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It’s a little hard to feel for people that have money in certain situations. Especially if those situations can be changed with money or opportunity that others don’t have. So when something like NBC Los Angeles reporting on one of L.A.’s most expensive…

Another automaker’s production is taking a hit due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Carscoops reports that Porsche is pausing all production because of the situation. An internal memo from within Porsche was posted to Twitter, and it blames supply chain…

Last week, when certain websites on the internet went dark because reasons, Polestar released a concept convertible called the O2 that is, for my money, the best-looking EV in a very long time. It’s also a car that, on paper, is potentially a Porsche 911…

The fire onboard the Felicity Ace cargo ship has subsided to the point a salvage crew was able to board the vessel and begin to tow it to a safer location, according to Reuters. That’s the good news. The bad news? The total cost of damage to the nearly 4,000…

You might be shocked to hear this, but not everyone is a fan of pop-up headlamps. I know, it’s atrocious to hear. But, some people think there are cars out there that look dumb with these little bulbs of joy. Read more...

Porsche’s potential initial public offering is taking shape, sanctions against Russia are already hitting automakers that produce there, and this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans just got considerably less interesting. All that and more in this Friday edition of…

The massive fire onboard the Felicity Ace cargo ship has proved to be a huge headache for manufacturers and customers alike. Nearly 4,000 vehicles made by Volkswagen Group are onboard,from companies like Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Volkswagen. However, the…

Hyundai knows its dealers are overpricing their cars. As for what Hyundai is going to do about it, that’s a different story. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 23, 2022. Read more...

It’s been nearly a week since a cargo ship carrying thousands of VW group vehicles caught fire at sea. Today, the fates of the cars still on board are unknown. Read more...

Volkswagen might have finally decided what to do with one of its crown jewels, Elon Musk is in distress, and Nikola has a new president. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 22, 2022. Read more...

Every couple of months, there are new headlines about how Porsche and, to a slightly lesser extent Audi, are very interested in Formula 1. So interested that they’re attending every meeting constructors are, offering opinions on how future regulations should…

Salvage crews are making their way to the massive fire on the cargo ship Felicity Ace. It’s been burning off the shores of the Portuguese Azores since Wednesday, Feb. 16. The fire was so severe it forced the evacuation of the entire crew, all of whom made it…

A cargo ship hauling a load of lovely German cars caught fire Wednesday and is currently burning down in the middle of the Atlantic, close to the Azores Islands. Read more...

We’re just 11 months shy of the debut of the latest class to join the IMSA and WEC circuit: the LMDh (Le Mans Daytona Hypercars), or I guess now the GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) for IMSA, as of January, whereas WEC is keeping it simple with “Hypercar.”…

Since its introduction, Porsche’s Macan CUV has been the brand’s best seller all over the world. Sharing a platform with Volkswagen’s Tiguan and Audi’s Q5, the Macan manages to be sportier and more composed than either of its stablemates, and stands…

The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice 928 has lots of pictures of the car’s Rubenesque rear end which is its best angle. It’s what’s up front that’s most intriguing, though, and it’ll be up to us to determine what a Chevy mill might do to a…

As Formula E headed into the the 2021 season finale in London, 18 different drivers were mathematically eligible for the World Championship in a series that featured 25 drivers over the course of a season. But CEO Jamie Reigle says that kind of parity isn’t…

Cox, an Atlanta-based automotive research firm, said in January that Tesla outsold BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, and all the rest in the American luxury market last year. Except now, Experian, the credit-reporting company, says that BMW in fact beat Tesla last…

Singer Vehicle Design is a Porsche specialist with a specialty: naturally aspirated, 964-generation 911s. The company’s remained comfortably entrenched in that narrow lane for more than a decade now. In the off chance it turns up with something outside it,…

It’s getting increasingly hard to find a mid-engine sports car that’s not crazy expensive. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice MR2 Spyder is one of the last to get on that crazy train. Let’s see if, for this one, that train has already left the station. Read more...