Neither had I. It seems most Bay Area kids’ memories of Great America are permanently locked in at adolescence. It was the first “cool” place where you were allowed to … Read more