What’s the biggest automotive story of 2024?

From shady dealers to sketchy drivers, new cars, and everything in between, what’s your favorite car story of 2024?

As 2024 approaches — dragging its feet like a child being called to recess — it’s time to take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year, both by our coverage and by what you, dear readers, have decided Addicted story. We’ve seen countless new cars come out, some of them disappear forever, and some of them reincarnated into very strange new representatives of past generations. So, let’s buckle up, take a look at some highlights, and let you decide which stories define 2024, or at least make you laugh, cry, or scream.

January: Hope Eternal (until dodge occurs)

Let’s start with January, because that’s when we’re all hopeful. Interestingly, one of our most read stories this month was about the future Chery Pickup. It’s a midsize truck aimed at vehicles like the Ford Ranger and Toyota Tacoma, and it finally hit the market in prototype form in October. After all the hype, it looks a lot like a combination of the most popular midsize trucks on sale today.

And then there’s Dodge, which, let’s face it, probably deserves an honorable mention for most tired brand of the year. That same month we heard news that the saga between drug dealers and soldiers was coming to an end. The dealer apparently sold the soldier’s Dodge Demon 170 while he was stationed overseas. Things got so bad that Dodge himself stepped in. Maybe your favorite story this year has to do with one of the many Dodger-related articles.

Frankly, Dodger spends 2024 in full soap opera mode, offering more drama than the season finale did. The company “unexpectedly” lost CEO Tim Kuniskis mid-year, who was retiring, only to return a few months later as RAM’s new boss. It’s like the corporate version of “I gotta get out of here…just kidding.” The shuffle follows the sudden resignation of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares earlier this month, leaving Stellantis looking like a game of musical chairs without the music.

Meanwhile, sales of the new Hornet crossover are having a hard time. The new Dodge Charger Daytona has been making waves lately (perhaps not in the right way) with its Fratzonic exhaust note and driving behavior.

Summer Pranks: Trucks, Tunnels and Tantrums

By May, things got…well, weird. You may remember the story of the guy lying on the bed of his Ford F-150. This may not sound too shocking, but the car happened to be traveling on the highway when he did this. Then came the summer, in July, and we learned that Stellantis dealers were frustrated (which is probably their default now) with the construction of the world’s longest underwater road and rail tunnel.

The final push: Celebrities, electric cars and comebacks

In October, the automotive news cycle reaches full-blown insanity. Mark Zuckerberg – Yes, That Zuckerberg – apparently customized a Porsche minivan. Lexus teases us with its LFR prototype, Hertz wants you to spend a fortune on its Shelby Mustang Mach-E crossover, and some poor Corvette gets kicked off the elevator in the most tragic dealer incident It fell off because someone inevitably soiled a Bugatti with a tool box.

Oh, and Toyota promises a Celica comeback, while Volkswagen resurrects the Scout brand for the EV era, because what’s better than dragging a dusty old nameplate out of the attic and giving it a spin? In November, Mazda surprised us (cue cautious optimism) by telling us that the iconic SP coupe was designed with a production car in mind.

The final lap: Jaguar and the political storm

Meanwhile, classic British carmaker Jaguar has managed to do something it hasn’t done in years: get people talking about it. Its November ad campaign, aimed at kick-starting a rebrand ahead of fully electric vehicles in 2026, sparked a social media firestorm and attracted more attention than Jaguar has in the past decade combined. Then, in December, Jaguar sparked its own controversy when it unveiled the Type 01, the first concept car of what it called a “new era.”

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Of course, this is just a fraction of the news released this year. We have a lot to think about, like Nissan’s dramatic fall from grace and their merger talks with Honda. Then came Donald Trump’s re-election with the support of Elon Musk, and his transition team proposed a series of proposed changes, such as ending support for electric vehicles and charging stations. Let’s not forget that automakers like Ford and Porsche are revising their plans for electric vehicles, seemingly shifting faster than a kid sneaking a cookie.

It’s been a year full of drama, disaster, and maybe a glimmer of hope. So, what do you think will be the biggest automotive story of 2024? Leave your hot opinions in the comments below!