Ford and the UAW respond to the protests that have spread across the country after police killed George Floyd, American automakers have restarted operations in Mexico, car sales are looking good in China, and VW and Ford finalize a big autonomous car agreement. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, June…

I’m pretty sure this is one of the earliest car configurators, where you could test out what color Beetle you wanted by painting it with little paintbrushes. It was harder to try to do it at work without getting noticed, though. Mostly because of dripping, the same thing that gave away if you were trying to secretly…

Getting into a Porsche can either mean big bucks or big headaches. Occasionally a car like today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 944 comes along that presents itself as neither of those extremes. What we need to know, however, is whether it’s a good deal.

Back in 2014 Toyota crafted the U-squared concept utility vehicle. It was a tough-looking compact van/CUV thing that with a roll-off tailgate and a retractable roof might have been capable of revolutionizing the urban delivery vehicle. If this thing had an EV drivetrain, I might have said it was unveiled in 2020, not…

Two weeks ago NASCAR returned to racing after a lengthy hiatus due to the international spread and subsequent breakdown of society caused by the covid-19 virus. Now Barstool-sponsored Stewart-Haas Ford driver Clint Bowyer is whining about how its not as fun to race without fans in the stands, and has unilaterally…

There have been a number of bike-engined cars to grace these fair pages from time to time, but what if you wanted a car-engined bike? Back in the 1960s and 70s it wasn’t all that uncommon to power a BMW R-series motorcycle with an aircooled Volkswagen engine, which is exactly what happened with Chris Runge’s R60/2…

The legendary designer of McLaren’s famous F1, the superest of all supercars, is back with a sequel some twenty-eight years later. If anyone knows how to improve on the F1's iconic lightweight design, it’s Gordon Murray. And that’s exactly what he’s trying to accomplish with the perpetually upcoming Gordon Murray…

Starting June 15th and ending June 22nd, auction house RM Sotheby’s is partnering with the FIA, racing teams, and drivers to host a coronavirus charity auction to benefit the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In addition to a day on the Ferrari simulator and some race-worn gear donated…

New full-size trucks with manual transmissions no longer exist in the U.S. after the departure of the 2018 Ram 2500. This means, if you want to row your own gears in a big truck, you have to buy used. The good news is that there’s lots of cool stuff on the market, including this single-model year-only Dodge Ram 2500…

While I was in Wilmington to collect my brand-new Changli, I was able to collect a press vehicle that is about as far from a tiny 1 HP Chinese EV as you could imagine: this resto-modded Land Rover Discovery from Osprey Custom Cars. What would you like to know about this terrifying beast?

Last week, we got the sporty new Acura TLX Type S. Now this week, hot off the back of news that Infiniti is giving up on luxury, Lexus is teasing it’s own updated sports sedan—the rear-wheel drive 2021 Lexus IS.

Earlier today, on Taiwan’s National Highway 1 near the Zhongshan High Chiayi Water Section, a Tesla Model 3 crashed right smack into the roof of an overturned truck trailer. It appears that the wreck was caused by the Tesla’s Autopilot system not detecting the large rectangular object right in front of it, in broad…

I am sure that many of you out there are donating what you can to your local bail fund, if not marching in the streets, if not organizing in your community for police reform. But while you’re at it, here is an excellent zine of AE86 Toyota Corollas, all of the proceeds of which go to Black Lives Matter.

With blue skies in Delhi and the Himalayas peeking out of Punjab’s smog, you’d be forgiven for thinking covid-19 has inadvertently cleaned up pollution-choked parts of India, the world’s third largest emitter and home to its most polluted cities. Instead, in the months leading up to India’s lockdown, Prime Minister…

Infiniti just got screwed by Nissan, North American supply lines are all messed up, but Europe’s May car sales indicate recovery is coming. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, June 1, 2020.