The Change Optimist
Each week, Mathew Growden (a.k.a. Growdy) assembles a summary of automotive news and industry-adjacent topics that inform how we get around during this monumental transition to renewable energy.
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People have been talking about selling cars online for a long time. There have been a lot of attempts, successes, and failures. Now, shit gets real.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares abruptly “quit” earlier this week. Was it a jump, or was it a push?
Nissan appears to be fully in what its CEO has described as “emergency mode.”
Kevin Newman and I are both grown men who love Star Trek.
Dougie, stay in your own f#$king lane.
VW finalized their software deal with Rivian.
