Pickup truck

Ford Will Pause F-150 Lightning Plant For Seven Weeks Because of Weak Demand

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Ford Will Pause F-150 Lightning Plant For Seven Weeks Because of Weak Demand

Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 31, 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 Has Built 150,000 Mustang Mach-Es Already 1st Gear: F-150 Lightning Plant To Idle In Mid-November We’re starting … Read more

Driver Steals Truck Attempting To Tow His Pickup And Smashes Everything In His Path [Update]

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Driver Steals Truck Attempting To Tow His Pickup And Smashes Everything In His Path [Update]

A lot of drivers on America’s roads are pretty angry, but perhaps nobody is quite as angry as this pickup owner who had their truck towed in New York this weekend. Instead of letting the tow truck drive off with their Chevrolet, the owner instead fought off the tow truck driver, stole their vehicle and … Read more

Go Buy This Custom Dodge Charger Pickup And Give It A Better Looking Rear End

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Go Buy This Custom Dodge Charger Pickup And Give It A Better Looking Rear End

Here in America we never really got utes, the car-based pickup trucks that are so popular in Australia in other markets. There were outliers like the Ford Ranchero, Chevy El Camino and Subaru Baja for a time, but they never really caught on here in the U.S, and we came so close to getting a … Read more

Tesla recalling Cybertrucks in U.S. for faulty accelerator pedal

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Tesla recalling Cybertrucks in U.S. for faulty accelerator pedal

Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. A trapped accelerator pedal could cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash, the auto safety regulator said … Read more

U.S. eases vehicle emissions rules, but overall reduction targets remain unchanged

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U.S. eases vehicle emissions rules, but overall reduction targets remain unchanged

The Biden administration on Wednesday slashed its target for U.S. electric vehicle adoption from 67 per cent by 2032 to as little as 35 per cent after industry and autoworker backlash in the political battleground state of Michigan. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) instead adopted a “technology neutral” regulatory scheme that allows automakers far more freedom … Read more

VinFast VF3 electric SUV is coming to the U.S.

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VinFast VF3 electric SUV is coming to the U.S.

VinFast VinFast has had a rocky start with its VF 8 electric SUV, but the Vietnamese automaker is pushing ahead with plans for more models. At CES 2024, it unveiled an electric pickup truck concept, and confirmed that the smaller VF 3 will be available globally. The VF 3 was unveiled in June 2023, but … Read more