Recent content by patfromigh

Fix the marketing, the styling and bring production to North America. The hardest part will be the marketing. Remember the Jeep Compass styling when it was introduced? FCA sure fixed that in a hurry.

Well it seems the Green Shirts are after some automakers for using the "F" word. No, not that F word, the word here is flexible, as in flexible platforms. Flexible means an auto company is hedging their bet by engineering an IC engine alternative with a given platform. Automakers are supposed to...

I believe the 3.2 Pentastar used in the Jeep Cherokee was also smaller in physical dimensions as well as displacement. As I recall it had a shorter deck height, lower intake manifold, and other small details. Honda had a big presentation today on their EV strategy. Basically the new entry level...

I would wait until we get all the details on the Ramcharger's ICE range extender before saying the Pentastar is on the way to retirement. Maybe for the cars, I don't know about the trucks and minivans. I also remember hearing something about money sent to Italy is a waste. One of the things...

Look what BYD just introduced in Mexico. It's a good thing the domestic automakers don't have to compete with this North of the Rio Grande.

I can't see any logistical way to import finished battery packs. They have proven to be too volatile for overseas shipping as a finished product. CATL (A Chinese battery company) want to open up battery plants here in North America. Maybe the Chinese are just trying to be nice to us since...

Huh? https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2023/02/13/ford-taps-michigan-for-new-lfp-battery-plant--new-battery-chemis.html

"These are government controlled and subsidized operations ..." Are we talking about the Chinese or Telsla or GM? Who orchestrated the present management structure of GM following the BK? America has become a socialist country. The government has a heavy hand in the day to day operations of far...

CATL and Ford were supposed to build a battery plant in Michigan, but Congress fought that tooth and nail. Now that EV growth hit a wall and Ford is broke, it might not ever happen.

A recent Forbes article says of the Ford Mustang Mock-e, "The standard range Mach-E is now shipping with a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack supplied by Chinese battery maker CATL. The LFP battery quietly debuted partway through the 2023 model year." o_O

This just in... https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/ev-repair-shop-more-early-adopters-experience-battery-death/281-4b9cdbd7-9245-4a5a-a3d3-5bb01ee2ca92

Leapmotor doesn't produce the IC engine for their extended range EV models. It is purchased from an outside vendor who also supplies the same engine to other Chinese EV companies. An engine manufactured here could be substituted. I already posted my business case for building a sedan here based...

This is where I clipped my photo from. The news article is hot of the press this morning (afternoon in Europe) on the Stellantis Media website. I predict such affordability will be coming here...

Here is a preview of the next Dodge Journey. I clipped this from a photo just posted this morning on the Stellantis website. It will be affordable.

A bit of perspective here. Twenty-five years ago Ford introduced their Taurus SHO performance sedan. At the time many were amazed at the performance offered by the package. The engine was a 220 hp 3-liter DOHC V6 built by Yamaha and it was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. C&D tested...