Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance has said a lot of strange stuff since he hit the campaign trail, but now he’s blaming Vice President Kamala Harris for Stellantis’ decision to drop the Ram 1500 Classic after being on sale for 16 years. The move is also going to kill a few thousand jobs in … Read more
The Chrysler PT Cruiser played a significant role in kick-starting the compact crossover craze. It was built on a platform related to the affordable and fun-to-drive Dodge Neon, but offered enough space and a flat load floor to let it be categorized as a light truck. Unlike the Neon, the PT Cruiser did not win over … Read more
Image: Jeep Jeep has been all over the place with the Wagoneer brand lately. It just revealed a new electric version that looks more like the Grand Cherokee than the Grand Cherokee does, it’s walked back its premium branding plans for the Wagoneer line because of this new EV version, and now comes confirmation that’s … Read more
Despite being what the company has become best known for, it’s been decades since Lancia last produced a true hot hatch — not exactly surprising given it’s only sold one car for the past decade anyway. That’s finally changing next year with the roadgoing Ypsilon HF, a fully electric performance version of Lancia’s funky new … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 30, 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: Elon’s Tesla Pay Package Faces A Ton Of Legal Hurdles In … Read more
I was 24 and working seasonally so money was tight most of the time. I had a 1992 Buick Roadmaster, that I purchased from a friend, whose grandfather had passed and they just wanted the car gone. So, I got it for a steal. Driving it into the shop where I worked, my boss constantly … Read more
Screenshot: Attack Official Movie Channel on YouTube If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh … Read more
Photo: Fiat If you’re not familiar with the Fiat Topolino, you’re probably not the only one. It’s a tiny electric city car that is based on the Citroen Ami and not sold in the U.S. In fact, even calling it a city car is a stretch because it’s technically considered a quadricycle that only has … Read more
The 1980s were a weird time for Chrysler: The company had just come back from the brink thanks to the versatile K-Car platform which flooded the formerly struggling company with the cash it needed to make a controversial move at the time: the purchase of Lamborghini for just $25 million. This bold move resulted in … Read more
US-based marque Stellantis and Chinese electric vehicle start-up Leapmotor announced on Tuesday a joint venture named Leapmotor International, with Stellantis holding a 51% stake. The venture aims to extend the sales of Leapmotor EVs beyond China and establish production facilities outside the country, leveraging Stellantis’s manufacturing capabilities.This partnership follows Stellantis’s acquisition of a 21% stake … Read more