Ford Gets Last-Minute Deal To Avert Second Strike
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 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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Tesla Cybertruck Windows Smash, Fenders Break In Rollover Test
Cybertruck completes rollover test, still looks awful. Screenshot: @CTLLogisticsInc Via YouTube It now looks like Tesla might actually be maybe finally nearing the release of its ridiculous Cybertruck electric truck, …
Rivian’s Normal, IL Factory Brought Jobs And Some Housing Chaos
If you walk into a Rivian factory tour expecting something out of the future, where robots buzz around, autonomously building cars in a space-age building, you’re setting yourself up to …
Charging A ‘Reality Check’ During F-150 Lightning Trip
Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images) Last week, Ford CEO Jim Farley hit the road in an F-150 Lightning pickup, driving along Route 66 and into the American West to really …
Tesla Is Determined To Win The EV Price War
Welcome to a new week, did you have a good weekend? It’s Monday, August 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines …
Elon Musk Doesn’t Want To Talk About Tesla Cybertruck Dates
Tesla is betting a lot on the Cybertruck bringing fresh interest in the brand, which hasn’t released a new vehicle since 2017. However, as yet another self-imposed deadline for the …
Previously Damaged Nikola EV Truck Catches Fire All Over Again
The first two zero-emissions electric trucks, from an order of 100 vehicles, delivered from the Nikola Corporation to Total Transportation Services at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro …
Fisker’s Electric Truck Will Be The Ferrari Of Pickups, Whatever That Means
After months of anticipation, electric vehicle startup Fisker finally started delivering its all-electric Ocean SUV to U.S. buyers last month. But while preparing that car for launch, the company has …
Ford Tried To Be Tesla, And It Cost The Company Billions
Ford tried really hard to be Tesla, and by most accounts, so far, it hasn’t quite worked. Ford attempted to copy Tesla’s script for selling electric vehicles, according to Bloomberg: …
Ford F-150 Lightning Base Price Slides Back Under $50,000
Good morning! It’s Monday, July 17, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …