Odometer fraud is big business in the U.S. Estimates say the scheme costs consumers over $1 billion a year. And while it’s largely been relegated to sketchy dealers and private sellers on Craigslist you probably shouldn’t buy from, it apparently isn’t just there. On Friday, Automotive News reports that FedEx and Holman Automotive have been accused […]
Your New Car Is Watching You And Collecting, Selling Your Data
Your new car doesn’t exactly know where you’re going, but it certainly knows where you’ve been. And it’s sharing all your sensitive data with carmakers like Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet — as well as shady third parties in certain cases, according to Wired. Modern cars have come to rival smartphones in terms of data collection, […]
Ford Isn’t Done With Layoffs
Good morning! It’s Friday, June 23, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, a daily roundup of automotive news both big and small. What Exactly Is Going On at Tesla Right Now? 1st Gear: Ford Ford has been through round after round of layoffs in the past year or so, intended, ostensibly, to better position […]
The Mazda CX-90 Engine Cover Is Just A Hood For Under Your Hood
Over the years, engine covers have become an important design element of any car’s engine bay. And it seems the more expensive or premium the model, the more elaborate the engine cover. Lift the hood on any Lexus, BMW or Mercedes and you won’t see the engine. Instead, you’re met with a sea of neat, […]
Tesla Discounts Model 3, Model Y Ahead of Potential Refresh
There is a thing that automakers do when they want to get rid of new cars to make way for even newer cars, and that is that they offer discounts and incentives for customers to buy the old product, so that they can sell newer products for more money, because that is the circle of […]
How Would You Configure Your Perfect 2024 Ford Ranger?
Screenshot: Ford The 2024 Ford Ranger is finally here, and it promises to be much more competitive than the dated Ranger that Ford was selling before. Even better, we actually get the Ranger Raptor this time around. It may not have a V8, but we’ll take a twin-turbo V6 when it makes 405 hp and […]
Munro MK_1 Is Scotland’s Answer To The Electric Pickup
Automakers like telling us that the best way to save the world is by switching to an EV. In America, that means scrapping your aging pickup in favor of a 10,000-pound electric truck. But it’s not just America that thinks this, and now a startup in Scotland has clambered aboard the EV pickup hype train. […]
How The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Compares To The Midsize Competition
With the cover now off the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, the entire class of next-generation midsize pickups is finally in full view. And the Tacoma certainly looks to have earned its spot, with an all new design inside and out, a trio of compelling powertrains (including an available i-Force Max hybrid just like the larger Tundra) […]
Dopest Cars For Sale On Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, May 20
Photo: Craigslist Friends, as I pen this missive from the Jalopnik Global Headquarters in midtown Manhattan, I am frustrated. For days now, the subway station exit nearest to our office has been overrun by swarms of robed youths — they’re graduating from college, or high school, or some other academic pursuit. I know this is […]
City Tests Traffic Light That Only Turns Green for Drivers Who Obey the Speed Limit
A suburb of Montreal, Canada, is hosting an experimental traffic light that only turns green for the good drivers who keep their speed to the limit. Racing Tech | The Most Powerful Engines in Racing Can Be Found in the NHRA In case you missed it: Brossard, Quebec, is the first place in Canada to […]