Most of our articles about executive changes don’t get much attention, but this morning, Stellantis issued a press release that is certain to rock the automotive world of many members of the Brotherhood of Muscle – as it has been announced that Tim Kuniskis is retiring from Stellantis. Kuniskis will retire on June 1st, 2024, … Read more
Chrysler leader Christine Feuell is taking over Ram and Dodge sales leader Matt McAlear is taking over Dodge on the retirement of Tim Kuniskis from Stellantis. The changes take place on June 1. Christine Feuell was an outside hire from Honeywell; Matt McAlear has experience in the “medical and digital sectors” as well as automotive. … Read more
Late last year, the news that the next generation Jeep Wrangler would only be offered as an EV and a hybrid quickly spread across the internet with the same reception that most news about a popular model going all-out-electrification receives. Jeep fans weren’t as unhappy as, say, Dodge Charger fans, but as it generally the … Read more
Eight automakers have told customers they would not turn over their data to police without a warrant or court order, but did anyway, according to two senators following a congressional investigation. The story was broken by Automotive News’ Molly Boigon last night,. Senators Edward Markey and Ron Wyden wrote to the Federal Trade Commission to … Read more
With the next generation of the Dodge Charger on the horizon, we wanted to take a look back at the concept car that introduced the world to the modern usage of that legendary nameplate. The 1999 Dodge Charger R/T didn’t share many aspects with the production cars with the same name that debuted for the … Read more
Stellantis has reported gains in Europe (EU29) for the first four months of 2024, claiming a market share of 18.8%. The company does especially well in France, unsurprisingly, and in commercial vans, which has a market share of “nearly 30%” after a sales increase of 11%. Jeep, Peugeot, and Vauxhall have grown in the UK. … Read more
Eddie at Allpar shared the window sticker of a Dodge Hornet R/T Plus, which starts at $46,400. That is roughly the price of a Toyota RAV4 Prime, the top model of the best-selling crossover; the Hornet Plus comes better equipped, but the Toyota doesn’t need any driver tricks such as PowerShot to run a fast 0-60 time. But how did it get to over fifty grand?
STLA Large is more a combination of modules than a traditional platform; it is intended to combine everything from the old Dodge Challenger or conceivably a Dodge Intrepid to a Grand Cherokee and minivan. STLA Medium is not quite as diverse or ambitious, but it still covers a pretty wide variety of car sizes and types. The platform will definitely influence any future replacement for the Dodge Avenger—and there is very likely going to be one, though Sergio Marchionne ran away [figuratively] screaming from front-drive sedans. It’s still a serious market if your company name is Toyota or Honda…
When Dodge debuted the Hornet at Speed Week back in 2022, it was introduced in two production trim levels and one concept trim level. The production levels were the GT and R/T, both of which have been in production and on sale around the country for some time now. The concept trim level was the … Read more
As reported earlier today, Stellantis has finally provided a small amount of information on the Ram heavy duty plan for hydrogen power. Stellantis’ first vehicles to get hydrogen will be the midsized European commercial vans (Jumpy, Expert, and Vivaro; the Scudo should also be in the list) later this year, with larger European vehicles still … Read more
According to Electrek, quoting a German article in Welt, Ram will finally be adopting hydrogen power—and it may not involve Cummins hydrogen engines. Stellantis reported that they will be expanding to over 100,000 hydrogen-powered delivery vans per year by 2030, with new European vans getting hydrogen power this year. Those vans will be built in … Read more
The Horsepower Locator on Dodge Garage was initially introduced to allow prospective buyers to easily find the exact 2023 Challenger or Charger at dealerships across the country. The Horsepower Locator was taken down when the Last Call for those two models ended, but earlier this month, it fired back up for the Dodge Durango. When … Read more
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 … 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.
