Stellantis appears to be abandoning Carlos Tavares’ emphasis on low-wage, inexperienced “low-wage-country” engineering teams with a hiring spree at the Chrysler Technical Center. Evan Xiao, VP of Stellantis global propulsion calibration, pointed to job postings for chief engineers and for engineers in just about every aspect of vehicle powertrain: Internal Combustion Engines Traditional and hybrid … Read more
According to Ram, two new MagnaFlow exhaust options will “unleash the howl of the 540 horsepower Hurricane High-Output Straight-Six Turbo engine.” These are the “expertly tuned SPEQ Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System, or customizable xMOD Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System.” Both, Ram, says, will provide “inspired sound, increased flow, and all-out performance.” Tim Kuniskis, head … Read more
Mopar has launched an expanded accessories program for U.S. dealerships selling Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®and Ram vehicles, with over 1,000 accessories, many of which are from other suppliers. Mopar Affiliated Accessories have been reviewed for fitment and are guaranteed by each supplier separately, rather than by Mopar itself. The expanding list of items can be ordered … Read more
Starting this month, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram will start including ten free years of several services: Remote locking and unlocking Navigation Smartphone “digital key” access and engine starting Vehicle health reports Automatic SOS calls Recall notifications and software updates Games EV management tools Some of these were provided for a single year, after which the … Read more
Recently, Stellantis issued a technical service bulletin advising dealer mechanics that some camshafts in “PUG” (upgraded) Pentastar V6 engines are failing early, and that if they encounter specific issues they should get a replacement cam kit rather than replacing the entire engine. Stellantis did not announce any warranty extension or other accommodation for customers with … Read more
President Donald Trump is expected to sign his Big Beautiful Bill Act later today, with the bill already being approved by both the Senate and the House. Since this bill is budget-focused, President Trump cannot change or do away with Corporate Average Fleet Economy (CAFE) regulations, but he was able to reduce the fine amount … Read more
A number of Pentastar V6 owners, across a wide range of vehicles, have complained of misfires, rough idling, or valvetrain noise (clicking). It turns out that Stellantis has isolated the cause of these problems: a worn intake camshaft lobe, or intake rocker arm slider wear. Typically, vehicles with this problem see it arrive within 60,000 … Read more
The Chrysler Technical Center has a new wrap, proudly announcing the American origins of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram. The wrap includes the new Dodge and Chrysler logos, as well as the America 250 logo celebrating the upcoming anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, famously signed on July 4, 1776. While the United States was … Read more
The company that celebrates the 1924 Chrysler’s 100th anniversary in 2025 has already started Hemi Day celebrations. Hemi Day is 4-26, which spells out the 1960s/1970s “elephant engine” displacement of 426 cubic inches. That engine was rated conservatively at 425 brake horsepower, so this 4-25 announcement also works. The net horsepower rating, closer to today’s … Read more
One interesting aspect of the New York Auto Show is the state’s decision to let people get Real ID driver’s licenses while they’re at the show, saving a trip to a state office. Bring along an original Social Security card, 1099 or 1098 tax from, or a pay stub with your full SSN, two proofs … Read more
This past weekend, Tony Stewart drove the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Rayce Rudeen Foundation Dodge//SRT dragster to victory at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip in Las Vegas – marking the racing legend’s first win as a driver in the drag racing big leagues. As a car owner, Stewart has celebrated wins in both … Read more
According to a trusted insider, but not confirmed by official sources, Stellantis is working on making Hemi V8 engines other than the truck 6.4 again, with production intended to be “ASAP” rather than waiting for a new V8 design. For the first time, the Hemi would be made in the United States, mainly because Saltillo … Read more
Autorama is a unique traveling show, combining the most inventive aspects of car fans, with both professionals and amateurs; what’s more, the show travels. Chicago and Omaha are wrapping up now, but the show is moving on to Salt Lake City, Winnipeg, Indianapolis, Calgary, and Cincinatti; and next year, there will be more Autoramas in … Read more
25% tariffs on Mexico have been postponed by 30 days as the Mexican government agreed to send 10,000 soldiers to the border. In addition, the U.S. agreed to try to stop guns from flowing over Mexico’s borders. The new Secretary of Defense had been quoted by the New York Times as saying that bombing Mexico … Read more
President Trump has levied tariffs of 25% on all goods coming to the United States from Mexico and Canada, effective Tuesday. Canada has been America’s top ally since the mid-1800s; the two countries have been sending massive amounts of material back and forth over the border since the 1960s. Stellantis has two major factories in … Read more
When a reader claimed that their dealership had gotten a number of formerly backordered parts, Stellpower had to investigate. Stellantis had been reluctant to spend on warranty work for some time, and many parts seemed to be on semi-permanent backorder—quite aside from a relatively new policy of checking out every warranty repair, even at trusted … Read more