Erik Shilling
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New York, United States
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Dodge Durango Hellcat Owners Sue Over New Dodge Durango Hellcat
The Durango Hellcat is back for 2023, and some owners of the 2021 Durango Hellcat aren't happy about it. → Read More
Wall Street Doesn't Expect Much of the Tesla Cybertruck
An analyst who's bullish on Tesla said he still expects Cybertruck to be a niche product, not an F-150 killer. → Read More
This 10-Year-Old Toyota Corolla Doesn't Seem Worth $11,260 But What Do I Know
A dealership in the Columbus, Ohio, area has determined a "live market-based price." → Read More
Lewis Hamilton Is Already Mad About His Car
“I’ve driven so many cars in my life. I know what a car needs," Hamilton said. "I know what a car doesn’t need." → Read More
Infiniti Has Recalled Seventeen (17) 2023 QX60s
At issue is a second-row seat that may get stuck into place. → Read More
Tesla Keeps Slashing Prices, Knocking $5,000 Off Model S and $10,000 Off Model X
The price cuts come on the heels of similar surprise discounts on Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, kicking off what could become an EV price war. → Read More
Another Self-Driving Semi-Truck Company Bites the Dust
Embark Technology, which sought to build autonomous semis, is closing up shop. The CEO told employees on Friday that he is "profoundly sorry." → Read More
Lynk & CO Is Learning How Hard It Is to Sell Cars in the U.S.
The company wants to bring a new EV to America but its CEO says parts of it are 'insanely complicated.' → Read More
Pedestrian Deaths in the U.S. Keep Rising
The Governors Highway Safety Association said pedestrian deaths were up 5 percent in the first half of 2022. → Read More
New York Forgot How to Spell the Jackie Robinson Parkway
A sign spelled the baseball player's first name as "Jakie," which isn't right. → Read More
Every Car Should Have an AM Radio
AM radio is a more complicated proposition in EVs, so many are going without it. → Read More
Boeing Engineers Set a New Record for Paper Plane Flight Distance
The Guinness World Record for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft now belongs to two Boeing enginers. → Read More
Carvana Lost More Than $800 Million in the Last Quarter of 2022
Plus, Audi and VW's revived Scout building vehicles in the U.S., Hyundai's child labor problems, and of course, Elon Musk's tweets, in today's Morning Shift. → Read More
Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton Don't Have Any Excuses This Year
Toto Wolff says that this time out the car shouldn't be the problem. → Read More
It Will Always Be the Tappan Zee
A New York lawmaker wants to change the name of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge back to what everyone calls it anyway. → Read More
Ford Is Trying Hard to Stop Being Ford
The automaker is still working on quality issues that have plagued the company for years. Plus, another fatal Tesla crash involving an emergency vehicle. → Read More
The FIA Clarifies That It Meant to Ban Political Statements
The FIA doesn't want Formula 1 drivers to acknowledge that a world exists outside of Formula 1. → Read More
Alpine Is Still Talking About Coming to the U.S.
Renault is reportedly in talks with AutoNation to sell Alpines here. → Read More
Lewis Hamilton Is Not Here for This
“Nothing will stop me from speaking on the things I am passionate about and the issues that there are." → Read More
The Average Monthly New Car Payment Is Now $777: Report
And the average used car monthly payment is $544. That's too much. → Read More