Wednesday, 10/04/2023

Good morning Friends!

We have another huge weekend of shows.  And frankly, I didn't realize how big it is until I built this newsletter.

Saturday alone hosts 12 different annual car shows throughout Southern California!

And if that's not enough, the

Orange County Auto Show

is this happening Thursday through Sunday!

Stay calm, enjoy the shows, and keep driving!

-T

Get your kids and or grandkids.  Take a date, get the guys or girls together.  Hit the Orange County Auto Show! 

Details here.

STORIES WE'RE TRACKING

HEADLINES

• Lawmaker warns they're coming for our cars!!!!

• And of course California appears already moving forward

• Santa Monica planning to pay people not to drive

• SoCal gas prices still highest in US - help coming?

• LA County checks gas price gouging everywhere but White House

• Dictator-led country loving US energy policy

• WH disallows travel to fossil fuel conferences

• Lawmaker carjacked in DC - changing parties?

• MI town rejects CCP tied battery plant

• 1st term US Senator wants ICE tax credits

• UAW leader doesn't hold back on US EV policy

• $340M estimate cost of strike to Ford GM so far

• More layoffs due to striking UAW workers

• Ford warns strike could result in 500K layoffs

• VP Harris clearly articulates (hahaha) auto jobs.

• CA e-truck push could rerail US economy

• More GM and Ford plants getting hit with striking UAW

• Japan hitting brakes on Russia trade might help US car prices

• Buying/Selling your car online - watch out for these bad guys.

• Ford vehicles being investigated by regulators

• RECALL: Hyundai Kia hollering back 3.4M vehicles

• Gas hacker steals 800 gallons of fuel

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Ford dealers canceling orders for F-150 Lightning

• LA: Tesla breaks ground on nostalgic charging station

• Tesla misses quarterly sales target - reason makes sense

• VW lands EV exec via Tesla & Rivian

• Rivian beats quarterly estimate - stock still in gutter

• Lucid can't sell $150k EVs - $250K on the way!

• Fisker planning to deliver 300 cars daily

• Forget road rage - no there's charge rage!

• Drag race: Model S vs. Corvette C8 - not even close

• Banged up Cybertruck - who's gonna fix it?

TOP IT OFF

• 2024 Volkswagen Atlas - cool new refresh!

• Petersen to auction one of first Cybertrucks

• Another NASCAR race takes an MMA turn.

• Husband, wife & dog trucking team plan for early retirement.

• Quite real Tesla humanoid robot - impressive.

• Elon wears many hats - Rambo now one?

• Cops catch dog behind the wheel - not a joke.

JAPANESE CLASSIC

The JDM shines old-school style in Long Beach this weekend with the annual Japanese Classic Car Show!  More HERE

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SHOWS TO SEE

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariosts SoCal Meet

• El Cajon - Classic Car Cruise

• Pomona - Twilight Cruise Night

THURSDAY

• Anaheim - Orange County Auto Show 2023

FRIDAY

• Anaheim - Orange County Auto Show 2023

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Yucaipa - Family Classic Car Show

• San Dimas - Via Verde Cruise Night

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand Car Meet

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Ventura Co - Santa Paula Cruise Night

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Placentia - Mopar 360 1st Fridays

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY 

• Anaheim - Orange County Auto Show 2023

• Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts

• La Puente - Gas & Glaze

• Glendale - Early Rodders

• Santa Clarita - Cars And Coffee Valencia

• Placentia - Donuts, And Dipsticks

• Corona - Cars And Coffee Corona

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Ventura Co - Simi Valley C&C

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• Rolling Hills Estates - Peninsula C&C

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Tehachapi - P-Dubs Cars And Coffee

• Rancho Santa Fe - Cars & Coffee Rancho

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee, And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Whittier - Elks Cars And Coffee

• Cypress - Kimmie's Cars And Coffee

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• Poway - Monthly Cruise-In

• San Bernardino - Stars & Stripes Car Show 2023

• Long Beach - Japanese Classic Car Show 2023

• Apple Valley - AV Show & Shine 2023

• Simi Valley - Elks Car Show 2023

• Perris - Rods And Rails Car Show 2023

• San Bernardino - Rendezvous Back to Rte 66 '23

• Newport Beach - Newport El Car Show 2023

• Bonsall - Bonsall HS Car Show 2023

• Chino - Don Lugo Boosters Car Show 2023

• Ontario - First Responders Car Show 2023

• Monterey Park - Breast Cancer Awareness Show 2023

• Bellflower - Annual BFlower Car Show 2023

SUNDAY 

• Anaheim - Orange County Auto Show 2023

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Simi Valley - Meera's Cars & Coffee

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Tustin - Legacy Cars And Coffee

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Ojai - Cars And Coffee Ojai

• Upland - Wings And Wheels C&C

• Escondido - Cars and Coffee Escondido

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Yucaipa - Cars And Coffee Yucaipa

• Pasadena - Elks Cars And Coffee

• Long Beach - Farmers Marketplace C&C

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Anaheim - Classic Cars And Craft Beer for Passengers

• Oxnard - Ponies (and pups) By The Sea 2023

• Garden Grove - King of Cadillacs (Elvis) Show 2023

MONDAY

• Paramount - Deli Relics Car Meet

TUESDAY 

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

VW's big, stylish, midsize three-row SUV gets a big refresh inside! 

Details HERE

Thanks to Victor VT. for sending in these pics from a recent SoCal car show.  Not 100% sure which one this was... Victor?