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Born in Senegal's capital Dakar, Vieira will now manage the country of his birth, having moved to France aged eight before later winning over 100 caps for Les Bleus and lifting the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championship in 2000.

Senegal's football federation (FSF) said the appointment reflects its "desire to strengthen its high-level technical staff" and is "perfectly aligned" with the nation's sporting ambitions.

Details of Vieria's contract and his starting date in the role are still being discussed.

His first matches in charge of the Teranga Lions are expected to come next month in qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Vieira joins the West Africans after he left his role as Genoa head coach by mutual consent last November, with the team bottom of Serie A.

He won eight and drew nine of his 26 games during the 2024-25 season to guide the Italian club to safety and a 13th-place finish.

However, he left the club after managing just two wins in 25-26, with both of those victories coming in the Coppa Italia.

During his playing career, midfielder Vieira won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups at Arsenal, as well as silverware with AC Milan, Inter Milan and Manchester City.

He retired in 2011 and became the manager of New York City in 2016 before returning to Europe with Nice and leading them to seventh in Ligue 1 in his first season.

Vieira was sacked in December 2020 and became Crystal Palace manager the following year, guiding the Eagles to 12th in the Premier League and the FA Cup semi-finals in 2021-22.

He was dismissed in March 2023 after a 12-game winless run, before joining RC Strasbourg as their first appointment following a takeover by BlueCo, the company which owns Chelsea. He left Strasbourg by mutual consent in July 2024.

His predecessor Thiaw was at the centre of controversy in January when he ushered his Senegal team off the field when Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty in the 2025 Afcon final.

The players eventually returned after a delay of about 17 minutes before Brahim Diaz's penalty was saved and Pape Gueye scored an extra-time winner.

However, Morocco were declared the winners of the tournament in March when the a Confederation of African Football appeals board overturned the result of the final following Senegal's walk-off.

Senegal have lodged an appeal against that decision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport - with the case due to be heard on 8 October. %!s()

Madonna led all nominees with 11, thanks largely to the short film she made for her celebrated new album, Confessions II. The visual is up for Video of the Year, as well as a host of creative categories like Best Direction, Cinematography, and Choreography. It also anchors the returning Best Dance category, which was given out regularly for decades starting in 1989, but hasn’t been awarded since 2019.

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s Confessions II track, “Bring Your Love” also picked up nods for Song of the Year and Best Collaboration, while Madonna is up for Artist of the Year, too. 

Swift, meanwhile, earned nine nominations. She, too, is up for Artist of the Year, while the video for her Life of a Showgirl hit, “The Fate of Ophelia” is nominated for Video of the Year, Best Pop, and numerous creative prizes. The visual for Swift’s other big Showgirl hit, “Opalite,” also scored a lone nod for Best Direction. 

For Video of the Year, the Confessions II short film and “The Fate of Ophelia” will compete against Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might,” Gener8ion and Yung Lean’s “Storm,” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears.”

As for the VMAs’ other big categories, Artist of the Year will find Madonna and Swift competing against Grande, Mars, Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen. And in Song of the Year, Madonna and Carpenter’s “Bring Your Love” will go up against BTS’ “Swim,” Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” Huntr/x’s “Golden,” Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need,” PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” remix, and Raye’s “Where Is My Husband!”

Lastly, the VMAs’ Best New Artist category will feature newcomers Bella Kay, Cortis, Magnus Ferrell, Malcolm Todd, Myles Smith, Sienna Spiro, and Stella Lefty. 

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Fan voting for all 13 VMA categories is open now and will close Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. ET, though voting for Best New Artist will continue into the show itself. The VMAs will broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sept. 7, airing simultaneously on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.

