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CAUGHT: 2023 Ram ProMaster Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) Commercial Van! Appears To Be Testing In Europe, Before Arriving Here In North America... Over the past couple of years, the demand for the full-size Ram ProMaster commercial van has continued to grow. So much so, that Stellantis has put a plan in place to expand the manufacturing capacity at the Saltillo Van Assembly Plant in Mexico in the recent year. This included adding a third shift to the 2.8 million square feet facility, which now employs 2,404 (2,242 hourly; 162 salaried). Stellantis is also increasing production by 4 jobs per hour, which should raise production to a full capacity of 97,000 units per year by 2023 according to a presentation shown earlier this year to...

CAUGHT: Right-Hand-Drive (RHD) Jeep® Grand Cherokee L: Bound For Australia In First Half Of 2022... The three-row Jeep® Grand Cherokee L (WL75) has been an instant success for the Jeep brand. So much so, that Stellantis has made the Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack (DACM) that produces the Grand Cherokee L a top priority for the source of its obtained semiconductor chips to keep up with the high demand of the newest variant of the most-awarded SUV nameplate in history. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-right-hand-drive-rhd-jeep-grand-cherokee-l/

Will This 1970 Dodge Charger Run After Sitting In A Garage For 20 Years? DeBoss Garage & Dylan McCool Put This Classic Mopar Back On The Road For Its Family... If you are like us, you probably spend a lot of time searching YouTube for cool car content. There are plenty of great car-related channels on the popular online video sharing and social media platform. Enough channels, in fact, you don’t even need to pay for cable or satellite depending on how much television you really watch. https://moparinsiders.com/will-this-1970-dodge-charger-run-after-sitting-in-a-garage-for-20-years/

When Is The Electrified Jeep® Gladiator 4xe Coming To Market? One Of Our Sources Tells Us When We Can Expect The New 4xe... Like the rest of the Stellantis portfolio of brands, the Jeep® brand is committed to moving toward electrification. During its EV Day 2021 Presentation, Christian Meunier, Global President of Jeep Brand, stated that by 2025 each of the brand’s vehicles would offer an electrified 4xe model. The American adventure brand already offers plug-in hybrid (PHEV) capability on several of its models, the Renegade and Compass 4xe in Europe, the Grand Commander-e (front-wheel-drive only) in China, the Wrangler Unlimited 4xe globally, and the soon-to-be Grand Cherokee 4xe on the global stage as well...

Stellantis Signs Lithium Supply Agreement With Vulcan Energy! Agreement Supports Decarbonized Supply Of Key Raw Material For EV Battery Packs... Stellantis and Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. announced today the signing of a binding agreement (“Agreement”) for Vulcan to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Europe for use in electrified vehicles to the Stellantis Group. The five-year agreement calls for shipments to begin in 2026. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-signs-lithium-supply-agreement-with-vulcan-energy/

CAUGHT: 2022 Jeep® Renegade Limited “e” Mild-Hybrid: New Turbo 1.5-liter With mHEV Technology Should Start Production Soon... Stellantis powertrain engineers aren’t just working on battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for the future, but are continuing to improve their current internal combustion engine (ICE) lineups with the help of electrification as well. This includes the company’s Global Small Engine or “GSE” family, also marketed as the FireFly. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-jeep-renegade-limited-e-mild-hybrid/?preview_id=40397&preview_nonce=e3dab2618e&_thumbnail_id=40402&preview=true

Dodge Is Offering New More Luxurious Durango R/T Plus Model For 2022: More Premium Content Added To Its Own Trim Level... While the Dodge brand is simplifying its lineup for the 2022 model year, the 2022 Dodge Durango R/T looks to be adding an all-new trim to its lineup. Enter the 2022 Dodge Durango R/T Plus. Following in the footsteps of the popular Durango GT Plus model, Dodge looks to offer even more bang for the buck and lure some of the Grand Cherokee L’s more luxury-friendly customers to the performance brand. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-is-offering-new-more-luxurious-durango-r-t-plus-model-for-2022/

FLASHBACK FRIDAY – 2000 Chrysler 300 HEMI C Convertible Concept! The Rear-Wheel-Drive 2+2 Convertible, Chrysler Should Have Built... In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Chrysler’s design studio was known for producing some of the best-looking concept cars in the automotive industry. Coming off the widely successful launch of the 1999 Dodge Charger R/T Concept at the 1999 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the Chrysler Design Studio was looking to outshine the previous year’s success with the debut of a new four-passenger V8-powered rear-wheel-drive convertible design at the 2000 NAIAS show. https://moparinsiders.com/flashback-friday-2000-chrysler-300-hemi-c-convertible-concept/

Brazilian Jeep® Compass Outsells Last Year’s Model Already, Despite Semiconductor Shortage: Updated Compass Is Second Best-Selling SUV In Brazil, Behind Renegade... As the Jeep® brand celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2021, it is also celebrating five years of Compass production in Brazil. The globally popular compact C-SUV made its production launch at the Goiana (PE) assembly plant, before reaching the rest of the world. Since then, the Compass has played an important role in the Brazilian market coming second to only its architecture-mate the Jeep Renegade. https://moparinsiders.com/brazilian-jeep-compass-outsells-last-years-model-already-despite-semiconductor-shortage/

Two Stellantis Vehicle Top Canadian Black Book’s “Best Retained Value Awards”! Challenger & Wrangler Take Home Best Value Awards... For 60 years, Canadian Black Book (CBB) has been the trusted and unbiased Canadian automotive industry source for vehicle values. Today the company has grown into a leading data provider of vehicle valuations, residual value forecast solutions, and VIN decoding. CBB tools and information are considered ‘The Authority’ for vehicle values not only by car dealers and manufacturers but also the leasing, finance, insurance, and wholesale sectors. https://moparinsiders.com/two-stellantis-vehicle-top-canadian-black-books-best-retained-value-awards/

