Wednesday, 2/19/2025

Good morning!

We're looking good for a week of sunshine.  So that might be a good reason to roll to the desert for McCormick's Auction in Palm Springs.

Or you could swing up to Ventura County where

Camarillo's record/coffee shop started a C&C

we just learned about.

Plus there's all sorts of regular meet ups and events to enjoy.  So, go to it!  Make some new friends and say hi to the old ones.  

All the events and news are linked below.

Keep driving!

-T

Taking over Palm Springs Convention Center - Hammer drop details HERE.

A new cars and coffee popped on the radar!  Camarillo's record shop/coffee house is hosting.  More HERE.

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• Newsom's ban on gas powered cars is dead

• Auto advocacy group sounds off on CA's Clean Air Act Waiver

• Trump administration moves to give car lovers what we want

• The latest on Trump's tariff's and the auto industry

• Gas prices are spiking in California - that's a new one

• California gas is nearly $1.70 MORE than the national avg!

• On again, off again Honda, Nissan, Mitsu talks are...

• Car making gets crushed across the pond - lowest since 1954

• Moving graphic shows shocking rise of Chinese car production

• Renault announces partner plans with China's Geely

• Don't fall for the text toll payment scam!

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• BMW keeping its foot on the gas of ICE to pay off.

• Porsche shifting gears from EVs back to ICE

• EVs and California fires posed a difficult mix

• Porsche to scale back workforce on weak EV demand

• Armored Cybertrucks are apparently going to wait

• Concept electric SUV for first responders could be useful

• Elon's saying Tesla robotaxis by June thanks to Texas

TOP IT OFF

• Trump hits NASCAR and fans love it

• Toyota's off-road prowess is being recalled

• Nissan could move production out of Mexico

• Ford's $300K Mustang comes with strings attached

• State's bill to ban smoking in cars with kids

• Barefoot driving, ever wonder where it's illegal?

• WH might claw back $4.3B from CA high speed boondoggle

• Beloved burger drive-thru leaving California behind

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Egge Machine in Santa Fe Springs has the parts you've been searching for!  More HERE.

If you know, you know! VW & Porsche memorabilia and lots more!  More HERE.

We did a deep dive researching and found lots that I bet you weren't aware of.  Right here in SoCal!  Check out the museums HERE!

I stumbled across this and thought... why not!?