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Mark Simmons

@marksimmonssays.bsky.social
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Auto industry. Cars, mobility, etc.

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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
AI is amazing, but requires adult supervision. Trust, but verify. www.motor1.com/news/797593/...
motor1.com
Yikes: Ram Made An AI-Generated Shirt With A Tacoma On It
On Ram's official online merch shop, the truck maker is selling an AI-generated t-shirt with a Tacoma on it. Not great.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
What is a Cruise?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
What is Sominecks?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Who is Kernel Angus?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
And perhaps offer the PPF as a factory option, too.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
What is a roundhouse prick?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I don’t watch a lot of baseball, but this game kept my attention. Congratulations Seattle. #RepDetroit
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
NEW: Inside the factory building Waymo’s robotaxi future An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with Waymo’s custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar. Soon, tens of thousands of robotaxis will roll off the line annually. www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
forbes.com
Inside The Waymo Factory Building A Robotaxi Future
An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet’s custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Profound impacts of Trump’s tariffs are causing significant harm, even in places he may not have anticipated. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...
nytimes.com
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business
Antonio Austin is trying to hold his car business together as President Trump’s tariffs drive up costs — and drive his customers deeper into crisis.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Tesla Q1 net income of $409M < $595M in sales of emissions credits. So they’re back to losing money on vehicle sales excluding these credits. And as sales drop, the credits they will be earning to sell will also be reduced.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Also from the story: NHTSA has lost the ability to even try to regulate AV tech. "A small government team regulating the sort of autonomous cars that Elon Musk says represent the future of Tesla, his car company, is getting cut nearly in half." A win for Musk. A grave danger for the rest of us.
washingtonpost.com
DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the st...
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
DOGE has eliminated 10% of NHTSA staff. “If the question is, will this affect the federal government’s ability to understand the safety case behind Tesla’s vehicles, then yes, it will. [The # of fed workers] who are able to understand this adequately is very small. Now it’s almost nonexistent.”
washingtonpost.com
DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the st...
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
While we await an official merger agreement of Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, I propose referring to the alliance as “H ‘n M”
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Finally found the one current Jaguar owner who likes the new brand campaign.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Here’s a pic of the Formentor cross/hatch in our hotel garage. Could easily have sufficed with a similar VW, Audi, Skoda, etc.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I rented a Cupra in Italy earlier this year. Not bad, but not that different. It seems like VW Group has a lot of issues these days, and perhaps having too many brands and models is one of them. Perhaps Stellantis won’t be the only upcoming reckoning.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
14/14 LA is quite nice right now, with the Hollywood sign clearly visible from an off-ramp near the Convention Center.
Hollywood Sign (final post)
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
13/ It’s a selling show for Ford, if you want some merch.
Ford store
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
12/ The NILU hypercar is displayed in the South Hall lobby.
NILUNILU
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
11/ Toyota brought the new 4Runner-based TRD Surf concept, reminiscent of the first generation 4Runner.
Toyota TRD SurfToyota TRD Surf
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
10/ Hyundai launched its 3-row Ioniq 9 EV.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
9/ Kia showed a new EV9 GT grade, a facelifted EV6, and a revised Sportage.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
8/ The Kia WKNDR concept is on display… with a pop-up roof reminiscent of old VW Westfalia campers.
Kia WKNDRKia WKNDR
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
7/ Acura is showing its new ADX small crossover.
Acura ADX
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
6/ Tesla has a few vehicles in a minimalist space in the center of the West Hall, including the Cybercab robotaxi concept.
Tesla Cybercab exterior Tesla Cybercab interior
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
5/ Stellantis also brought the Chrysler Halcyon. Currently the only Chrysler vehicle for sale in the US is the Pacifica minivan, so a vehicle like this would make the brand more viable in the medium term.
Chrysler Halcyon concept
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
4/ Fiat will be offering an Armani collector’s edition of the 500e. They also had a jolly little (concept?) car off to the side.
Fiat 500e ArmaniGiorgio Armani signature below the c-pillarFiat Jolly concept?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
3/ The original Wagoneer on the floor didn’t include a Jeep badge (at least yet), just a Jeep license plate filler.
Wagoneer with Jeep license plate
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
2/ Stellantis will be adding overt JEEP branding to their Wagoneer models, after just having a few Easter Eggs with the name on the original Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Here’s the new Wagoneer S, with a Jeep badge on the rear.
Wagoneer S with Jeep badgeWagoneer SWagoneer S
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Interesting stuff I saw and learned today @laautoshow.bsky.social: 1/ The head of VW product marketing said that the Microbus relaunch study that led to the ID.BUZZ was done 23 years ago, in 2001. A crazy gestation period. They also showed the just-previewed Tiguan, and recently redone Taos.
ID.BuzzTiguanTaos
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
He has a bright future in the Trump Administration’s defense department. www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
bbc.com
Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years'
Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Archer did this too. Loved it.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 29/05/2024
Competes with Miracle Whip and Chains?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/05/2024
theonion.com
Tesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind Brakes
AUSTIN, TX—In the latest round of layoffs for the company’s struggling automotive division, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fired the entire team behind brakes, sources confirmed Wednesday. “As we...
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 08/04/2024
Ford website shows a similar deal for Tesla owners, which only applies to Mach E.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 08/04/2024
Ford demonstrates that Mach E is not a Mustang: “competitive cash” for Camaro/Charger/Challenger only applies to traditional Mustang. www.thedrive.com/news/ford-is...
thedrive.com
Ford Is Paying Camaro, Charger, and Challenger Owners $1K To Buy a New Mustang
Ford is looking to benefit from the faltering muscle car market, offering a major discount to a very specific set of customers.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 03/04/2024
VinFast VF8. Does “VF” stand for Vietnamese Fisker?
Fisker OceanVinFast VF8
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
From now on, I must remember to open these cans on the counter, near the cashier. Payback is a bitch.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 02/03/2024
I could park in the middle of Fifth Avenue for days and not lose any patients.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
Amazon tech make paying for that $6 Dasani a real breeze.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
How come?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
Herman Cain #RIP
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Post a random weird car pic that’s already on your phone.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
Recite 80% of a movie and you get 500K. What movie are you picking? “No.” (That’s 100%)
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 12/02/2024
If the 49ers win there is going to be so much drinking and self-driving tonight.
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
What year is RFK Jr. running in?
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Bonnie & Clyde liked V8s, too, though they were products of Ford. www.thehenryford.org/collections-...
thehenryford.org
Letter from Clyde Barrow to Henry Ford Praising the Ford V-8 Car, 1934 - The Henry Ford
On April 13, 1934, Ford Motor Company received this unusual product testimonial. In it notorious bank robber Clyde Barrow extolled the virtues of Ford V-8s as getaway cars. Handwriting analysts have q...
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Mark Simmons @marksimmonssays.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
Given Musk’s track record for hitting deadlines, we’re talking 2028 at the earliest.
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