This past weekend, the NHRA Camping World Championship Drag Racing series headed to Bandimere Speedway for the Dodge Power Brokers Mile-High Nationals, so it was fitting that Leah Pruett recorded her first win with Tony Stewart Racing in her Dodge Power Brokers-sponsored Top Fuel Dragster. Pruett put together a series of smoking fast runs to … Read more
This morning, Ford Motor Company pulled the sheet back from the long-awaited F-150 Raptor R – the V8-powered pickup that would finally defeat the Ram 1500 TRX. Ford fans were sure that the Raptor R would pack gobs more power than the TRX, since the GT500 engine that was expected to come under the hood … Read more
A few years ago, Zipcar’s CEO said they did not stock any American cars because their customers did not want to rent them. It turns out there is one exception—not a Hellcat Challenger, as you might think, or even a ProMaster van. It’s a Jeep. There may be other American vehicles in Zipcar’s fleet, but … Read more
Some time ago, Stellantis announced a plan to take a majority share of its joint venture with GAC. This apparently did not move forward, and Stellantis is ending the joint venture—resulting in a 300-million-euro charge against its balance sheet—and going it alone. The joint venture to make Jeeps in China was created in 2010, under … Read more
The Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited has reached an agreement for selling its 99.2 million shares of Stellantis (STLA)—around 3% of STLA’s shares. Under this agreement, Dongfeng may “from time to time submit an offer to sell to Stellantis, all or a portion of the Stellantis common shares held by Dongfeng.” If Stellantis … Read more
With production issues hurting European sales, both Volkswagen and Stellantis lost market share in the first half of the year. From January to June, VW’s share fell from 26% to 24.7%; and, more to the point, Stellantis’ share fell from 23.1% to 20.8%. One good sign was in June market shares, with Volkswagen falling to … Read more
Today, around six weeks before the normal release, Jeep unexpectedly dumped its list of updates for the 2023 Wrangler. In essence, there are a couple of color changes (Earl replaces Snazzberry and Reign is new), an American flag decal on each front fender, new 17-inch wheels on Rubicon, and a limited-time Wrangler Freedom edition. The … Read more
Jeep will launch two new colors whose names give few cues as to their actual shades, Earl and Reign, on the 2023 Wrangler. Of the two, Reign will be a limited production; Earl was first shown on the 2020 Gladiator Farout concept. Earl, since it’s hard to tell from the photo, is a gray “with … Read more
Tickets for the 2022 Roadkill Nights by Dodge event in Pontiac, Michigan went on sale this morning – July 13th. This includes the free Dodge Cruise-In tickets, which are limited, so if you are reading this and you have a Dodge to show off at Roadkill Nights, stop reading and immediately click here to get … Read more
The Woodward Dream Cruise is an amazing event, with tens of thousands of muscle cars cruising up and down Woodward Avenue in Metro Detroit and all sorts of displays in the parking lots along the way. For Mopar fans, the Modern Street Hemi Shootout parking area in Pontiac, along the Dream Cruise route, has been … Read more
There have been rumors floating around the internet claiming that Dodge is working on one final Hellcat car that will be the most powerful production vehicle to date. Those rumors state that this car will run on E85 ethanol-gasoline blend, but these rumors are being spread by the same people who insisted that there was … Read more
The Mopar Blog is not new, but the official brand website recently received a full redesign that makes it easier to use and more interesting to enthusiasts of both old and new models. The website includes five key sections – Culture, From the Garage, News, Learning Center and On the Track – each of which … Read more
Some dealers are advertising the list price of cars on their web sites, then demanding up to $5,000 above list as well as, in some cases, over $2,000 for filing paperwork with states, not including government fees or taxes. The Federal Trade Commission has proposed rules which would, among other things, require dealers to advertise actual … Read more
The Ram ProMaster and ProMaster City may gain some sales as Nissan stopped making its NV cargo and passenger vans last month. The NV was made in Mississippi and Mexico; sales were fairly marginal, though versions were sold by General Motors. GM will continue to make the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana, despite marginal sales, … Read more
The Ram 1500 TRX is the quickest, fastest and most powerful production truck ever built for road use, making it a big hit with enthusiasts. Those Ram truck lovers who have the means to purchase one of the 702-horsepower pickups, and who were able to find one to buy, are fortunate to have one of … Read more
Ford Motor Company makes no mistake and pointing out that the new Bronco was designed to battle the Jeep Wrangler. The Wrangler has really been unrivaled as the best factory-built off-road vehicle that will also serve as a comfortable daily driver for decades, but with the Bronco, Ford has presented the first real competition for … Read more