This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Read the original here: 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1, ‘Never Say Never’ To Lotus Sale, And Tesla Loses More Than Expected [The Morning Shift] View post:  2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1, ‘Never Say Never’ To Lotus Sale, And Tesla Loses More Than Expected [The Morning Shift]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Read the original post: Opel Adam’s Silly Name, Cadillac To Give Away iPads To XTS Buyers, And Mitt Romney’s Car Problems [The Morning Shift] See the rest here:  Opel Adam’s Silly Name, Cadillac To Give Away iPads To XTS Buyers, And Mitt Romney’s Car Problems [The Morning Shift]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Read the original: Maserati’s 911-Fighting GranSport, New Ford Ads Kill Ford Logo, And Chrysler Has Best April In Four Years [Video] Read the original here: Maserati’s 911-Fighting GranSport, New Ford Ads Kill Ford Logo, And Chrysler Has Best April In Four Years [Video]

The Fast And The Furious 6 (Fast 6), the 6th installment of the Fast and the Furious movie franchise, is set to start filming this month in the U.K. We already updated you through Dwayne Johnson of the Fast 6 movie gearing up for filming where it was confirmed of previous cast members making a return to the automotive action-packed sequel. Reportedly, Rihanna will join the cast as a Villain. Rihanna is making her big screen debut in the movie Battleship. Already, one of music’s baddest girls, Rihanna is on a non-stop path to big screen star-status. With such an action packed movie franchise, we are sure to see RiRi bring a new level of automotive bliss in the upcoming Fast 6 film especially acting as a villain. We just want to know what type of cars she will be driving, or in the case of Fast and Furious 6, what type of car she will be racing. [source: The Sun ] Here is the original post: Rihanna to Star in The Fast And The Furious 6 Movie as a Villain Here is the original post: Rihanna to Star in The Fast And The Furious 6 Movie as a Villain

With the introduction of the 3 sedan and hatch, Mazda really brought back the art of fun driving to their small cars. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mazda3 takes that one step further, bringing actual art to the car. The question will be however, does its price paint a pretty picture? More » Go here to read the rest: For $14,000, Manet, Monet, Mazda [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe] See the original post: For $14,000, Manet, Monet, Mazda [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Read the original: Lamborghini Huracán, Chevy Corvette Heads To South Korea, And Audi Drops First Truth In 24 II Trailer [Video] Original post:  Lamborghini Huracán, Chevy Corvette Heads To South Korea, And Audi Drops First Truth In 24 II Trailer [Video]

Filed under: Classic cars Many laughed when Autoblog UK writer, Richard Bremner and a couple of friends paid £11,500 for this decrepit 1959 Mini 850 in 2010. Well laugh no more, as the same car came up at a Bonhams auction in London today and has sold for a frankly amazing £40,250. We’ve no idea who’s bought this mostly complete, if tired example of Issigonis’s finest. The 8th off the Longbridge line. However we’d expect it to make the long trip east, where the Japanese go mad for early Classic Minis and where number 2 already lives. We think such a significant car should stay in the UK, still this price is a massive mark up on what Richard and friends paid two years ago.   Go here to see the original: Autoblog UK writer not crazy as unrestored 1959 Mini makes £40,250 at auction Continued here:  Autoblog UK writer not crazy as unrestored 1959 Mini makes £40,250 at auction

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » View post: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63, Aston Martin V8 Vantage Pricing, And Dany Bahar ‘On Leave’ From Lotus [The Morning Shift] Go here to see the original:  2013 Mercedes-Benz G63, Aston Martin V8 Vantage Pricing, And Dany Bahar ‘On Leave’ From Lotus [The Morning Shift]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Excerpt from:  Lamborghini Deimos, New Land Rover Defender Targets Toyota Hilux, And No GM CEO Raises [Video] Go here to see the original: Lamborghini Deimos, New Land Rover Defender Targets Toyota Hilux, And No GM CEO Raises [Video]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » See more here: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, CEO Gets $2 Million In GM Stock, And Porsche Expands In Nigeria [The Morning Shift] View original here: Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, CEO Gets $2 Million In GM Stock, And Porsche Expands In Nigeria [The Morning Shift]

For years GM’s F-bodies, the Camaro and Firebird, fought the good fight in keeping American muscle alive in the face of rising gas prices and performance strangling emissions requirements. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe F-bird is a blast from the past and a special edition, but will its price mean the seller won’t soon flip this bird? More » Here is the original: For $22,000, The Bird Is The Word [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe] Read the original:  For $22,000, The Bird Is The Word [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

Filed under: Latest News The Peugeot Ion and Citroen C-Zero electric cars have both had their prices cut by approximately £7,000. Both models now cost £21,216 after the government’s £5,000 grant. The price cuts were pretty well inevitable, as the Peugeot/Citroen twins were the same price as the Nissan Leaf, which was not a viable situation. The Leaf is a family car, whereas the Ion/C-Zero are basically city cars converted to run on batteries. In fact the “French” models are actually Mitsubishis , made in Japan. That is part of the problem: with the strong yen, Japan is about the last place you would want to be making a small car. The slow start to electric vehicle sales in the UK (even the technologically excellent Leaf only sold 635 units last year), means that Peugeot/Citroen had to either cut prices or leave the market. Although prices are still fairly high, Peugeot/Citroen are offering monthly rental at £249 per month, which could be affordable to more drivers. In addition, the number of sales outlets is being increased from 11 to 21. Citroen has confirmed it will also be bringing its Berlingo electric van to the UK in 2013, most likely with a Peugeot equivalent.   Original post: Peugeot and Citroen cut electric car prices Read more from the original source: Peugeot and Citroen cut electric car prices

Filed under: Consumer Figures obtained by a Labour MP show that the amount of fines charged by private car parks has increased more than fourfold in the last five years. Nick Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent, discovered that fines have increased from £21 million to £93 million during this period. His research followed a string of complaints from constituents about a car park run by Excel Parking Services. The most common complaint about private car parks revolves around machines which require drivers to enter their number plate details. Many drivers report having paid for their parking , but still getting a fine because the number plate details had not been entered correctly. Speaking to the Daily Mirror , the MP said, ” I do not believe that British drivers are becoming less law-abiding. “Drivers want to pay what they owe, but in too many cases this is made too difficult by parking companies. “Some motorists believe that some car park operators are only interested in penalising the motorist at every single opportunity for the most trivial infraction of their contractual terms and conditions because that’s where they make their money.” Excel said in a statement: “Great attention to detail is taken when specifying sign schedules for car parks managed by Excel Parking and every effort is made to position such signs in the most prominent user friendly locations.” Apparently the number of requests made by private car parks to the DVLA for driver details (without which they cannot issue fines), rose from 272,215 in the year 2006-2007 to 1,167,713 in 2011. It certainly seems a bit unlikely that the British public is four times as likely to try and evade legitimate parking fees as it was five years ago.   Read more here: Private parking fines soar The rest is here:  Private parking fines soar

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » Read more from the original source: Mansory McLaren MP4-12C, Obama CAFE Numbers Investigated, And Chevy’s Weird Web Sitcom [Video] View original post here:  Mansory McLaren MP4-12C, Obama CAFE Numbers Investigated, And Chevy’s Weird Web Sitcom [Video]

This is the Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that’s actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn’t your time more important? More » See the rest here:  Corvette Z06 Is America’s Top Car, Kia’s Hot K9, And Chrysler’s Olivier François Is A Genius [The Morning Shift] Read the original post: Corvette Z06 Is America’s Top Car, Kia’s Hot K9, And Chrysler’s Olivier François Is A Genius [The Morning Shift]