A week ago, we brought you the first teaser from Mopar’s 2024 SEMA Show display, which appears to be a production-based Ram truck. The company released the second teaser for the legendary trade show in Vegas; this time, they appear to be focusing on a classic Plymouth. The only text accompanying the sole, shadowy image … Read more
Under a headline seemingly designed by AI (“Stellantis Leverages Its Management Organisation with Changes to Drive Performance Under the Leadership of Carlos Tavares”), Stellantis just now announced several role changes to “redouble the Company’s focus on its key business priorities and confront head-on the global challenges facing the industry.” Tavares himself, according to chairman of … Read more
Crain’s Detroit broke the story, reported again by Crain publication Automotive News, that Stellantis is talking with Governor Gretchen Whitmer about leaving Michigan, and the Chrysler Technology Center (CTC), behind. Stellantis refused to comment beyond pointing out that it has been in Michigan for more than 100 years (tacitly acknowledging that Maxwell Motors was the … Read more
GM has decided to stop using the Ultium name for its electric car batteries, but will keep the name on the factories which make them. The Ultium battery design is modular, so it can be fixed after a crash or if a battery has some bad modules. As with every other major automaker, GM is … Read more
Chrysler has cut the price of the 2025 Grand Caravan, sold only in Canada, from $50,555 to $49,995, a $560 drop. Currently, $50,000 CAD is $36,546, making the Canadian Grand Caravan cheaper than its US equivalent, the Chrysler Voyager. The Pacifica is around $3,000 more expensive than the Grand Caravan. In the US, the Voyager … Read more
Stellantis had a very bad quarter in the United States, but how did it compare to other automakers in sales of key vehicles? Chrysler Corporation invented the minivan in both the USA and France, starting American development in 1972 and French development before selling SIMCA to Peugeot. While the Chrysler marque did not have a … Read more
How much can Ram charge for the Ram 1500 REV? New prices from General Motors suggest the company can charge quite a bit, since the 2025 Silverado EV will be priced at a premium. The base price for the EV work truck is $57,095, according to yesterday’s Chevrolet release; the Work Truck is only sold … Read more
Stellantis is renaming Mopar Vehicle Protection to Flexcare. The new name will be coupled with each of the company’s brands, e.g. Dodge Flexcare, replacing Mopar’s service contracts, maintenance plans, and packages. Mopar Service Contracts are becoming Flexcare Extended Care; Maximum becomes Premium, Added Care and Added Care Plus become Extended Care Plus, and Powertrain Care … Read more
Stellantis issued a clump of recalls, but had plenty of company in this week’s roundup. For Stellantis, we have a loss of drive power on the 2024 ProMaster BEV, only affecting 336 vehicles (few have actually been sold), due to “incorrect software” in the motor computer. Dealers have to update the software. All ProMasters made … Read more
Jeep, or as Stellantis oddly refers to it “The Jeep® brand,” showed a basic drawing of the next-generation Compass today. This is a to be made on the STLA Medium platform/architecture. The Compass will reportedly have both gasoline-hybrid and electric versions, possibly with a pure gasoline version as well. It will debut in Europe in … Read more
After filing a lawsuit last week against the UAW and UAW Local 230 representing the Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center on Oct. 3, Stellantis filed eight additional lawsuits against the UAW and 23 Local unions on October 4. The UAW met with Stellantis afterwards to ask about bringing back the Job Bank, which keeps laid-off … Read more
This week, GM announced that it was ready to sell its entire range of Chevy Blazer EVs. The Blazer starts with the LT, at $44,600, with an 18-inch interior screen, 334 mile range, and 8-year/100,000 mile battery warranty. Normally sold with rear wheel drive, it has a range of 283 miles when buyers opt for … Read more
The only way to celebrate Chrysler’s centennial in 2024 is by buying and reading a new book covering the marque’s first century. The writer, Allpar and Motales founder David Zatz, will be signing copies at a local car show in Cresskill, New Jersey, on October 13, 2024. The history is available as an ebook, paperback, … Read more
I recently made a trip from Michigan to Pennsylvania to pick up my first car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that my dad has been racing for the past 15 years. We will soon have a full review of how that plush pickup handled the task of towing the car and trailer, but before getting … Read more
The 2024 SEMA Show will be held in Las Vegas on November 5th through the 8th and we can expect that Mopar will have a significant presence at the massive convention. Yesterday, Mopar issued the first teaser of a concept headed to the 2024 SEMA Show and, not surprisingly, it is a Ram pickup, but … Read more
The Jeep Wagoneer S, in theory, is not yet available for sale, so how can Stellantis / FCA US have sold 76 of them already? Sales are booked when the vehicles are delivered, so these are not simply pre-orders. Most likely, the 76 sales of the brand new electric car on STLA Large went to … Read more