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Are You Looking For The Perfect Ugly Sweater/Sweatshirt For Christmas? FCA US, LLC Brands Have Several Designs Available... Tis’ the season! We are already a full week into the month of December and the holiday season is approaching fast. Many of us have found those perfect gifts already during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But if you are still looking for that diehard Mopar fan, then the FCA US, LLC brands have created a series of awesome Christmas sweatshirts and sweater designs for the 2022 holiday season. So let’s take a look at the newest holiday designs… https://moparinsiders.com/are-you-looking-for-the-perfect-ugly-sweater-sweatshirt-for-christmas/

THE MANUAL IS BACK: 6-Speed Returns To 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT HELLCAT! Manual Transmission Returns To The 717-Horsepower Muscle Car... Over the past decades, the automotive world has moved away from manual transmission offerings in favor of more fuel-efficient automatic transmissions. It has gotten to the point, that many of the newer drivers on the road have never driven a traditional stick-shift vehicle. https://moparinsiders.com/the-manual-is-back-6-speed-returns-to-2023-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat/

Fiat 500ec Designio by Kahn: A New Muscular Look For The Italian City Car! Famed British Tuner Gets Their Hands On The Popular Electrified Mini Car... With the Fiat 500e scheduled to return to the North American market in 2024, the European market has had a couple of years to develop several aftermarket solutions for the popular Italian electric city car. Famed tuning British tuning house, Project Kahn, designer Afzal Kahn has put his personalized twist on the 500e. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-500ec-designio-by-kahn-a-new-muscular-look-for-the-italian-city-car/

Jeep® Looks To Continue It Success In Canada For 2023 With The Wrangler 4xe! One Small Change, One New Model, One Winning Formula... The iconic Wrangler is one of the most widely recognized vehicles around the world. As the halo of the Jeep® brand, the Wrangler Unlimited 4xe – the first electrified Wrangler ever is looking to continue the brand’s SUV domination as fuel prices continue to climb. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-looks-to-continues-it-success-in-canada-for-2023-with-the-wrangler-4xe/

Jeep® Takes Rubicon Xtreme Recon South Of The Border! Only 100 Units Will Be Produced For Mexican Market... Jeep® is getting ready to release yet another buzz model for the 2023 model year, with the launch of the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xtreme Recon Edition. Until now, the Wrangler has yet to offer the Xtreme Recon package south of the border. But that is set to change with a very limited production run of 100 units scheduled to hit dealers this year. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-takes-rubicon-xtreme-recon-south-of-the-border/

FIAT Officially Announces A New Midsize Pickup Truck For Brazil! Peugeot Pickup Will Be Branded As FIAT For Brazilian Marketplace... The brand currently offers the country’s best-selling vehicle, the B-segment (subcompact) Fiat Strada pickup, and its C-segment (compact) Toro pickup. But despite selling a majority of the trucks in the country, FIAT currently does not offer a D-segment (midsize) pickup, a quickly growing part of the Brazilian pickup truck market. Well, that is about to change. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-officially-announces-a-new-midsize-pickup-truck-for-brazil/

Jeep® Europe Dealers Now Are Available To Place Orders For The New Avenger! Can Still Be Ordered Online As Well... Yesterday, Jeep® opened up ordering for the all-new, all-electric Avenger (JJ) at dealers in select countries across Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Poland). Since its debut at the 2022 Paris Motor Show, customers could only book their reservations online for the exclusive launch edition. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-europe-dealers-now-are-available-to-place-orders-for-the-new-avenger/

Here Is Everything We Know So Far About The 2023 Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV! The First Electrified Dodge, Is Almost Here... Unlike a bee, a hornet stings more than once and so does Dodge’s newest vehicle. While Hornet GT owners are open now, the first electrified Dodge vehicle: the Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will start arriving in dealer showrooms in Spring 2023. https://moparinsiders.com/here-is-everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-2023-dodge-hornet-r-t-phev/

Jeep® Brings New Earl Exterior Color To It’s Gladiator Lineup. It Shade Of Gray With A Hint Of Aquamarine... The Jeep® brand is diversifying the Gladiator (JT) color palette, by adding a new exterior color for the 2023 model year. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-brings-new-earl-exterior-color-to-its-gladiator-lineup/

Pernambuco Plant Celebrates 400,000th Jeep® Compass Built! Brazilian Facilities Continues To Crank Out The Jeep Products... The Jeep® Compass is key to the American adventure brand’s success across the globe. The compact C-segment SUV is built at four different assembly plants worldwide, but one of those plants is celebrating a huge milestone of 400,000 units being produced there. https://moparinsiders.com/pernambuco-plant-celebrates-400000th-jeep-compass-built/

