New car registrations in Europe (EU, EFTA, and UK combined) rose in May 2025, compared with May 2024, according to the ACEA. For the entire region, electric and hybrid powerplants gained considerably from January-May 2024 to January-May 2025: Hybrids (not counting plug-ins) are now the best sellers, rising from a 30% share to take 34%. … Read more
Jeep has sent out another teaser for the new “KM” Jeep Cherokee, this time showing the rear of the STLA Large vehicle with a legendary name. The classic Jeep Cherokee XJ was a revolutionary vehicle—a unibody Jeep that could tackle quite tough terrain, including the Rubicon Trail, yet was reasonably fast, economical, and light. The … Read more
Jeep has a longstanding history with the Jurassic Park movie series and with the latest installation in that series – Jurassic Park Rebirth – which debuted last night, the Trail Rated brand has shared the details of the latest dino-based marketing campaign. Working with the people behind Jurassic Park Rebirth, Jeep has come up with … Read more
This week, Ford showed that sometimes Recalls are Job One, apparently clearing the decks of recalls. Let’s take a look: 2025 Ford F-250, F350, F450, and F650: brakes may suddenly stop working 2021-25 Ford Mustang Mach E: back seat passengers may get trapped in the car (very bad if the car is hit by a … Read more
Today is Antonio Filosa’s first day in charge of Stellantis. The company immediately announced changes to executive roles and responsibilities. The governing group, dubbed Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT), includes both changes and constants. The following are changes: Doug Ostermann, CFO, adds mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Jean-Philippe Imparato adds Maserati to his portfolio as … 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
Rumors of a Maserati sale, fostered by the hiring of McKinsey to advise on the effects of import taxes, hit Reuters early today. Stellantis immediately responded that Maserati is not for sale. Maserati, like many other niche sport-luxury marques, has gone in and out of profitability, with a relatively small lineup and small but high-dollar … Read more
The Charger is coming in gasoline and four-door versions, but when will people be able to buy them? That’s the question AutoForecast Solutions head of global vehicle forecasting Sam Fiorani answered today, in a talk with the Windsor Star. According to Fiorani, the gasoline-powered Dodge Charger, with its powerful Hurricane six-cylinders of 420 and 550 horsepower, … Read more
Ram will add a 10 year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty to its pickups and vans sold in the United States. This includes every…
There have been lots of doom and gloom videos on YouTube about how Ram Truck sales are plummeting due to the lack of the Hemi in the lineup, but they are sensationalized clickbait. Those reports are based on the Stellantis Q1 sales report that showed a 2% decline in sales compared to the first quarter … Read more
The 2026 Jeep Cherokee, a less luxurious and more gasoline-engined version of the Wagoneer S, has been spotted driving around by Instagram user Kindel Auto (kindelauto). It has no camouflage, suggesting that a public reveal is imminent. It may well have been shown to those invited to today’s M1 Concourse event, which revealed the Jeep … Read more
Jeep is going where luxury SUVs generally fear to tread: creating a Command Operations Vehicle for law enforcement and others. The move was reportedly requested by federal, state, and local law enforcement. Jeep worked with them to create the vehicle, which will be sold at least in the United States and, later, in Canada. It … Read more
Stellantis had two recalls in this week’s NHTSA wrap. The first recall for the new Dodge Charger covered the 2024 and 2025 model-years, but fewer than 9,000 cars (suggesting rather low production). Given that the Charger’s aggressive Fratzonic system can be shut completely off, the NHTSA has set a minimum sound level that EVs must … Read more
Yuri Rodrigues has left his former job as Nissan vice president and Americas chief satisfaction officer to become the head of quality for Stellantis North America. His career included rising through the ranks at Toyota, after graduating with a mechanical engineering degree in Brazil. Factory quality comes under Rodrigues’ domain. The former head of quality, … Read more
Dodge has shown some exterior pictures of the upcoming Charger Six Pack, featuring the twin turbocharged, 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six engine, and there have been some spy shots of test cars on the open road, but we have not seen any pictures of the interior or the hood badge of the gasoline-powered model – until now. … Read more
New Stellantis leader Antonio Filosa has surprised many observers by making his base of operations in Auburn Hills, rather than shuttling between there and Turin as Sergio Marchionne did, or staying in France as Carlos Tavares did. According to Les Echos, a French newspaper, and confirmed by Stellantis, the surprise move comes after years of … Read more