Ford has two recalls this week, one for failing Maverick tail-lights, and one for flyaway glass roofs on the 2017-19 Transit Connect.Drivers may want to be careful of Mercedes vehicles for a while, because a wide range of GL, ML, and R vehicles from 2006 to 2012, including two AMG models, may have bad brakes … Read more
Although the Ram 1500 RHO was only recently introduced, there are rampant rumors that a higher-powered half-ton truck might be waiting in the wings. The rumors currently focus on a new Ram ad video, which shows a pair of dirt bikes with number placards on the front. One has 540, which stands for the horsepower … Read more
Two official press releases on trivial marketing changes to Jeeps coincided with a report in Automotive News which confirms rumors that as engineering jobs are cut in Auburn Hills, new ones are being added in Brazil and India at somewhat lower salaries. …
Hemi V8 lovers can rejoice to know that the 6.4 is definitely still in production, albeit not quite in the same quantities as in the past; but there is darker news, too—again, for those who insist on eight pistons per engine.
Next week, around 1,100 union members at the Warren Stamping Plant north of Detroit are voting on whether to strike over unresolved health and safety issues. Warren supplies more than half of the company’s North American assembly plants.The union cited issues around protective gear such as gloves, leaking ceilings, lighting, flooring, ventilation, ergonomic mattes, oil … Read more
Stellantis reported that global sales of 1.3 million vehicles, down by 10% “reflecting … actions… to prepare for [a] new product wave in H2 2024.” Battery-electric rose by 8% and low-emissions vehicles sales rose by 13% compared with Q1 2023. The company approved an ordinary dividend of €1.55 per share to be paid next week, and reiterated a €3 billion share buyback scheme.
The €3 billion in share buybacks come as Stellantis has been laying off workers in France, Italy, and North America;
Stellantis issued three recalls for two problems last week; 24V289 and 24V291 both covered Jeep Grand Cherokees (2022-24 for the former and 2023 for the latter), because the rear view camera image may not display. The first recall covers just 8 vehicles whose coax cable might be loose; dealers merely have to secure it. The … Read more
This past weekend, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series headed to zMAX Dragway for the Four-Wide Nationals, where reigning champion Matt Hagan drove his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to his first win of the season. Matt Hagan’s 2024 season hasnt been anywhere near as great as his 2023, where he won 3 … Read more
When the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO begins reaching owners and those drives begin hitting their local off-road parks, there is a good chance that this new off-road truck will prove to be better than the TRX in many off-road situations. Many of us hate the fact that the Hemi V8 engines are being legislated out … Read more
It’s been a few years now since Tulsa, Oklahoma dredged up a Plymouth-shaped block of rust which had once been a proud 1957 Belvedere, a snazzy car that turned heads back then (more than the same-year Chevrolet which is better remembered). At the time, the Plymouth represented an optimistic future for a state celebrating its … Read more
The old “DS” platform Ram 1500 Classic, an economy buy, has been dropped in Canada, but remains in production and on sale in the United States and Mexico. The newer “DT” Ram 1500 remains in production and on sale.
We were focused fully on covering the new 2025 Ram 1500 RHO yesterday, so we didn’t mention that the company had another announcement for the half-ton lineup with the introduction of the Rebel X. For the 2025 model year, the off-road-ready Rebel package turns 10 years old, so to celebrate the trim level’s first decade, … Read more
The first quarter was a real winner for General Motors, but the story was mixed for Ford, which had higher revenue but a 24% drop in profits, largely due to its commercial vehicle unit. Total adjusted earnings before interest and taxes was $2.8 billion.The EV unit, which is still in a capital-expenses, development-costs mode with … Read more
This morning, all of the information on the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO was released and while we will take a look at the specifics, here are the key points. The new Ram RHO is not a replacement for the Ram 1500 TRX but rather, a direct competitor to the V6-powered Ford F150 Raptor. When compared … Read more
Following a controversy over sharing customer data with third parties, GM announced in March that it would stop sharing location and other information with two data brokers. Many were skeptical of GM’s announcement, partly because it was quite specific about dropping LexisNexis and Verisk, which meant the company could simply switch to other brokers….
Stellantis appears to have adopted a strategy of keeping list prices on its cars high, but offering large discounts to clear out cars when sales lag. There are some advantages to this strategy…