Video of the Year
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
Gener8ion — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Tears”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Madonna
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

 Song of the Year
BTS — “Swim”
Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI — “Golden”
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”
Olivia Dean — “Man I Need”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
RAYE — “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”

 Best New Artist
Bella Kay
CORTIS
Magnus Ferrell
Malcolm Todd
Myles Smith
Sienna Spiro
Stella Lefty

 Best Collaboration
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice — “Chains & Whips”
French Montana x Max B — “Ever Since U Left Me”
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”
Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye — “Hard Part”

 Best Pop
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
Charli XCX — “SS26”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Olivia Rodrigo — “drop dead”
Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Kehlani — “Safe”
Don Toliver — “E85”
Drake — “Janice STFU”
Megan Thee Stallion — “LOVER GIRL”
Travis Scott — “DUMBO”
Tyler, The Creator — “SUGAR ON MY TONGUE”

 Best R&B
Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
Chris Brown — “It Depends/Obvious”
Dave & Tems — “Raindance”
Justin Bieber — “YUKON”
Kehlani — “Folded”
Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis — “Is It a Crime”

 Best Alternative
Geese — “Taxes”
mgk & Fred Durst — “FIX UR FACE”
Noah Kahan — “The Great Divide”
Olivia Rodrigo — “the cure
SOMBR — “Homewrecker”
Tame Impala — “Dracula”
twenty one pilots — “Drag Path”

 Best Dance
Bebe Rexha & Faithless — “New Religion”
Harry Styles — “Aperture”
Lady Gaga & Doechii — “RUNAWAY”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
Slayyyter — “DANCE …”
Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”

 Best Latin
Anitta with Shakira — “Choka Choka”
Bad Bunny — “NUEVAYoL”
Fuerza Regida — “TU SANCHO”
KAROL G — “Papasito”
Rosalía ft. Yahritza y Su Esencia — “La Perla”
Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA — “LA VILLA”
Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”

 Best K-Pop
BLACKPINK — “JUMP”
BTS — “SWIM”
CORTIS — “REDRED”
KATSEYE — “PINKY UP”
LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) — “SPAGHETTI”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”

 Best Country 
Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
Kacey Musgraves — “Dry Spell”
Lainey Wilson — “Somewhere Over Laredo”
Luke Combs — “Back in the Saddle”
Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
Stella Lefty — “Boston” 
Tucker Wetmore — “Brunette”

 Best Direction
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
GENER8ION — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
Taylor Swift — “Opalite”

 Best Art Direction
Charli XCX — “SS26”
Lady Gaga & Doechii — “RUNAWAY”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
SOMBR — “My Body Isn’t Ready”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Best Cinematography
A$AP Rocky — “PUNK ROCKY”
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Best Editing
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Best Choreography
GENER8ION — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Harry Styles — “Dance No More”
KATSEYE — “PINKY UP”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

 Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you love me”
JISOO X ZAYN — “Eyes Closed”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
RAYE ft. Hans Zimmer — “Click Clack Symphony.”
Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”

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If you've got a large collection of video games sitting in the back of your closet, you might be wondering if it's an untapped goldmine. Though the chances of having a game that could pay off your mortgage sitting and collecting dust are slim, there's potential profit to be made from many retro titles. However, it can be tricky to know what's worth something, and where you should sell anything that has value.

Outside of a few examples famous for their rarity and worth, like Tetris for the Sega Mega Drive, where fewer than 10 copies are known to exist, there's no definitive list to precisely explain what your collection is worth without more information. Several different factors will determine how much your old video games could go for today. With a bit of studying, you'll know what can fetch some cash and what should be dropped off at the thrift store. 

How to know the value of your retro games

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A good first step when analyzing your collection is to consider its rarity. You can get a general sense of this with two factors: how old the game is, and the number of copies in circulation. Releases for older-but-not-ancient consoles like the Xbox 360 could still hold some value, but likely not as much as something for an early console like the Atari 2600, as the latter has been out of print for longer. It's not an absolute rule, but chances are your older games are worth the most.

Which console the game is for can have an impact on its overall rarity, too. GameCube games are particularly expensive, for example, and tend to fetch a higher price than PlayStation 2 titles despite being from the same era. This is because the GameCube itself sold fewer units than the PlayStation 2 by a significant margin, so its games also tended to receive fewer prints. Titles that are special editions, regional variants or from other obscure sources are also likely to be worth more. An extreme example is something like Nintendo World Championship Gold for the NES, a prize doled out by Nintendo Power magazine to just 26 winners, which easily fetches over $100,000 today.

