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
On media days, it’s hard to know what an auto show will bring the paying customers. The New York Auto Show has opened to the general public, but their web site says it’s too early to show an exhibitor map, and the printed one we were given on media days is probably not accurate (for … Read more
Even before the new Airflow was shown, New York Auto Show media saw this Chrysler Pacifica PHEV with a new logo projected onto the drapes behind it (we’ve artificially lowered them to be closer to the minivan). The new logo appears to be taken from the hoodline and a bit of the headlights, combined with … Read more
The Chrysler Airflow concept is old news now; the electric crossover was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show and made the papers a while back. But today, a new Graphite Airflow concept added to the story—mostly in ways that aren’t related to the car itself (whose details you can find in our original story).The current … Read more
Tomorrow holds several New York Auto Show unveilings, including two which have been officially confirmed. The most recent confirmation was for the Alfa Romeo Tonale, which uses the Renegade/Compass platform with a special suspension and two powertrains, one of which has up to 272 horsepower or 30 miles of pure-electric range.Update: here is our show … Read more
The Chrysler Airflow is an ironic name to bring back, since releasing the state-of-the-art car in 1934 was disastrous for the company and the brand. The original Airflow was revolutionary in many ways, but it bombed in the market.
But what of the new Airflow? It is expected to have black paint with dark bronze accents and interior changes to make it more of a production-intent vehicle. This includes changes to the steering wheel and rear seats. The new concept will be shown on April 13 at 11:45 am. The actual release may come in the early morning of the 13th with the unveiling to follow at the show. Stellpower will be covering the event in person.
What this means for the Cherokee…
The Stellantis Product Design Office is celebrating 10 years of their innovative Drive for Design Contest, which gives high school students who are interested in vehicle design a chance to spend time with the head designers from the automaker. The modern version of this contest was started ten years ago by company design mastermind Mark … Read more
While demand for the Chrysler Pacifica seems to have been lower than it should be, partly due to hotter competition from both Toyota and Kia, it seems demand may be rising. According to Unifor, which sent a message to union members, the second shift will continue on through the second quarter of 2022.
Two Mopars have been chosen as top safety picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The designation requires strong crash-test performance coupled with crash-avoidance capabilities and technologies. Vehicles are re-evaluated every year.For 2022, the Chrysler Pacifica reprised its 2021 performance as a Top Safety Pick+ (Plus). Unknown to most buyers, the Pacifica comes with … Read more
Chrysler is asking around twenty thousand 2017-18 Pacifica PHEV owners to park the cars outside, away from structures and other vehicles, and to avoid charging them, after twelve vehicle fires—all among cars that were parked and turned off.The recall comes in the same week that Hyundai/Kia asked half a million car and SUV owners to … Read more
Erick Lawrence of the Detroit Free Press, or Freep as it’s commonly known, recently did an interview with Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell. She referred to a future expansion or revitalization of the brand, which dates back to 1924. The original Chrysler car was built off pioneering work by Frederick Zeder, Owen Skelton, and Carl Breer … Read more
Stellantis offers several popular hybrid electric vehicles which offer all-electric driving – including the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid – but at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Chrysler Airflow Concept debuted as the company’s first all-electric concept vehicle. With this concept introduction comes the promise of a Chrysler-branded … Read more
Going into December, many were predicting that the last gasoline-powered Chargers and Challengers would be built in Canada in 2023, to be replaced by US-made battery-electric vehicles.Then two reliable sources told Stellpower that there were preliminary plans to bring new generations of large cars to Brampton; and that there was indeed an LB Challenger coming … Read more
Dodge and Ram have given sneak peeks at their electric ambitions already; now it’s Chrysler’s turn.The long-neglected brand, currently down to selling one sedan and one minivan, will show off the Airflow concept for the first time on January 5, 2022, in Las Vegas. At 11 am Pacific time, Chrysler CEO Chris Feuell will “outline … Read more
When Stellantis showed its new technologies on Software Day, the key example was a new Chrysler Airflow concept, showing a streamlined version of the Pacifica/200 styling. Those worried about how well the Mopar brands will fare under Stellantis may be relieved somewhat by a look at the sample cars in the future platforms graphic:The Challenger … Read more
If you are Christmas shopping for the Mopar lover in your life, but you aren’t sure what to get him or her, you are in luck. Mopar issued a press release yesterday, offering some ideas for Ram, Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler-themed gifts ranging from an ugly sweater and other apparel to a Ram bar or … Read more
