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
The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has expressed concern about rumors of the Dodge Durango leaving Jefferson North for foreign shores, announcing that it was filing a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The UAW believes changing the production of the Durango would be a violation of their contract, which included language promising … Read more
Chrysler did not celebrate its first anniversary in January, though the marque’s first cars found happy customers in January 1924. FCA US is likely to officially celebrate Chrysler’s anniversary in 2025, when it has a wider variety of cars to sell. That’s also the year Chryslers at Carlisle has chosen. The founder of the first … Read more
Stellantis is a global company, with engineering sources from countries around the world—not just the three headquarters in France, Italy, and the United States. Fiat itself already had engineering centers in India and Brazil, but their work could be handled in relatively large chunks. Recently, FCA US engineers have reported being called back to work … Read more
American dealer network leaders have publicly taken Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to task for “short-term decision making” which they claim that, by boosting the company’s stock price, increased his own compensation. The company had dramatically raised prices during the post-COVID car shortages, only to find customers defecting to other brands and dealership stock cluttering up … Read more
Engineers at Jeep, or FCA US to be more accurate, have patented a removable window system which lets windows be removed with relative ease. The patent, filed on January 31, 2023, and published on August 1, 2024, comes to us via Tomaz at Allpar.com (who found it at MotorAuthority). The basic idea is that windows … Read more
Allpar member Nihar has been creating new renders of Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles for quite some time, attending to sizes, prices, platforms, and interiors. He tries to keep his renderings realistic and producable, and includes interiors. This second video covers his proposed Chrysler lineup, which is not based on rumor or insider information, but … Read more
Let me start by saying that this is not an attempt to talk Hemi lovers/people who hate electric vehicles into buying one or even liking them. The point of this piece is to explain how vehicles like the Dodge Hornet and upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona EV can play a key role in the return of … Read more
With the Charger becoming a neo-retro EV muscle car with an inline-6 turbo option, the days of the affordable muscle car are becoming a thing of the past faster than a Mustang in the rear view mirror of a Hellcat. Stellantis’ inflated pricing is making new vehicles are sitting on dealer lots for longer periods … Read more
Allpar member Nihar has been creating new renders of Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep cars for quite some time, paying attention not just to looks but also to sizes, prices, platforms, and interiors. His renderings are unusual in his attempt to make them as realistic as possible, and to render both interiors and exteriors. This first … Read more
The Waltpar podcast, created and hosted by Scott Gresser, has a new segment with Allpar.com and Motales.com founder David Zatz and a wide-range discussion over Chrysler’s past and the future of Stellantis North America. The postcast is available on: YouTube (@WaltParPodcast) Rumble (WaltParPodcast) Social media (search for WaltParPodcast) Apple Podcasts Or search for WaltPar on … Read more
Yesterday, the UAW revealed that the midsized pickup truck, referred to by outsiders as the Dodge Dakota though it could carry the Ram 1200 or another badge, had been delayed and would no longer be at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in 2027 as promised. The UAW argued: … the union won the right to strike … Read more
Two pieces of good news came out of Trenton Engine recently, even as Stellantis temporarily closed the plant due to an oversupply of V6 engines. Industry insiders noted that running a plant seven days a week at full tilt, only to close it because of overproduction, is not unusual—it’s been industry practice across many automakers … Read more
When the next generation Dodge Charger was introduced earlier this year, the company expected to have the first units in “mid-2024”, but in July, dealerships were told that the new cars would be delayed until August. Well, it is August and the next gen Charger obviously isn’t available yet. While attending 2024 Roadkill Nights this … Read more
This week brought no new Stellantis recalls, but multiple years of the Dodge Journey are being investigated by the NHTSA because the door locks can refuse to release, which is a problem of the crossover is on fire or in a lake or in a hot parking lot. A number of vendors sell portable glass-breakers … Read more
A former Chrysler engineer has posted a five-part series on different aspects of Chrysler’s quality program of the 1980s—the parts he was personally involved in. Each part is around five minutes long, and feature the supporting Chrysler instructional materials. These are the videos, in order: 1: Introduction: building up quality to meet or beat the … Read more