However, even the rarest items are impacted in value by their overall condition. Games that are CIB (short for "complete in box," meaning all auxiliary items like manuals are present alongside the packaging itself) are worth much more than loose games, and even more so if they're still sealed. There are other clear visual cues that help determine baseline value: if a disc is scratched or cartridge art is highly degraded, it's not worth as much.

How nostalgia impacts your collection's value

The good ol' nostalgia factor is always at play with video games. If you own titles that are part of a beloved franchise, like Pokémon or The Legend of Zelda, chances are you'll have more baseline value to work with. Even games that were massively printed, like Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, which sold over 31 million copies worldwide, can still fetch a pretty penny. 

A game that's received remakes or re-releases over the years can see a drop in value, since nostalgic players have another option to fill the void. Your copy of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which already generally sells for less than its price at launch, will likely take even more of a dip thanks to the Ocarina remake. However, this isn't always true — the original Silent Hill 2, for example, still sells for a significant amount despite its remake, so it's always best to check market prices.

The best way to sell your retro games

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Before embarking on your sales journey, it may be worth getting some of your games graded. Generally, this is only for titles CIB (ideally sealed) that you've determined have very high-value potential, since grading comes at a cost. This process gives your item an official documentation of quality, meaning it should be easier to sell and will likely fetch a higher price than an ungraded copy. The most common company for video game grading is CGC, which uses a clearly defined quality scale.

It's well-known that when you take your games to somewhere like GameStop to sell them, you'll make less than you would selling them yourself. You can check GameStop's Trade Values page and see the offers aren't great. For instance, Mario Kart: Double Dash, with a market price around $60, can get you "up to" $27.50 in store credit, or less if you take cash. However, if you're just looking to make a quick buck and don't have anything you've determined is highly valuable, places like GameStop or local game shops are a fast and easy option. 

Though more labor-intensive, selling somewhere like eBay with a price you set yourself is the best way to guarantee maximum profits. One of the easiest ways to track your collection is with a site like PriceCharting or an app like Plynt, which let you catalog your games and track their value by pulling from recent sales data. This way, you know the price to set and when to list. When listing on eBay, it's important to brush up on your seller protections and keep careful documentation of any items sent by mail. %!s()

Although the state has long been safe Republican territory in federal elections, this year marks the third consecutive election cycle in which Alaska finds itself among a handful of states at the centre of the fight for control of Congress.

Wyoming offers a different kind of race: a rare wholesale turnover of Republican leadership. Wyomingites have a glut of new leaders to choose from at the statehouse, in the governor’s mansion and in the US Capitol. Contests that could further consolidate the state’s ultraconservative politics or begin to push them to the centre.

Here’s what’s on our radar.

Alaska

When do polls open and close?

Polls open at 7am (15:00 GMT) and close at 8pm local time (04:00 on Wednesday GMT), although Alaska’s two time zones stagger poll closings across the state.

What makes Alaska’s primary different?

Unlike most states, Alaska uses a single primary rather than separate Republican and Democratic contests. This comes after Alaska voters approved Ballot Measure 2 back in 2020, which effectively eliminated the state’s traditional party-primary system for most offices. Instead, all candidates appear on a single, nonpartisan primary ballot. The top four vote-getters advance.

What are the key races to watch in Alaska?

The US Senate race carries the clearest national stakes because it could tip control of the chamber. The governor’s race is worth watching because of its exceptionally crowded and competitive field.

Seventeen candidates are running to replace Alaska’s staunchly pro-Trump Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy, who is barred by term limits from seeking a third term. Among them is former Governor Bill Walker, who is running as an independent. Republican candidates include former state Senators Click Bishop, Shelley Hughes and Lesil McGuire, former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, former state revenue Commissioner Adam Crum, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries, former state Attorney General Treg Taylor and business owner and conservative activist Bernadette Wilson.

Former state Senator Tom Begich and former state Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins are the two Democrats in the race.

Meanwhile, sixteen candidates are running for Alaska’s US Senate seat, but the race has two chief frontrunners: incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Representative Mary Peltola. The Cook Political Report ranks the race among the country’s most competitive Senate contests.

