Tesla And Rivian Finally Approaching A Settlement Over Tech Theft Lawsuit
Good morning! It’s Monday, November 25, 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.
At $229 Per Month, The $52,000 Prologue Is Cheaper To Lease Than Any Other Honda Model
While the EV market is experiencing rapid sales growth, many car buyers still prefer hybrids as they benefit from reduced fuel usage but don’t have to worry about a charging infrastructure still in development. Honda lease shoppers on the fence between EV and hybrid would be wise to compare the programs as a much more …
GM And Hyundai To Jointly Develop A Pickup Truck For Emerging Markets: Report
Hyundai and GM are reportedly hooking up to make a pickup truck together. If the rumors coming out of Korea are true, the two automakers will be jointly developing a pickup truck that will be sold in Latin America.
Formula 1 Driver Yuki Tsunoda Was Detained And Harassed By U.S. Border Officials For 3 Hours
Japanese F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has raced for the Red Bull junior team for four seasons now, and has travelled to the U.S. for work at least eight times. For reasons that still aren’t completely clear, the 24-year-old driver was detained for several hours when he flew to Las Vegas for the Grand Prix weekend.…
More Than 130 Escaped Hamsters Ground Plane For Four Days
Officials grounded a plane in Portugal for four days earlier this month after an unlikely cargo came loose and threatened to cause havoc onboard the aircraft. The TAP Air Portugal plane was forced out of service after more than 130 hamsters being transported onboard broke free of their cages and escaped into the…
Traffic Jams: Scott Miller - 'Amtrak Crescent'
Last time I stole the keys to Traffic Jams, I used it as an opportunity to showcase a Canadian spreading two-wheel propaganda. This time around, it’s a Virginian with a history degree from William & Mary spreading pro-train propaganda. Life may go wrong, but that train still rolls on.
These Are The Most Embarrassing Cars On Sale Today
We’re living in embarrassing times, folks, which means you’re probably better off if your car isn’t embarrassing as well. Unfortunately for some, there are a lot of vehicles out there that are downright humiliating to be caught behind the wheel of. That’s what led me to my question from last week.
Traffic Jams: Yeasayer - 'No Need to Worry / Redcave'
There was a time when people called “hipsters” roamed this great land from Brooklyn, New York to Portland, Oregon. Their bangs and Toyota Corollas knew nothing but side-swipes and their music was hard to describe. Indie, electronic folk rock? Sure, whatever.
NASA May Have Already Killed Life On Mars
When Vikings landed on Lindisfarne’s shores in 793, slaughtering the local English populace and pillaging the monastery of valuable relics beyond their cultural comprehension, they ushered in a new age of raiding and trading across Europe. More than 1000 years later, NASA’s Viking 1 lander might have done almost the…
At $86,000, Does This 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Stand A Ghost Of A Chance?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Rolls is called a “collector’s item” by its seller, but suffers from a salvage title which might mitigate that collectability. Let’s see how this luxury barge fairs in our critique.
Embarrassing Cars, Worst Mechanic Stories And Rebrands In This Week's QOTD Roundup
Stellantis’ current situation isn’t great. From production stoppages to big changes for new vehicle intros and potentially selling off brands in the portfolio, it seems like the automaker’s management is scrambling to figure things out. As the company’s management doesn’t seem to know what to do, we asked our readers…
Eerily Familiar Space Shuttles And Vigilante Street Signs In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup
A common saying often attributed to Oscar Wilde is that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness,” and the latest example of that comes from the space race. China unveiled a new space shuttle last week to keep the Tiangong station supplied as the nation expands its space…
Totaled Cybertruck And A Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet With A Working Top In This Week's Car Buying Roundup
When the Tesla Cybertruck first launched, its earliest Foundation Series models cost $120,000. This didn’t stop Tesla loyalists from spending up to nearly double that to get their hands on one, and resale values have shown the folly of that approach: Cybertruck values are dropping far and dropping fast. - Amber…
'Keep Moving' Signs And The New Hyundai Ioniq 9 In This Week's Car Culture Roundup
Jake Paul’s boxing match against Mike Tyson was an absolute snoozer, verging on a complete farce, but there was one highlight: how the former Vine and Disney star turned “professional” boxer” made his entrance. He did it in the back seat of a purple-over-lime-green Chevy C3500 dually with Phil Collins’ “In The Air…
Tesla Cybertruck Stainless Steel Gets Stained All To Hell In This Week's News Roundup
After dealing with things like arrests over false complaints of rental thefts and a bad EV bet that’s seen a massive sale of a bunch of cheap Teslas, Hertz has another problem on its hands, at least at one of its locations. Workers at a Hertz in Syracuse, New York, abandoned their posts, resulting in customers…
Go To The LA Auto Show Just To See The Chopped-Up Maybach From Kanye And Jay-Z's 'Otis' Video
Auto shows are a shell of what they once were, with way fewer automakers exhibiting at the convention centers and the ones that are there not necessarily using the opportunity to reveal something new. Porsche doesn’t even go to the Los Angeles Auto Show anymore, which left a big space open on the show floor for…
All The Most Interesting Cars At The LA Auto Show Are Crossovers, And That's A Good Thing
People want crossovers and SUVs. That’s no longer just an American thing; in the first half of 2023, market share for utility vehicles exceeded 50 percent in Europe for the first time ever, and it’s the same in China. Car enthusiasts love to hate on the things, which I think is usually pretty misguided anyway, but a…
Truck Driver Wins $34 Million After Walmart Falsely Accused Him Of Fraud And Fired Him While On Medical Leave
A Southern California truck driver who Walmart fired after falsely accusing him of workers comp fraud has been awarded millions by a jury.
2025 Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Is As Gimmicky As It Gets And We Need More Cars Like It
Cars are often seen as fashion statements, or at least they end up taking on the same role as ones fashion choices do. The vehicles that people own can say a lot about them before any words are exchanged, and the 2025 Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani edition, as the press release states, “is meant to be worn, not driven.”…
Kendrick Lamar Celebrates The Best-Ever Buick With Surprise Album 'GNX'
Kendrick Lamar has always had excellent taste in cars, but he’s never incorporated them into his music like we’ve seen from, say, Frank Ocean. Today, with his surprise drop, “GNX,” he changed that in stunning form — pairing a hell of a car with a hell of an album.
