A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest.
October 04, 2024 12:36 PM
DAVID PHILLIPS
Sales at Chevrolet, GM’s biggest division, have fallen four straight quarters, largely on lower fleet business.
1. GM and Nissan Q3 sales slip while Ford edges up
MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE
The McLaren W1, the brand’s fastest production car, is billed as the successor to the P1, shown.
2. McLaren’s fastest production car
McLaren’s new flagship will be the British racing brand’s fastest production car yet. When it arrives in 2026, the $2 million-plus McLaren W1 will bristle with bespoke technology including a lightweight plug-in hybrid system, a new carbon-fiber shell and track-tuned styling.
BLOOMBERG
Workers picket outside of the APM container terminal at the Port of Newark in New Jersey on Oct. 1.
3. Port strike lasts three days
COURTESY OF KEN GANLEY KIA NEW PORT RICHEY
Floodwaters sparked by Hurricane Helene fill up the lot at Ken Ganley Kia New Port Richey in Florida.
4. Hurricane Helene aftermath
FORD MOTOR CO.
“A legacy is just something that … you can’t plan for, it’s a summation of everything you’ve done, good and bad,” Ford Motor Co. Executive Chair Bill Ford says. “All the great things, all the screwups — that’s all part of your legacy.”
5. Bill Ford finds new purpose
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