Why the Senate race matters nationally

Though Alaska has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 2008, former Representative Peltola, who represented Alaska in the US House from 2022 to 2025, demonstrated that a Democrat can win statewide there.

The race has drawn millions in campaign spending, including money being spent to elevate political unknowns who are unlikely to win the seat, but could materially alter the November field.

Super PACs have spent more than $2m trying to boost candidates who are not considered serious contenders for the seat, according to Alaska Public Media.

An Alaska Survey Research poll conducted in March found Peltola ahead of Sullivan among primary voters, 46.4 percent to 40.9 percent. In a simulated general-election matchup using Alaska’s ranked-choice system, Peltola also polled ahead of Sullivan.

A tale of two Dan Sullivans

There is an unusual Senate subplot: two Republicans named Dan Sullivan are on the ballot. One is the incumbent senator; the other, Dan J Sullivan Jr is a retired teacher from Petersburg. The state’s Division of Elections initially removed him from the ballot after determining that his candidacy appeared intended to confuse voters, but the Alaska Supreme Court later ordered officials to restore him to the primary ballot.

That creates a problem that is particularly acute in Alaska’s primary. Unlike the November election, the primary is not ranked-choice: voters select a single candidate, and the four highest vote-getters prevail in the general election. With two Dan Sullivans vying for the same electoral spot, even a relatively small number of mistaken votes could influence which candidate clears the hurdle.

Senator Sullivan will appear on the ballot as “Dan S. Sullivan” alongside the labels of “Registered Republican” and “Incumbent”. Challenger Sullivan will be listed as “Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.” without any party affiliation listed, although he filed for office as a Republican.

On Israel, Sullivan and Peltola find common ground

Much of the attention around incumbent Dan Sullivan’s fundraising reflects the issues that have defined his Senate career, including his strong support for Israel and his hawkish approach to Iran.

The 61-year-old has repeatedly backed military aid and closer US-Israel defence ties while vehemently opposing efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Israeli officials. His congressional record includes repeated efforts to maintain or strengthen sanctions on Iran.

Sullivan’s reelection run has attracted substantial backing from high-profile political organisations, including the Republican Senate Leadership Fund, which has committed at least $15m towards his campaign. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC ) has also helped funnel about $250,000 in individual contributions to Sullivan during the first quarter of 2026.

Peltola has also championed Israel-related legislation during her time in the House, and sometimes even broke with fellow Democrats on Israel-related votes. The Jewish Democratic Council of America, which describes itself as advocating for a strong US-Israel relationship, endorsed her Senate campaign back in March.

Wyoming

When do polls in Wyoming open and close?

Voting begins at 7am local time (13:00 GMT) and ends at 7pm local time (01:00 GMT the following day).

What’s one big race to watch?

The Senate Republican primary.

In deep-red Wyoming, the Senate primary is less a contest about whether the GOP will hold the seat than about which Republican candidate will win it.

The Cowboy State has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1964, with the exception of 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried Wyoming. The Senate race is also interesting because it is an open-seat succession fight.

What are the important races in the Wyoming primary election?

The US’s least populated state is in for a political makeover, with a shake-up at nearly every level. With incumbent Senator Cynthia Lummis declining to seek re-election and Representative Harriet Hageman relinquishing her House post to try to succeed her in the Senate, Wyoming is poised for an unusually broad reshuffling in elected officeholders.

Wyoming’s Republican Party is divided between a hard-right bloc that already controls the state House and more traditional conservatives who retain greater influence in the Senate.

Hageman, the Trump-backed hard-lined congresswoman who rose to national prominence after unseating Liz Cheney in the 2022 Republican primary, is the clear favourite to succeed retiring Senator Cynthia Lummis. Among the other Republicans running to replace Lummis in the US Senate are former Kirby Mayor Sam Mead and former environmental services business owner Jimmy Skovgard.

