Good morning! It’s Friday, May 17, 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 Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Sales Drop Another 12 Percent Tesla might have had … Read more
Photo: Toyota For years, the reason you bought a Toyota Tacoma wasn’t that it got the best gas mileage, came with the latest features or had the most comfortable seats. It didn’t have any of those things. You bought it because it had a reputation for both reliability and durability, as well as the boost … Read more
Mini recently unveiled its next-generation F66 Cooper and though I am already a Mini fanboy, when the latest Mini ad campaign came up on my Instagram feed, it genuinely excited me. Car ads used to be funny, irreverent, and bold, but modern car ads seem to have migrated into the realm of serious, stodgy and … Read more
Photo: Jet Auto Sales While browsing online listings for used cars I came across two pickup trucks that were listed for similar money. Both had two doors, rear-wheel drive and manual transmissions, too, making them incredibly desirable in the Jalopnik universe. The question is, though, if you were in the market for a small, used … Read more
The Toyota 4runner (and Tacoma) have a death grip on used values. It’s been this way for years. Go ahead, go try and buy any TRD trim that’s a couple of years old; it’ll cost you as much as a new one — not that you could buy a new one at that price anyway … Read more
I haven’t spotted too many unreasonable dealer markups in a while. There was that Toyota dealer marking up a 2024 Tacoma they didn’t even have yet. And I know with models like the all new Lexus GX and Toyota Land Cruiser coming soon, some doozies are on the horizon. One model I never paid much … Read more
Oakland police on 83rd Avenue near International Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, May 20, 2021. An on-duty Oakland police officer was shot and killed during a “burglary operation” early Friday morning, the Oakland Police Department said. MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images/MediaNews Group via Getty Images An on-duty Oakland police officer was shot and … Read more
Photo: Darren McCollester/Newsmakers (Getty Images) I asked earlier this week which car companies readers wished still built cars. Responses spanned from the 1930s through the 1990s and 2000s, all the way to corporations that are currently producing vehicles. However, the general theme from most commenters was that they’re tired of the SUVs and crossovers being … Read more
The 2024 Toyota Tacoma configurator is now live, which means it’s officially time to play Build Your Own Truck. Sadly, the Tacoma TRD Pro and Trailhunter aren’t available yet, and the hybrid powertrain that’s good for 326 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque is also missing, so some of the best theoretical configurations can’t be … Read more
The intersection of Walters Road and E. Tabor Ave. where Fairfield police say they took Greg Hobson into custody on suspicion of murdering his wife Anu Anand Hobson on Feb. 16, 2023. Google Street View A Bay Area woman who was killed on or around Valentine’s Day may have suspected her husband was poisoning her, … Read more