Good morning! It’s Friday, August 9, 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.
For a couple of years, there was a war among the makers of electric vehicle charging plugs over which company would win market supremacy. Well, now it seems we’ve got a clear winner, and it’s Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. For a long time, it didn’t seem like this would be the case, with automakers like Ford…
As I’ve said many times, it’s a lot easier for the new kid at school to make friends if they’re attractive. Sure, some people really do care about how the Genesis GV80 handles, but I’d be willing to bet most buyers just like how it looks. Back in the ’90s, BMW understood the same thing. When it introduced the 8 Series,…