In an April interview with Jackson Hole Community Radio (KHOL), Mead said that the endorsements Hageman received from Trump, Lummis and Barrasso come with an expectation that she will support the administration “no matter what.” While Mead has promised that he would push back against Trump on public lands, tariffs and foreign wars when he believes the administration’s policies run counter to Wyoming’s interests.

Nine active candidates are competing for the Republican nomination to replace Hageman in the US House in what’s shaping up to be the most expensive contest on Tuesday’s ballot. The field includes former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow, state Senate President Bo Biteman, businessmen Steve Friess and Reid Rasner, and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray. %!s()

In this morning's edition, car buyers are shelling out thousands of dollars at Carvana just to avoid traditional dealerships, Tesla is apparently preparing a Cybercab invasion as soon as this month, McLaren — in a bit of good news — is considering adding a slew of dealerships to the U.S. because of strong sales and Stellantis is recalling nearly 1 million cars because a radio software issue is somehow messing up the rearview camera.

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1st Gear: Car buyers are paying up for the convince of Carvana

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It's hard to find anyone with a nice thing to say about car dealers, and that could explain why thousands of buyers are paying a premium to purchase their new cars from Carvana rather than traditional dealerships — choosing the convenience it offers rather than a lower price. 

People are willing to pay extra for the no-haggle, digital-first experience Carvana offers that traditional dealerships just don't. It has refined its customer experience over the 13 years it has been selling used vehicles mostly online and through its car vending machines. Because of the slick operation, people don't mind shelling out — in some cases — over $4,000 more for the same car. From Automotive News:

Technology-savvy car buyers want a streamlined process, making Carvana stand out, said Brian Maas, president of the California New Car Dealers Association, which counts Carvana among the nearly 1,300 franchised new car and truck dealers it represents.

[...]

Catalyst IQ, an automotive digital marketing and technology firm in Ada, Mich., analyzes the lowest advertised price that a consumer can see for a specific vehicle. The price includes automaker incentives, dealer discounts and special offers. The data provider also converts interest rate specials and lease offers to cash values in its analysis.

Carvana advertised the Ram 2500 on average $4,533 or about 6.2 percent above other Stellantis stores in the designated market areas around its new-vehicle dealerships, according to Catalyst IQ. Automakers determine a store's designated market area.

Similarly, the Jeep Compass was $1,528 or about 4.3 percent more expensive on average from May 7 to Aug. 5. Catalyst IQ gathers advertised price data by VIN from dealerships' digital listings.

"Carvana is able to command in many cases premium pricing at a time when pricing is already historically high," said Rick Wainschel, Catalyst IQ's vice president of analytics. That "says something about their practices and their processes and how consumers are reacting to them."

Carvana "has always offered transparent, no-haggle pricing that is informed by market dynamics and observed customer demand," a company spokesperson said in an email.

[...]

But Carvana's high pricing strategy comes with exceptions. The company priced some models below competitors, such as the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, which was $2,989 and 3.9 percent cheaper than competitors, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was $145 or 0.3 percent below average.

The numbers show that what Carvana is doing is clearly working. Its new-vehicle stores had an average turn rate (the percentage of average vehicle inventory it sells in 90 days) of 69% in the period ending August 5. When compared with the 39% that other Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram stores in the same markets had, the difference is stark. Carvana says its new-vehicle sales business is profitable, too, but it won't say quite how profitable.

2nd Gear: Tesla Cybercab deployment could be around the corner

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You can believe it if you want to, but Tesla has apparently told its employees that it's gearing up for the public launch of its poop-from-a-butt Cybercab, and the initial rollout could start in Austin, Texas, in the coming weeks, according to people with knowledge of the plans. The two-door, two-seat robotaxi is crucial to Tesla's autonomous ambitions, and the company's goal is to eventually deploy the vehicle for its entire autonomous ride-hailing fleet. From Reuters:

The company has been preparing for a launch with steps including test driving, offering employee rides ​on private ​roads and ⁠conducting training with local first responders in recent weeks, the report said.

[...]

The company started running tests of the production version of its Cybercab on public ⁠roads ​in June, and production of ​the vehicle is expected to ramp up later this year.

