The future is unemployment… Years ago, critics of automotive electrification said the end result would be mass layoffs in the auto industry. While we haven’t quite reached that cataclysmic event, we’re getting just one step closer as Ford announces it will be axing 3,000 positions to free up resources for electric car development. That’s right, your future EV is putting thousands of American families in a financial bind. If you’re thinking this is old news, that’s because back in July Ford said it would slash 8,000 jobs to free up resources for EV development. So in two months’ time, the Blue Oval…
Author: Steven Symes
Steven Symes
Steven has loved all things on wheels from an early age. He started off admiring Corvettes and Porsches, but his tastes have grown to include a variety of everything, from classic to modern vehicles.
That’s a nice fireball! They say life imitates art and art imitates life, which is why some people seem to think they can run from the cops, take their car off a sweet jump, and cross the county line to leave Boss Hogg behind. That’s one explanation we can think of for why this guy running from the cops in his Dodge Challenger decided to go full Dukes of Hazzard, launching the muscle car into the air. The guy is lucky this didn’t end far worse. Watch the latest Motorious Podcast here. Running from the Arkansas State Police seems to be a…
The big guy gets his cut… The Gas Guzzler Tax is one of those things just about every enthusiast loves to hate. After all, paying even more money to The Man just for the privilege of having a car capable of dumping more fuel into the cylinders for go-fast power can be insulting. Unsurprisingly, evidence has emerged that the 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 will come with the Gas Guzzler Tax, meaning buyers will have to pony up even more cash upfront to get theirs. Find out why activists are deflating tires on gas guzzlers here. Likely, most people who are buying…
Having the car doesn’t mean you have the talent… A kid driving his dad’s Corvette decided he would outsmart the cops when he was recently pulled over. If you’re mature enough, right off the bat, you start seeing problems with this situation, namely that most young drivers can’t really handle the performance capabilities of a Corvette and that running from the police is a dumb thing to do. Considering this kid was dealing with Arkansas State Police, which has shown time and again how good it is at chasing down and stopping fleeing suspects, he was in for a rude…
What it means for the auto industry moving forward… I’ve been watching the West Virginia v. EPA case in front of the United States Supreme Court closely since it not only impacts EPA enforcement practices but how other Federal Executive agencies broadly interpret and enforce laws written by Congress. The 6-3 decision handed down on the morning of June 30 will have a noticeable effect on many areas of life, including the auto industry, which I feel will be overwhelmingly positive. Check out the Motorious Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms. Many news outlets are spinning this decision as…
Living in the Phoenix metropolitan area, I see self-driving cars constantly. Sure, there are those crazy experimental ones they run around certain parts of the city with huge LiDAR domes and other incredibly expensive sensors jammed every which way. But I see other at least partially self-driving cars, in particular Teslas, far more often. Despite the tales about how these automated driving technologies are, the data shows they’re crashing far more than you probably suspect. Per a recent report issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over a 10-month period starting in July 2021 and ending May 15, 2022,…
Thanks to the average price for a gallon of gas sitting at $5.21 in Michigan, (according to AAA) one sheriff’s office has announced it won’t be physically responding to many calls. According to reports, the Isabella County Sheriff’s Office says it will be asking deputies to address “whatever calls are acceptable” over the phone as a way to save on gas since it’s about to go over budget. Even worse, there are several months to go before a fresh budget can be drafted, so this situation isn’t ending come the end of June. With about 3.5 months left, 96 percent…
There’s plenty of disagreement about where we are and what to expect next… You likely have been hearing conflicting news about the global chip shortage and how it’s affecting the auto industry. There are plenty of news sources repeating what Ford CEO Jim Farley said a couple of weeks ago, that the shortage is waning and will be over by the beginning of next year. That talking point has been repeated by the U.S. Department of Commerce. However, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger rained on that parade, declaring the chip shortage is going to last another two years. (RELATED: Ford Wants…
And we have new laws to thank for this mess… All of us have been on the road when some moron does something not only incredibly stupid but also super dangerous, only to wonder why cops don’t bust them. If you live in Washington State there’s a good explanation: police are almost powerless to stop criminals as they run away. Many suspects fleeing from law enforcement are behind the wheel of stolen cars, so running the tags won’t lead to a capture. Check out the Motorious Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms. Starting in January of 2022, Washington State…
Nice geofencing program you got there, Ford! Speed kills, or so we’re told repeatedly by people who don’t want to talk about driver distraction much anymore. That attitude seems to be embodied in Ford’s new forced speed compliance experiment being run in Germany. Called the Geofencing Speed Limit Control system, it is yet again a company pushing the idea of a utopian society brought about through the use of authoritarian technology. Check out the Motorious Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms. Just imagine a city where no speed limit signs are present because each car is forced to not…