Good morning and Happy New Year! It’s Thursday, January 2, 2025, 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.| Jalopnik
Elon Musk is going after another government department responsible for holding his companies to account and see how the tables have turned at EV maker Rivian.| Jalopnik
Find out just how little power Tesla boss Elon Musk actually has in his new government role, Honda still wants Nissan, if Nissan axes its CEO, and more.| Jalopnik
It feels like just last month when we were introduced to Porsche’s first foray into the world of electric cars, the brutally fast 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S. That’s because it actually was last month, and it seems Porsche isn’t wasting any time in filling the rest of the lineup. Meet the Taycan 4S, which is now the entry-level Porsche sedan that runs on electrons instead of gas.| Jalopnik
Hailed by some as the most beautiful car ever made, the E-Type usually commands a sky-high price. So what makes this Jaguar so (relatively) affordable?| Jalopnik
Imagine being a NASCAR driver listening to fan after fan repeat the same "Talladega Nights" lines they've heard ten million times before.| Jalopnik
Rev. Ross R. Miceli is accused of fabricating the name of the Corvette raffle winner, as well as the winners of other smaller prizes.| Jalopnik
The Ford Pinto was born a low-rent, stumpy thing in Dearborn 40 years ago and grew to become one of the most infamous cars in history. The thing is that it didn't actually suck. Really.| Jalopnik
Audi may be taking the "if you ignore them, they can't hurt you" approach to tariffs, but the pinch is already here if you're looking for car parts.| Jalopnik
The arguments over just how expensive new cars are going to get continue.| Jalopnik
From cars to motorcycles, Jalopnik is your go-to site covering everything with an engine—including automotive news, buying guides, and expert commentary from our staff.| Jalopnik
Today's 1996 Volvo 850 has had a remarkable 391,000 miles to amass all kinds of interesting and perhaps frustratingly unidentifiable odors| Jalopnik
Albert Lemaître, the winner of the 1894 Paris-Rouen, stood trial for murdering his wife a dozen years after his historic victory, and got away with murder.| Jalopnik
Today's Nice Price or No Dice MX-5 claims it has gone a thorough restoration and touts it as "a turn-key, investment-grade car for someone who wants the best."| Jalopnik
From cars to motorcycles, Jalopnik is your go-to site covering everything with an engine—including automotive news, buying guides, and expert commentary from our staff.| Jalopnik
Tariff woes, praise for Trump from unlikely quarters, and an expensive shakeup in racing. It's all happening in The Morning Shift this merry Monday.| Jalopnik
We're looking at which cars Donald Trump's new 25 percent import tariffs will hit hardest and his threats against automakers if they raise prices.| Jalopnik
Today we're looking at Trump's new tariffs on all imported cars, hearing about incoming Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa's ideas to woo Honda back and more.| Jalopnik
Tesla's sales woes continue, Hyundai tries to curry Trump favor, and VW gets more driver-assist tech. It's all happening in The Morning Shift.| Jalopnik
Tesla owners are struggling with the realities of protest-selling their EVs, plus, Elon Musk still thinks he's worth $56 billion and more.| Jalopnik
Nobody does it like Beyoncé. Period.| Jalopnik
It's no to EV incentives, yes to British luxury, and "wait, what about us?" from the Detroit Three. Everything's getting confusing in The Morning Shift.| Jalopnik
Well-traveled and apparently well-raced, too, does this French rarity make you say "oui!" or "no way"?| Jalopnik
The good news is the rare manual transmission. The bad news is the puddle of oil.| Jalopnik
Controversial at launch, is this under-appreciated Porsche now a secret classic?| Jalopnik
A video showing a Kia Carnival swerving to hit a motorcyclist in Oregon went viral this week, and the suspect was arrested and charged with a litany of crimes.| Jalopnik
Automaker fortunes cut, jobs cut, EV sales cut... What a time for BMW to be unexpectedly upbeat about tariffs.| Jalopnik
Ford's Focus RS was short-lived in the U.S., but that said more about the tastes of American drivers than about how this hot hatch drives.| Jalopnik
Arguably the best-dressed man in F1, Lewis Hamilton brought more than just impeccable style to the Met Gala this week.| Jalopnik
Tesla's international sales slump continues, and Ford warns that tariffs are going to cost it bigly. Numbers large and small, in today's Morning Shift.| Jalopnik
Tailpipe confusion, tariff juggling, and the first automaker to really acknowledge that car prices are set to rise. It's all going down in The Morning Shift.| Jalopnik