Stellantis reported 13% higher shipments, overall, in the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September), compared with Q3 2024. North America had a 35% gain, staying the second highest-volume region with 403,000 vehicles shipping. Shipments means vehicles delivered to dealers, distributors, or retail and fleet customers, which result in revenue. The company wrote that … Read more
Under former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’ leadership, the former Chrysler headquarters complex in Auburn Hills, Michigan, was starting to look like a ghost town, according to insiders. The emphasis was on “global teams,” with as much as possible delegated to inexperienced engineers in “low cost countries.” FCA US (former Chrysler) engineers complained of being told … Read more
The 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is less than a month away and the crew at Mopar has begun teasing the customized vehicles that they will use to draw spectators to their sprawling display – starting with a new Dodge Charger. Unfortunately, the image shown here of a current generation Dodge Charger is not … Read more
Stellantis has brought back Francesco Ciancia from Mercedes, where he helped revamp manufacturing; he will be Stellantis’ Global Head of Manufacturing starting on November 1, replacing Arnaud Deboeuf, who is leaving the company. The company shuffled seats in other ways; Ralph Gilles, Global Head of Design, is joining the senior leadership team, and … Emanuele … Read more
According to Automotive News, Nissan is trying to get Ford or Stellantis to join them in selling new Nissan Rogue crossovers by offering the chassis and production, presumably with the other company providing styling and tuning for their version. The deal would likely be similar to the Dodge Caravan/Volkswagen Routan or Dodge Dakota/Mitsubishi Raider arrangement. … Read more
This morning, Fox Factory Vehicles debuted the Ram 1500 Lowered – a high performance street truck that was developed in conjunction with the folks at Direct Connection. This truck features a unique appearance inside and out, an aggressive stance and, most importantly, a supercharged Hemi delivering 650 horsepower. On the outside, the Ram 1500 Lowered … Read more
Bloomberg reported today that Stellantis plans to invest $10 billion in the United States, mainly to regain Jeep market share but possibly to bring back a Dodge V8 muscle car and, at lower priority, a Chrysler. The company has already invested $5 billion and is planning to announce another $5 billion. While these numbers are … Read more
In two separate news briefs posted within a few minutes of each other, Jeep (or as it calls itself, “the Jeep® Brand”) announced that it would take up to $500 in monopoly money towards a new 2025 Grand Cherokee. Dealers don’t actually take the game money; they inspect and return it, as part of a … Read more
Stellantis has named a new North American Motorsports Competition Director, who will lead the NASCAR Truck Series and NHRA competitions. Currently, Dodge runs with Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) in NHRA drag racing, and is planning to put five trucks into NASAR Truck via Kaulig Racing. The new chief is Kevin Kidd, a longtime NASCAR crew … Read more
In September, Stellantis México sold 6,367 vehicles, which appears to be a drop from September 2024 despite a record for Dodge. One problem for Mopar followers is that most of the popular Stellantis vehicles in México are made by European or Chinese marques and only resold under local labels. Ram was the top seller with … Read more
Stellantis’ American arm, FCA US, may be turning the corner, as sales have increased by 6% over the third quarter of 2024. Ram saw a 26% increase in retail sales, but some of the good news was driven by a 22% increase in commercial fleet sales. In addition, much of the gains took place in … Read more
Four-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) world champion Matt Hagan is on a path to his fifth title, after his 54th NHRA Funny Car win at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Hagan drives a “Dodge//SRT Hellcat” for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), and had a 0.040 second reaction time against Jack Bechman in his final round, winning … Read more
The history of Chrysler’s first 101 years has now joined Smashwords, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble for those who don’t use the Amazon Kindle to read e-books. The book covers Chrysler as a marque; the first cars were sold in January 1924, by Maxwell Motors. In mid-1925, one century ago, Maxwell was acquired by a … Read more
This week had both good and bad news for Mopar followers. Jeep, with the USO, prepared nearly 10,000 care packages to troops for the holidays, in a volunteer event which has become a feel-good tradition. Unfortunately, the company also announced that a vendor had allowed customer contacts to leak out; no financials are in the … Read more
The powerplant of the Dodge Charger Daytona, which includes front and rear drive modules and a 100.5 kWh battery pack wtih dual integrated charge modules, has won one of Ward’s prestigious Ten Best Engines & Propulsion Systems awards. The all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Daytona’s two motors are each rated at 335 hp (250 kW) and 313.5 … Read more
Jeep has added the Reign color into the 2026 Wrangler and Gladiator’s color choices. The price has not been announced, but most colors are $595 in the 2025 models. Reign debuted in 2018 and returned in 2023. The company’s Build & Price system does not yet show 2026 Jeeps. The princely color may be a … Read more