Abarth CEO Says A More Powerful Abarth 500e Is In The Works! More Abarth Models Are In The Works... Following the introduction of the all-new Abarth 500e battery-electric vehicle (BEV) last week, FIAT/Abarth CEO Olivier François told members of the press that they can expect the Abarth portfolio to grow with even more electrified offerings. https://moparinsiders.com/abarth-ceo-says-a-more-powerful-abarth-500e-is-in-the-works/

AUCTION: 1998 Dodge Viper GT2 Championship Edition with 1,999-Miles! One Of The Most Sought After Collectible Vipers Is Up For Sale... This beautiful 1998 Dodge Viper GT2 Championship Edition (commonly referred to as the GTS-R Commemorative Edition) was built along with another 99 units, to celebrate the Viper GTS-R’s 1997 FIA GT2 Championship win and its victory at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-1998-dodge-viper-gt2-championship-edition-with-1999-miles/

Ram Trucks Australia Outsells Jeep® Brand For Third Month This Year. Sales Data Shows Ram Sales Are Up 51% Over The Same Period Last Year... New car buyers in Australia are continuing to show their love for the Ram brand, as the American pickup brand has outsold the beloved Jeep® brand in the past two consecutive months, and for the third time this year. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-trucks-australia-outsells-jeep-brand-for-third-month-this-year/

FIAT Brazil Adds To The High-Pressure Fuel Pump Failure Recall! A Total Of 781 Units Are Affected... Fiat Chrysler Automóveis Brasil Ltda. is recalling approximately 781 units of its Fiat Pulse, Fiat Fastback, and Fiat Toro models due to a possible bolt breaking that secures the high-pressure fuel pump assembly on the turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-four-cylinder engines (known in Brazil as the T270). The FIAT recall is a follow-up to the Jeep® recall we posted yesterday. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-brazil-adds-to-the-high-pressure-fuel-pump-failure-recall/

Jeep® Quietly Discontinues Its Quadra-Lift Suspension For The Grand Cherokee L: Overland & Summit Customers Will Receive Credit For Deleted Option... For those who have been using the Build & Price configurator for the all-new 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L (WL75), you may have noticed the disappearance of the popular Quadra-Lift air suspension. The class-exclusive Quadra-Lift air suspension features electronic adaptive damping, delivering class-leading ground clearance and water fording capability. The system automatically adjusts the shock tuning to changing road conditions for enhanced comfort, stability, and control. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-quietly-discontinues-its-quadra-lift-suspension-for-the-grand-cherokee-l/

Jeep® Brazil Recalls 1,059 Vehicles For High-Pressure Fuel Pump Failure! Bolt Could Break That Secures Assembly... Fiat Chrysler Automóveis Brasil Ltda. is recalling 1,059 units of its Jeep® models due to a possible bolt breaking that secures the high-pressure fuel pump assembly on the turbocharged 1.3-liter inline-four-cylinder engines (known in Brazil as the T270). https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-brazil-recalls-1059-vehicles-for-high-pressure-fuel-pump-failure/

Well-Known Automotive Celebrity Cristy Lee Had Her HELLCAT Stolen. Does Matter Who You Are, Take Precautions To Protect Your HEMI Vehicles... For the past several years, we have covered thefts of high-performance Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, and Ram vehicles time and time again. From stealing a pre-production model, to a smash and grab off dealer showrooms, to being stolen out holding lots outside the assembly plants, it seems HEMI-powered vehicles are not safe from thieves. https://moparinsiders.com/well-known-automotive-celebrity-cristy-lee-had-her-hellcat-stolen/

West Coast Customs’ Dodge Charger Widebody Kit Looks Good! One Of The Better Looking Kits On The Aftermarket... West Coast Customs (WCC) is known for building some of the most outlandish aftermarket builds out there. You might remember some of their crazy builds during the first four seasons of MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” or maybe one of their many questionable one-off builds for various celebrities. https://moparinsiders.com/west-coast-customs-offers-a-widebody-kit-for-the-dodge-charger

Dodge//SRT Could Return To IMSA Racing With Help From Peugeot Sport! New Rules Package For Prototype Class, Could Allow Dodge To Race Peugeot New Hypercar... With the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot S.A. (PSA) merger to form Stellantis complete, the two companies have started to collaborate its next generation of production vehicles together as we have seen in the recent EV Day 2021 Presentation. But while that presentation explained the benefits of platform sharing for production vehicles, it did not discuss the idea of sharing race car architectures between the two different sides of the company. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-srt-could-return-to-imsa-racing-with-help-from-peugeot-sport/

Fiat 500X To Be Discontinued In North America After Current Vehicle’s Lifecycle Is Complete! Replacement Will Continue On In Europe... Last week, FIAT CEO and Stellantis Global CMO, Olivier Francois officially announced plans to launch the third-generation Fiat 500e battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in North America at the 2022 LA Auto Show. Although the 500e has last been on sale in Europe for the past couple of years, the U.S. and Canada won’t receive the car until 2024. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-500x-to-be-discontinued-in-north-america-after-current-vehicles-lifecycle-is-complete/