Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive’s morning roundup of what matters in the world of cars and transportation. It’s somehow May 19, and I don’t really understand how that is possible. Today we are talking about “self-driving” Teslas, how China’s auto industry is recovering from the […]
Day: May 20, 2020
How the American Auto Industry Is ‘Reopening’ Today
Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive’s a.m. roundup of what matters in the world of transportation. It’s May 18, and that means today marks the cautious, tepid reopening of many of America’s automotive factories. Let’s dive right into all of that. The Restart Begins After being […]
Kevin Harvick Muscles to Clear Victory in NASCAR’s Return to Real Racing
With a new approach to real-life racing, the NASCAR Cup Series returned to action at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. No fans were in the stands and on-hand personnel was limited, but a field of 40 Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota stock cars took to the track as per usual. Even after […]
Hey, GM: The American People Demand a Short-Bed, Single-Cab Pickup Truck
First off, it’d be a rarity in today’s market. In turn, it’d have zero competition from the surging Ram brand. Ford does offer a single-cab, short-bed F-150, though the ratios essentially bury the two-door deep down on a dealer’s options list. Chevy recently slid to number three in the truck […]
The Next Tesla Gigafactory Will Be in Oklahoma or Texas: Report
Tesla has selected two finalists in the hunt for its newest factory location: the cities of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Austin, Texas, AP reports. This would be the fifth manufacturing facility for the electric carmaker, and it’ll be set up to build the new Cybertruck pickup and Model Y crossover. This […]