Wednesday, 6/5/2024

Good morning,

Full-throttle fun and car show camaraderie is on the hood this weekend!

And oceanside communities seem to be calling car-lovers.  Because

San Clemente's Annual Show

is on,

Redondo Beach's Weekly Cruise

 is starting and,

Hueneme Beach Car Show

is rolling. 

Plus there are way more shows - coastal and inland alike.  And all the news I've curated for you this past week.

Drive on,

-T

P.S. If you're in the market for a car guy dream estate between LA and Santa Barbara then you must

check out this place in Somis

!

San Clemente Car Show is rolling this weekend!  Details HERE.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• CA legislature passes SEMA-sponsored bill

• Catalytic converter thieves shoot SoCal actor

• Toyota admits to cheating on vehicle certifications

• Car prices are falling - ownership pricier than ever

• WH hopeful all-in for insane gas prices

• OPEC plans to keep production low through Nov.

• Nationwide, most Americans prefer gas to EV

• China's Byd could use hybrids to enter US market

• Truckers sue in NY over surge pricing tolls

• Teen heroes rescue driver after car plunges

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• WH promises nearly $1B for EV school buses

• EVs twice as likely to hit pedestrians - what?!

• Trouble could be ahead for Faraday Future

• Ford plowing forward w/ European EV Explorer

• Full-giga-stop for Stellantis/Benz EV factories

• Tesla temporarily stopping German production

• Volvo battery 'passport' informs of material origin

TOP IT OFF

• SoCal scammer uses movie money to steal e-bike

• E-bikes zipping all over getting cops attention

• Spy shots: VW Atlas pics spark questions

• Across the pond: 22% of driving tests taken in automatics

• Idiot Lambo driver smashes into 9 parked cars

• Porsche 911 Carrera GTS hybrid comes out

• $4M Bugatti does 300 mph and it's street-legal!

• Meet the American woman who invented wipers

RECALL ROUND-UP

• Tesla calls back 125K to fix seat belt warning system

• Toyota hollering back 100k for possible stalled engines

• Feds order 'Do Not Drive' warning for 84,000 Nissans

• Ford recalls 109K Lincoln Aviators - camera issue

• 10M global/6.4 US vehicles on road w/ recalled airbags

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THE SHOWS

WED thru FRIDAY - Shows HERE

SATURDAY - Shows HERE

SUNDAY - Shows HERE

MON & TUES - Shows HERE

Incredible Somis compound on the market! 46 acres of your own private amazing. 8 acres of avocado orchards. 5 bed/8 bath 6,446 sq ft Mediterranean villa. 26 indoor garage spaces. Ocean, mountain, & valley views. Much more HERE!

iDSC Community Member Mary-Ellen O just got back from Ron Fellows Performance Driving School and said it was a blast!

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iDSC Community Member Scot S was at it again - hitting the Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills last weekend.  His report HERE!

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