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 past weekend, drag-and-drive legend Tom Bailey brought a 2001 Dodge Ram Charger to the 2024 Roadkill Nights Hurricane Grudge Match. Unfortunately, he broke a driveshaft before the actual competition – so he did not compete in the Grudge Match – but the discussions about his unique Dodge truck brought to light how many people … Read more
When the next generation Dodge Charger was introduced earlier this year, the company expected to have the first units in “mid-2024”, but in July, dealerships were told that the new cars would be delayed until August. Well, it is August and the next gen Charger obviously isn’t available yet. While attending 2024 Roadkill Nights this … Read more
Ram has confirmed that the Ram 1500 Classic will drop out of production later this year, moving the plant from two general assembly shifts to one. However, some operations in the plant will remain on two shifts to support the Jeep Wagoneer family, which is continuing at the plant. The 1500 Classic has supplied the … Read more
Dodge just dropped the Fratzonic sound video with the retuned exhaust. The rough expected range for the two cars are 317 miles from the R/T and 260 miles from the Scat Pack; neither range is official yet, though.
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
One of the staple attractions of Roadkill Nights since it moved out of the Silverdome parking lot for 2016 was the legal street racing program. However, a press release from Stellantis this morning announced that the racing program was being moved off of the street and onto the straightaway of the M1 Concourse road course. … Read more
Amazon is already buying the new Ram ProMaster EV, according to an article in Automotive News. The electric version of the commercial van, originally based on a Fiat but extensively redesigned to have a higher capacity, more creature comforts, and sturdier suspension, has a range of around 162 miles in the city. That is more … Read more
Earlier this week, a computer screenshot of pricing figures for the 2024 Dodge Charger BEV was shared around the internet, sending people into a frenzy about the cost of the next generation car. Today, Dodge dropped the first official pricing, and from that, we learn that the 2024 Charger BEV (2-door) starts a bit south … Read more
This morning, Dodge announced the latest version of the Power Dollars discount program, which now includes the 2024 Hornet, in addition to select 2023 Challenger and Charger models and all 2024 Durango models. As was the case in the past, the Power Dollars program reduces the price of applicable vehicles by $10 per horsepower, meaning … Read more
This week brought no new Stellantis recalls, but multiple years of the Dodge Journey are being investigated by the NHTSA because the door locks can refuse to release, which is a problem of the crossover is on fire or in a lake or in a hot parking lot. A number of vendors sell portable glass-breakers … Read more
In its quest to protect itself from the threat of low-cost Chinese cars, Stellantis has announced that it will import GAC’s Empow as the new Dodge Attitude in Mexico. $1 (USD) is currently equivalent to $19.18 in Mexico pesos. The Challenger would start at $53,000. The car has a slightly longer wheelbase than the old … Read more
A former Chrysler engineer has posted a five-part series on different aspects of Chrysler’s quality program of the 1980s—the parts he was personally involved in. Each part is around five minutes long, and feature the supporting Chrysler instructional materials. These are the videos, in order: 1: Introduction: building up quality to meet or beat the … Read more
The Ram 1500 Classic, the prior-generation pickup which has been kept around since it’s relatively cheap to make, is facing the end of the line in September, according to a report from AutoForecast Solutions. That will leave the factory at least temporarily making nothing but the Jeep Wagoneer, a large SUV with a more luxurious … Read more
Stellantis has been slashing costs in Italy, France, and the United States, ostensibly to prepare for economic downturns and the arrival of inexpensive Chinese cars around the world. The company also bought a fifth of one Chinese company, Leapmotor, to rush its inexpensive Chinese cars into Europe, where it will compete with Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, … 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