Stellantis Sued By Shareholders Over Godawful Earnings
Good morning! It’s Friday, August 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
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JD Vance Blames Kamala Harris For The Death Of The Ram 1500 Classic
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 …
Dealership Accused Of Animal Abuse After Putting Two Elephants On Its Lot
A car dealership in Oklahoma is battling animal abuse accusations and receiving death threats after it featured a pair of elephants during a circus-themed community event in nearly 100-degree heat. …
Nearly 3 Million Cars Are Sitting On Dealer Lots
New vehicle dealer inventory once again climbed in June, with 2.96 million vehicles just sitting on lots. That works out to about a 76-day supply, and it’s up from 2.89 …
Land Rover Defender Octa Is A 626-HP Beast Coming For The Raptors Of The World
Land Rover is giving the Defender a huge performance and capability bump in the form of the new Defender Octa, which has finally made its debut after years of testing …
Tesla Model Y Is Once Again The Most American-Made Car
It’s been a long time since American cars were built in the U.S. by American automakers, and foreign cars were all true imports. These days, your BMW SUV is probably …
Kia Dealer Allegedly Discovers You Can Only Pretend To Sell Cars For So Long Before You Get Caught
Selling cars is often a soul-crushing grind. So it’s understandable that dealership employees might feel pressure to cut corners. As one New England dealership recently found out, though, if you …
Something wrong with your car? Here’s how Canada’s vehicle recall system works
From broken seatbelts to faulty airbags and dysfunctional pedals, it sometimes seems like there’s a story about a major vehicle recall every other day. On Wednesday, Nissan sent out a …
Guess What ‘Hellcat Mike’ Got Arrested For
The type of guy who puts Hellcat in his name has to have a serious devotion to Dodge’s monstrous V8-powered cars. As it turns out, he earned that name by …
Six-Cylinder Ram 1500 RHO Offers More Power Per Buck Of Any Off-Road Sport Truck
Ram added yet another sport truck to its off-road line up, but the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, nicknamed “rhino,” is definitely more than just an eight-inch-wider Ram Rebel with a …