The Jeep Wagoneer S, in theory, is not yet available for sale, so how can Stellantis / FCA US have sold 76 of them already? Sales are booked when the vehicles are delivered, so these are not simply pre-orders. Most likely, the 76 sales of the brand new electric car on STLA Large went to … Read more
Thirteen 2020-24 Jeep Wrangler 4xe and 2022-24 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles have caught fire, all while they were parked and turned off, according to Stellantis. The company estimated that 5% of around 190,000 4xe Jeeps from those years have the defect which caused the fires. The risk of fire is reduced when the battery … Read more
The Stellantis fleet site has been updated with the 2025 police cars, with one notable exception. The 2025 WD Durango Pursuit, which entered production on August 23, is largely a carryover from 2024 with the Pentastar and 5.7 engines. V8 models are limited to the number of 5.7 engines that were stored when V8 engines … Read more
Earlier this week, we brought you the news of the “repositioned” pricing for the 2025 Jeep Gladiator pickup. Today, we take a closer look at how much the pricing changed for the various models, all of which are technically lower than the 2024 models. First up, we have the 2025 Jeep Gladiator Sport, which starts … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This video shows everything that’s new in the 2025 Jeep Compass in Canada, based on a just-released press bulletin from Stellantis. For those who don’t want to watch the video, the news is a late-availability extra paint color, Joose, just as in the United States, and no, you don’t get to see it. The video … Read more
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
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
Two sets of cars sold by FCA US have been recalled; hundreds of thousands of cars are affected, mostly (based on sales over the last years) Jeep Renegades. First, 332,000 Italy-made cars had a seat belt buckle sensor which may be badly connected so that the front airbag will not work; the airbag is programmed … Read more
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