Jeep finally admits Gladiator prices were too high, but drops stick and roll-up windows

Gladiator at 2024 Camp Jeep at New York Auto Show

After dropping the price of the Compass and Wrangler, Jeep has turned to the 2025 Jeep Gladiator, which will start at $39,995. The manual transmission appears to be gone, with a standard eight-speed automatic. Every model has been “price repositioned.” The only open-air pickup truck, the Gladiator has best in class V6 towing and payload … Read more

Official 2025 Jeep Wrangler changes

2025 Jeep Wrangler changes

Jeep has announced the changes for its 2025 Wrangler, including the 4xe. The 392 Final Edition will continue into 2025, which is somewhat unexpected. A new paint color, named just ’41, joins the palette; it was inspired by olive-drab paint as used in the original military jeeps, which were created by American Bantam and powered … Read more

Million-Ram recall, Jeep recall

2022 Ram 1500 Limited 10th Anniversary Edition

Today, the NHTSA announced that Ram would be recalling over a million 1500s because the antilock brake module could knock out the stability control entirely; and that Jeep was recalling around 33,000 Jeep Wranglers and Wagoneers from multiple years because the instrument panel could blank out. The gauge cluster failures might be due to the … Read more

Removable-glass Jeep may be coming our way (updated)

Jeep window glass

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

Bob Broderdorf Named Head of Jeep North America

Bob Broderdorf

Earlier this week, Stellantis announced another senior management move, as Ram Trucks brand VP Bob Broderdorf was promoted to head the Jeep brand in North American, effective immediately. He replaces Bill Peffer, who took over the role atop the Trail Rated brand when longtime brand boss Jim Morrison retired last year. This move makes a … Read more

Jeep Lowers 2025 Compass Pricing by Thousands

Jeep Compass

This morning, the pricing was announced for the 2025 Jeep Compass lineup and for all models aside from the base Sport model, prices are down thousands compared to the 2024 model year. However, some of those models come with lower prices and new standard features, so the decrease in prices does not come with a … Read more

The missing Mopars, 2024 edition

Dodge Charger SRT Banshee Concept

Stellantis has talked a good game about upcoming cars, but dealerships haven’t seen much actual action yet. The Wagoneer was put into production, ending years of speculation, but so far there has been no lower-cost Dodge version; some expect that to end up as the 2026 Durango. The midsize pickup coming to Belvidere isn’t expected … Read more

Everything new in the 2025 Jeep Compass

2022 Jeep Compass Altitude

This video shows everything that’s new in the 2025 Jeep Compass. For those who don’t want to watch the video, the news is a late-availability extra paint color, Joose. The video also goes into the 2026 Jeep Compass briefly; it is expected to have a 1.6 liter turbocharged Peugeot engine and to be on STLA … Read more

Production cuts, retooling close Gladiator plant

Jeep Gladiator sales

With Gladiators selling at tens of thousands off their admittedly inflated list prices, Stellantis has finally shut down the Toledo, Ohio plant which makes them for six weeks. After a two week layoff at both plants, Gladiator employees will be reassigned to help at the neighboring Wrangler plant. Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators have been clogging … Read more