Car Shows + Community Parties = Awesome SoCal Weekend! 🚗 🥳 🇺🇸

iDSC Weekly - 9.3.25

Good morning,

Speeding past the 20K subscriber mark a few weeks back it seems time for another shoutout to welcome everyone new to the community. Thanks for joining the fun!

A few reminders as we speed around the SoCal car show track here on the information superhighway. 😃 

• Specific show’s I’ve highlighted are below w/ images and links.

• Each day of the week has show listings below too.

• That big green button takes you to all of them.

If you notice we’re missing anything you can submit shows HERE.

All the news I’ve curated for you is linked below too!

Drive on! 🇺🇸 

-T

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PATRIOT DAY

Orange County’s city of La Habra is remembering 9/11 with it’s annual Patriot Day Car Show! It’s an afternoon affair complete with community, cool cars, and remembrance.

INFO HERE →

SOCAL CAR SHOW HOT LAP

Highlights in our headlights

S & K Hoses & Fittings! Engineered for excellence. Designed for durability.
Visit them in Simi Valley and online HERE!

NEWS

HEADLINES

• CA lawmakers drive Leno’s Law into brick wall - for now

• US oil production hit a record high in June

• Hyundai is pumping another $26B into US Manufacturing

• Hyundai Amazon dig deeper into selling cars online

• Mercedes-Benz might use BMW engines…

• Jag/Land Rover hit by cyberattack - big disruption

• UK’s Lotus chopping nearly 42% of workforce

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• CA EV carpool lane decal program is ending!

• EV tax credit looming as gray area becomes more clear

• GM over skies on EVs now pausing production

• EU’s automakers and suppliers say EV plans need to change

• Kia, bet the farm on EVs in Europe, wants plans to remain

• Basic small EV pickup (supposedly) available in 2026

• Elon says 80% of Tesla value will come from robots

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Ford hollers back 355K trucks - display issue

• RECALL: Ford needs 500K back - brake fluid leak

• WATCH: Cops new toy rips off rear axle of fleeing stolen car

• Students make car from… flax seed!?

Learn about Ontario Volkswagen’s unique R.I.T.E. pricing ethos HERE!

CAR SHOWS BY DAY

WED & THU →

FRIDAY →

SATURDAY →

SUNDAY →

MON & TUES →

BELMONT SHORE

It’s a community party! One of the biggest one-day annual automotive shindigs rolling in Southern California. Streets shutting down, crowds taking over and the whole community getting in on the fun!

MORE HERE →

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Egge’s got the impossible-to-find parts you’ve been looking for! America’s last
aluminum cast piston foundry is right here in SoCal.
And you can get a free tour HERE!

CARS AND STRIPES

Cruising in Kern County at Ridgecrest’s Leroy Jackson Park is the annual Cars and Stripes Car Show. All types of rides and everything on the hood!

MORE HERE →

KIWANIS LAND

Taking over the park for another year of automotive awesomeness. Garden Grove’s Kiwanis Club is driving more cool car fun!

INFO HERE →

ZOOM ZUMA

Motoring monthly in Redondo Beach and rolling with a healthy dose of supercars pretty much every time. Zuma C&C is on this weekend!

MORE HERE →

SUNSET CLIFFS

Ocean Beach’s Main Street Association is smashing the throttle this weekend with it’s Sunset Cliffs Auto Show. Offering up everything for the entire family - including a Kids Zone!

MORE HERE →

WEEK 35 SHOW REPORT

Southern California’s Car Show Report for Week 35 of 2025 is literally legendary!

MORE HERE →

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