Chrysler’s revival is due in mid-to-late 2024 with a series of electric and possibly “electrified” (hybrid-electric) vehicles. In the meantime, buyers were promised one final hurrah in the form of a Chrysler 300 special edition, and it seems it will be a 300C just like the original 1957—in that it packs a 392 cubic inch … Read more
Chrysler’s revival is due in mid-to-late 2024 with a series of electric and possibly “electrified” (hybrid-electric) vehicles. That makes the marque’s recent Facebook post all the more puzzling:The range of explanations includes a special-edition Chrysler 300C, powered by the 392 engine—an engine whose displacement intentionally replicates that of the biggest and most powerful of the … Read more
RamNew for 2023 is an optional 12-inch digital gauge cluster with “nearly two dozen” different menus, five tiles for quick data, analog or digital readouts, and user profiles—on all types of Ram truck including chassis cabs.A new Ram 1500 Limited Elite Edition has a multi-function tailgate with a “tailgate ajar” warning light, bed step, adjustable … Read more
The National Historic Vehicle Register has just 32 cars, the most recently added being the 1963 Chrysler Turbine and the 1952 Hudson Hornet. The two cars will be displayed on the Mall in Washington, DC this year.The Register is managed by the Hagerty Drivers Foundation and the U.S. Department of the Interior, and recognized the … Read more
The Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, is hosting the Electrify Expo on August 27-28. A fleet of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids will charge up the event, which will also have a large Chrysler-brand display.While Chrysler’s sole electrified car is a plug-in hybrid minivan (in fairness, the world’s first hybrid minivan), the old Chrysler Corporation … Read more
When Walter P. Chrysler proudly introduced the revolutionary Chrysler 80, he probably had no idea that his name would one day be attached to a skyscraper, air conditioning systems, railroad cars, and athletic leisure wear.The Athleisure Merchandise Collection was created in collaboration with Winnie Cheung, the chief designer of Stellantis’ advance studio. It has hoodies, long-sleeve … Read more
Way back in January, we reported that then-new Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell was planning an expansion or revitalization of the brand. It will require patience: for example, she reported that “a large utility vehicle” is on the cards for launch any time from 2025 to 2028.She was careful not to be specific about what is coming. To … Read more
Chrysler is recalling 52,340 Challengers, Chargers, and 300s because the batteries in the tire pressure sensors may fail quite early, resulting in inoperative sensors. Owners are advised to check their tire pressure now and then while waiting for notifications that new sensors are ready to be installed.
The Woodward Dream Cruise is an amazing event, with tens of thousands of muscle cars cruising up and down Woodward Avenue in Metro Detroit and all sorts of displays in the parking lots along the way. For Mopar fans, the Modern Street Hemi Shootout parking area in Pontiac, along the Dream Cruise route, has been … Read more
When Chrysler was having its renaissance in the 1990s, breaking stereotypes and barriers, Tom Gale was trying to find a flagship car to represent each of the brands. Dodge had the Viper; Jeep already had the Wrangler; and Plymouth would have the Prowler. Chrysler was his one failure; he never nailed down the brand that … Read more
The Windsor plant will be making cars built on STLA Large, presumably sending minivan assembly elsewhere.Production of the cars at Brampton will continue into 2024, later than previously thought (2023 had been forecast). At that point, Brampton will begin retooling, with production to resume in 2025 on an “all-new, flexible architecture to support the company’s … Read more
Bob Hubbach, Chrysler’s design manager from 1967 to 2001, passed away on the night of May 14 while in hospice.Hubbach was a co-designer of the highly successful Valiant Charger, Australia’s famed “Hemi Six” powered successor to the Valiant Pacer. This car set a long-standing Australian speed record with its 265 cubic inch inline six, fed … Read more
Not only is Stellantis going to keep the Windsor and Brampton plants in Canada open—the company is investing $2.5 billion in enabling EV production and building a pair of R&D centers in the country.Canada has long given Chrysler a higher market share than any other country, including the United States, which is Chrysler’s birthplace and … Read more
Last weekend, Stellantis held the company’s first “Hackathon”, inviting college students from around the area to team up to showcase their programming skills. The name Hackathon may suggest that these students were trying to hack into the various systems, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, the teams of students used data from Stellantis vehicles, the … Read more
The current version of the Jeep Cherokee is near the end of a normal car’s lifespan—though, to be fair, it is not quite as long in the tooth as the still-surprisingly-competitive Charger and Challenger. Meanwhile, the Chrysler Airflow, whatever its final name ends up being, is getting closer to actual production.The Airflow is likely the … Read more
Automotive News’ Grace Macaluso has just posted details on the new battery plant arriving in a vacant lot in Windsor, Canada. The plant will cost $4 billion, and produce 45gWh of battery cells and modules per year for FCA US factories in both the United States and Canada. The plant is supported by funding and/or … Read more