Tesla reportedly told staff that it plans to begin the Cybercab rollout by offering rides to its employees on public roads, and then it will incorporate the gold monstrosity into its robotaxi fleet — which is currently populated by modified Tesla Model Ys — a few days after that.

3rd Gear: McLaren could add 10 U.S. dealers on strong sales

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McLaren hasn't been in the best financial situation for a few years now, but strong sales in the U.S. mean the British automaker is considering adding a slew of new dealerships here over the next couple of years. It would make sense considering the fact that the U.S. now accounts for over half of its global sales.

CEO Nick Collins says there could be room for five to 10 more dealers stateside, and that would increase the automaker's current network of 27 dealerships by up to 40% — not an insignificant number by any means. There are apparently prospective franchisees regularly approaching the company about setting up shop, which is "a great problem to have." From Automotive News:

Collins wants the brand's U.S. share to hold steady even as overall volumes accelerate, driven by a growing base of ultrahigh-net-worth buyers and rising brand awareness fueled by Formula One's surging popularity in America.

After years of financial and sales challenges, McLaren is shifting into high gear. Several new models are scheduled to arrive in showrooms by 2028, including the brand's first four-door offering.

The retail expansion will be deliberate and measured.

"We will be higher volume than we are today, but we operate in a territory that is based around exclusivity, rather than pushing volume," Collins said. "We want to work with our existing partners to strengthen their footprint and presence, and we want to expand in a few places as well."

Executives declined to name specific markets. Industry observers expect fast-growing Sun Belt states such as Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Nevada to capture most of the new points.

McLaren Americas President Nicolas Brown emphasized that retailers' mission will not change as the brand diversifies into new segments. New models can draw customers into showrooms, but retaining them depends on the post-sale experience.

[...]

Last year, McLaren cut global production by a third to about 2,000 vehicles — one of many "difficult decisions," Collins said, made to better manage retail inventory.

McLaren is also mulling over the idea of establishing "experience centers" in top luxury markets like New York, Los Angeles and Miami, and they would be more focused on promoting brand culture and racing heritage, rather than selling cars. They'd also be owned by the company itself, rather than dealer franchises.

No matter how you slice it, interesting things are on the horizon for McLaren.

4th Gear: Nearly 1 million Stellantis vehicles recalled for faulty reverse cam software

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Stellantis is recalling 955,000 vehicles across the globe because the ghatdamn radio software can somehow prevent the backup camera from working correctly. Don't ask me how that works. New cars are fickle beasts. From Reuters:

The recall includes 848,000 vehicles in the United States including ​various 2026 and 2027 model year ​Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid and Voyager, ⁠Dodge Charger, Jeep Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand ​Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Wrangler and Ram 1500, 2500 ​and ProMaster vehicles. About 107,000 vehicles are being recalled in Canada, Mexico and other markets.

Owners will receive an ​over-the-air radio software update via a prompt ​on the vehicle's media screen when the update is available.

‌Stellantis ⁠said it is unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the recall.

Stellantis says that if the rear-view camera image doesn't appear, drivers should use their mirrors while reversing, which is a brilliant piece of advice if you ask me. I'm not sure how it came up with that solution.

Neutral: It's Chewsday Innit

It's Chewsday Innit?

The Fuel Up

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It's never going to stop, is it? With news that Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, a U.S. ally, if it gets in the way of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it shouldn't be a surprise that gas prices continue to rise. Elevated WTI Crude Oil futures and Brent Crude prices, which were sitting at $85 and $91, respectively, at the time of publication, aren't helping matters either.

Here's where national average prices stand right now, according to AAA:

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All of this is to say that the average price of a gallon of gas increased another cent overnight to $4.07, according to AAA. While it has been a slow climb, we are inching our way back up toward the 2026 high of $4.56 per gallon we saw back in May.

On the radio: The Zombies - A Rose For Emily

Just finished the "S-Town" podcast, and, while it might have come out nearly 10 years ago at this point, I still found it deeply moving. It certainly wasn't what I expected it to be when I first started listening — especially after the first episode- but it was both deeply beautiful and deeply tragic. If you've got seven hours to spare, I suggest checking it out. %!s()