Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of today’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. Each story gets a short summary and a link to the original source if you want to dive deeper. Here’s what’s cooking on Thursday, September 10, 2026: The latest episode of The Drivecast, The Drive’s weekly podcast, went live yesterday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. It’s official: No part of Bugatti belongs to Porsche anymore. On Thursday, a consortium of investors led by HOF Capital completed its acquisition of Porsche’s minority stake in Bugatti Rimac. Rimac is still the majority shareholder at 55%, but Porsche…
Bugatti’s VW Era Is Officially Over as Porsche Exits Rimac Partnership: TDS

