## The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy. Welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of the morning’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 happening on Friday, September 18, 2026: 🌏 Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz said on Thursday that the U.S. market would see an influx of cheaper Chinese vehicles…