Cars don’t deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can’t help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. It’s an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better … Read more
The EV revolution has hit a stumbling block. Sure, sales are technically rising, but they’re not rising anywhere near as quickly as projected. Automakers like Ford are losing big on each vehicle sold, with losses totaling in the billions — and now, The Verge reports that Ford is starting to wonder if maybe it should … Read more
From engineering to design, the eternal debate in the automotive industry is whether evolution or revolution is better when it comes to developing a new model. It’s an even more strenuous place to be as a luxury brand. We’ve seen revolution pay off for BMW and Lexus and flop with Acura, while evolution has been … Read more
A German court ruled on Thursday partly in favour of consumers in a class action suit against Mercedes Benz over diesel emissions defeat devices. Some of the German luxury carmaker’s diesel models with the Euro 6 grade engines built between 2012-2016 had cheat devices, the Stuttgart court said. It found no violations in the older … Read more
MUMBAI: Luxury carmakers are increasingly rolling out models priced north of Rs 1 crore as the country’s growing ultra-high net worth (UHNW) population seeking discerning experiences snap up such supercars like never before. Carmakers such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Toyota rolled out eight new models with eight-figure price tags in 2023, taking the number … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: Rivian, Lucid 2024 Production Falls On Weakening Demand … Read more
Opinion Chief Sports Correspondent Lewis won’t take questions. Toto won’t either. And there’s not a peep out of Ferrari. The biggest transfer in F1 history is being given the silent treatment February 14, 2024 3:42 pm Hamilton was the elephant in the room at the Mercedes team launch (Photo: Getty) Launch season in Formula One … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s February 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Could Tesla Move To Texas? After a Delaware court ruled that Elon … Read more
Last Updated: February 01, 2024, 18:17 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari and Lionel Messi at Real Madrid (X) With Lewis Hamilton moving from Mercedes to Ferrari, football fans floated the idea of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi moving to Real Madrid. With the news of seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton being … Read more
Lewis Hamilton is reportedly in line to join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season. Ferrari want seven-time champion Hamilton to partner Charles Leclerc after 12 years with Mercedes. Hamilton signed a new deal until the end of the 2025 season with Mercedes last summer, by which time he would be 40, but it appears … Read more
