Ford Slashes F-150 Lightning Price To Reignite Sales

Good morning! It’s Friday, April 12, 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. Ford Is Gearing Up To Make A Lot More F-150 Lightnings 1st Gear: Ford Cuts Up To $5,500 … Read more

Boeing 737 Max Investigation Hampered By Camera Auto-Delete

Photo: National Transportation Safety Board The investigation into how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight in January has featured several roadblocks. The latest obstacle is Boeing’s lack of security camera footage inside its Renton, Washington factory as federal investigators struggle to identify the employees who … Read more

It’s Not Diversity, But Plain Old Lazy Greed Endangering Boeing Planes

The door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 earlier this month has unleashed a tidal wave of self-appointed aerospace experts on social media who firmly believe they have found the root of the planemaker’s woes without any evidence. Former reality TV supporting actor Donald Trump Jr. and sober SpaceX founder Elon Musk are … Read more

Removing Stunt Driving From Car Commercials Probably Isn’t Going To Make Roads Any Safer

It’s no secret that America’s roads have been getting more dangerous. And as easy as it is to blame cell phones, every other developed nation has plenty of cell phones but has still managed to make its roads safer while the U.S. gets worse. Don’t worry, though. NBC News reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) … Read more

YouTuber Who Intentionally Crashed Plane For The Views Sentenced To Jail

Gif: YouTube / Trevor Jacob YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob was sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing the investigation of the plane crash he intentionally caused. Jacob pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation last June in Los Angeles, the New … Read more