Wednesday, 11/13/2024

Good morning,

Lions Automobilia Museum is honoring greats in automotive with its annual

Hall of Fame Awards Dinner

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That plus regularly scheduled car meets, cars and coffees, and cruises are happening all over Southern California.

It's all linked below.  Along with all the news I've curated for you this week.  Enjoy my friends!

Drive on,

-T

Legends are being honored at the museum dedicated to preserving Southern California automotive history.  Details HERE.

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• National gas prices fall to 3-year low.

• California gas prices steady at $1.50 more than everywhere

• California gas prices may spike even higher next year!?

• Lawmaker jokes about 65-cents more per gallon for CA

• Even in this super-blue state gas is under $3 per gallon

• Goober Newsom heading to DC to fight new admin

• Current admin taking another swipe at fossil fuel

• New EPA Chief should be far more ICE-friendly

• Midnight SoCal crash leaves car on balcony

• Auto job creation from *mystery* company?!

• Average new car transaction price ~$50,000!

• Toyota profits drop - missing estimates in Q2

• Nissan cutting 9k jobs - CEO cutting own pay

• Stellantis laying off 1,100 workers forever

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Tesla heading for $2T valuation!?!

• New US Senator, former dealer, sobering news EV push

• GM says its still full steam ahead on EVs

• VinFast must be selling cars somewhere - but not in the US.

• Carmakers in UK are selling EVs with 1/3 discounts!

• Ultra-luxury Bentley pushes back all-EV plans

• Hertz keepings hurting from big bet on electric vehicles

• Racetrack bans electric vehicles - forever

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Honda/Acura holler-back - engine probs

• SoCal Build-Team land top honor at SEMA

• It's official, smartphones create dumb drivers

• Amazon developing driver glasses to save time

• Toyota partners with BYU on auto manufacturing

• Uber & Lyft drivers get greenlight to unionize here

• Another amazing barn find not made by you and me

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CAR SHOWS

WED & THU - HERE FRIDAY - HERESATURDAY - HERESUNDAY - HEREMON & TUES - HERE

Egge Machine Co. has the parts you've been looking for!  And you can tour America's last cast aluminum foundry daily! Start HERE.

Always a great cars and coffee event in Thousand Oaks.  Info HERE.

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Because you are unlikely to find a C&C event with a cooler name.  Anywhere.  Details HERE.

Featuring all things European air-cooled in Orange County!  More HERE.

Cruising Back 2 Route 66 Car Show & Toy Drive!  HERE's the Week 45 Report courtesy of Scot S.