Chrysler provided this teaser on Instagram, showing what appears to be part of their recent Halcyon concept with a very sad man. Is it a hint / teaser of one of the Chryslers to be launched next year? This is the full Halcyon, which one Allpar member pointed out bears more than a passing resemblance … Read more
All of seven 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokees have been recalled because some foam may be missing from the front fascia, altering the way the airbags work. All were made from December 6 through December 9, 2023. The fascias were made by Polycon of Guelph, Ontario. The NHTSA announced other recalls today, from Volkswagen, Mazda, Kia, … Read more
Not long ago, Stellantis divided its North American sales group into two sales channels, business to business (B2B) and business to customers (B2C). Jason Stoicevich, former head of US sales and Canada, was made SVP for Retail Sales with the U.S.’ 2,600 dealers. That job includes sales planning, incentives, promotions, dealer relations, and field operations. … Read more
According to the Windsor Star, the next Chrysler vehicle will start production in 2025. It will be…
Jeep released the first promotional video for the upcoming Wagoneer S battery electric vehicle. The video is titled “Surpass Yourself”, it is just under two minutes long and we wouldnt called it an ad, because it doesn’t tell us enough, but we also wouldn’t call it a teaser video below is tells us too much. … Read more
The Jeep Avenger 4xe, a new AWD hybrid version of the existing electric and “e-Hybrid” front drive cars, has been unveiled in Europe. To quote the press release saying the same thing: “Celebrating its rich heritage of exploration and groundbreaking design, the iconic Jeep®brand introduces the remarkable Jeep Avenger 4xe.” The Jeep Avenger received over … Read more
Jeep has revealed a video of the Wagoneer S in advance of its May 30, 2024 unveiling in New York City. The Wagoneer S, a full battery-electric vehicle, is thought to share a platform with the future Jeep Cherokee; both have the body code KM.
Matt Hagan was winless through the first four races of the NHRA 2024 season, but in claiming back-to-back wins with his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat funny car, he has now moved up into the top spot in the early championship race. More importantly for now, Hagan is building momentum and beginning to exhibit the dominance … Read more
Most of our articles about executive changes don’t get much attention, but this morning, Stellantis issued a press release that is certain to rock the automotive world of many members of the Brotherhood of Muscle – as it has been announced that Tim Kuniskis is retiring from Stellantis. Kuniskis will retire on June 1st, 2024, … Read more
Chrysler leader Christine Feuell is taking over Ram and Dodge sales leader Matt McAlear is taking over Dodge on the retirement of Tim Kuniskis from Stellantis. The changes take place on June 1. Christine Feuell was an outside hire from Honeywell; Matt McAlear has experience in the “medical and digital sectors” as well as automotive. … Read more
Late last year, the news that the next generation Jeep Wrangler would only be offered as an EV and a hybrid quickly spread across the internet with the same reception that most news about a popular model going all-out-electrification receives. Jeep fans weren’t as unhappy as, say, Dodge Charger fans, but as it generally the … Read more
Eight automakers have told customers they would not turn over their data to police without a warrant or court order, but did anyway, according to two senators following a congressional investigation. The story was broken by Automotive News’ Molly Boigon last night,. Senators Edward Markey and Ron Wyden wrote to the Federal Trade Commission to … Read more
With the next generation of the Dodge Charger on the horizon, we wanted to take a look back at the concept car that introduced the world to the modern usage of that legendary nameplate. The 1999 Dodge Charger R/T didn’t share many aspects with the production cars with the same name that debuted for the … Read more
Stellantis has reported gains in Europe (EU29) for the first four months of 2024, claiming a market share of 18.8%. The company does especially well in France, unsurprisingly, and in commercial vans, which has a market share of “nearly 30%” after a sales increase of 11%. Jeep, Peugeot, and Vauxhall have grown in the UK. … Read more
Eddie at Allpar shared the window sticker of a Dodge Hornet R/T Plus, which starts at $46,400. That is roughly the price of a Toyota RAV4 Prime, the top model of the best-selling crossover; the Hornet Plus comes better equipped, but the Toyota doesn’t need any driver tricks such as PowerShot to run a fast 0-60 time. But how did it get to over fifty grand?
STLA Large is more a combination of modules than a traditional platform; it is intended to combine everything from the old Dodge Challenger or conceivably a Dodge Intrepid to a Grand Cherokee and minivan. STLA Medium is not quite as diverse or ambitious, but it still covers a pretty wide variety of car sizes and types. The platform will definitely influence any future replacement for the Dodge Avenger—and there is very likely going to be one, though Sergio Marchionne ran away [figuratively] screaming from front-drive sedans. It’s still a serious market if your company name is Toyota or Honda…