Tesla Model Y Program Manager Departs Automaker Following Cybertruck Executive: TDS

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      🚘 What I’m driving: The 2026 Nissan Leaf has left my driveway, making way for the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S, the brand's first electric model, which has proven surprisingly efficient this week given the chilly 30-degree temperatures.

      🚪 Emmanuel Lamacchia, the Model Y program manager at Tesla, has departed after eight years, marking the second notable departure from the company following the exit of Cybertruck program manager Siddhant Awasthi.

      💰 The newly redesigned 2026 Nissan Sentra is now available for $23,645, which includes a $1,245 destination fee, making it only $860 more than last year despite the improvements.

      🙏 Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s board chair, expressed gratitude to the automaker’s investors for endorsing CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package.

      🏕️ The 2026 Jeep Compass lineup has been streamlined to feature three trim levels and more standard features, with the entry-level Latitude trim priced at $32,985, including destination fees. This simplification comes as the next-generation Compass approaches.

      👑 A Bentley Mulsanne that belonged to King Charles III during his time as Prince of Wales will be auctioned by H&H Classics on December 3 at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.

      🇬🇧 Mini is reintroducing the Oxford Edition Countryman for 2026.

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