With demand for Jeep and Ram falling—as evidenced by increasingly high dealership price drops, in some cases in the tends of thousands of dollars—Stellantis has announced that it is withdrawing from the Chicago Auto Show, Houston Auto Show, and regional events.
The company’s withdrawal from car shows means it is also taking out its most visible displays, the Camp Jeep and Ram test tracks. There is no word yet on whether the upcoming New York Auto Show will be included or ejected from the company’s plans. (New York Camp Jeep shown above.)
Stellantis blaming the UAW for its earlier decision to leave the SEMA and Los Angeles shows, despite high reported profits which would not be heavily damaged by the union’s new contract rates.
In the past few years, FCA US has sometimes revealed new cars and trucks directly to chosen reporters rather than to the general public.
The company will be releasing its 2023 U.S. and Canada sales reports today or tomorrow. Other companies have already released positive sales figures.
Based on an original story at Automotive News.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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