Electronic Voice Alert (EVA) – Chrysler’s Talking Cars Of The Mid-1980’s! Chrysler's Talking Cars Are Gaining Popularity... In today’s automotive landscape, Chrysler Group vehicles can be fitted with hundreds of different features that help provide safety and infotainment to the vehicle’s driver and occupants. But in the mid-1980s, there was one feature that kind of did both. Electronic Voice Alert (EVA) was an option available on many Chrysler K-car-based vehicles. https://moparinsiders.com/electronic-voice-alert-eva-chryslers-talking-cars-of-the-mid-1980s/

RECALL: Ram Trucks Brazil Recalls 1,748 Ram 2500 Pickups For Preheating System Relay! Could Cause Increase Risk For A Vehicle Fire... Ram Trucks Brazil has sent a notice to owners of its 2021 and 2022 Ram 2500 Laramie models, regarding a replacement of an engine preheating system relay. According to the automaker, there is a possibility of a short circuit of the component that has been identified. That failure could cause an increased risk of a vehicle fire or cause potentially serious or even fatal physical damage to the vehicle’s occupants or third parties. https://moparinsiders.com/recall-ram-trucks-brazil-recalls-1748-ram-2500-pickups-for-preheating-system-relay/

Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis, Hints At What Lies Ahead In 2022! Dodge Will Show eMuscle Concept Car In Q1 Of 2022... Just days after we discussed details about the next-generation Dodge Charger and Challenger, both Motor Authority and Motor Trend discussed the future of the American performance brand, with Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis. Although there wasn’t a lot of new information from the article, Kuniskis did drop some hints at what we can expect for the 2022 model year. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-ceo-tim-kuniskis-hints-at-what-lies-ahead-in-2022/

Dodge/Mopar Partnership With TSR Looks Brighter, As Capps Announces He Will Not Return To DSR! Reigning Funny Car Champion, Says Goodbye To DSR In Heartfelt Post... Just days after clinching the 2022 NHRA Funny Car title, Ron Capps confirmed part of the recent speculation regarding his future of racing in the sport and announced he will not be returning to Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) after 17-years with the team. He made an emotional announcement on social media on Saturday evening, reaching out to his fan base. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-mopar-partnership-with-tsr-looks-brighter-as-capps-announces-he-will-not-return-to-dsr/

HELLCAT The World – Take A Ride In A Chrysler 300 SRT Hellcat! R/T Life Drives The Boost Kingz Custom Made Chrysler Super Sedan... After the decision to drop the Chrysler 300 SRT from the Chrysler brand’s North American lineup in 2014, the Chrysler Group introduced the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI HELLCAT V8 engine. Diehard Chrysler fans started begging the automaker to offer its own variant of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, but to no luck. Fast forward 7 years and we have seen a number of people, say “to hell with Chrysler” and build their own using crate engines or salvaged parts from other Dodge Hellcat models. https://moparinsiders.com/hellcat-the-world-take-a-ride-in-a-chrysler-300-srt-hellcat/

Ram Trucks Named Official Truck of the 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®! Seventh Consecutive Year Santa's Sleigh Has Been Pulled By A Ram Pickup... For the seventh consecutive year, the Ram Truck brand will be entitled as the Official Truck of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®. This year marks the 95th anniversary of the premiere holiday parade in New York City, which is put on by Macy’s department store. Ram Trucks has given the parade team more than 20 pickups to tow all of the floats. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-trucks-named-official-truck-of-the-95th-annual-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/

RECALL: Maserati North America Recalls 409 Vehicles For Potential Fuel Leak! Recall Affects Levante, Ghibli, Quattroporte, & MC20 Models... Maserati North America, Inc. has issued a voluntary safety recall for about 409 vehicles sold in the United States according to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall involves four different models in the brand’s lineup to replace a fuel line sensor housing. According to the recall, a fuel line sensor fuel leak may cause fuel starvation of the engine. In rare circumstances, if the leaked fuel comes in contact with an ignition source, a fire could occur...

RECALL: Stellantis Recalls 99,255 Three-Row Jeep® SUVs For Incorrect Airbag Software! Grand Cherokee L, Wagoneer, & Grand Wagoneer Models Are Affected... Stellantis North America (FCA US, LLC) is recalling 99,255 of its trio of all-new Jeep® three-row SUVs in which the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may have incorrect software which can disable the driver, passenger, knee airbags without warning. The disabled airbags can increase the risk of injury to the vehicle’s occupants in a crash. https://moparinsiders.com/recall-stellantis-recalls-99255-three-row-jeep-suvs-for-incorrect-airbag-software/

RAM Trucks Named “Best Truck Brand” For Third Consecutive Year: U.S. News & World Report Highlights RAM Interiors... Despite growing competition in the marketplace over the last year, the RAM brand has been named the “Best Truck Brand” by U.S. News & World Report. The Ram 1500 (DT), Ram 2500 (DJ), and Ram 3500 (D2) have been racking up awards left and right throughout the truck industry since the fifth-generation Ram 1500 hit dealers lot in January 2018. A year later, the revised fourth-generation Heavy Duty pickup hit dealers also scoring major wins for the brand in their respective segments. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-trucks-named-best-truck-brand-for-third-consecutive-year/

SCOOP: Next-Gen Dodge Durango To Share Architecture With Wagoneer! Our Sources Say BoF Durango Will Come To Market... About a month ago, the internet was flooded with comments after an article from the Automotive News suggested that the Chrysler 300 Series (LX) and the Dodge Durango (WD) were living on borrowed time and could be discontinued in 2023. https://moparinsiders.com/scoop-next-gen-dodge-durango-to-share-architecture-with-wagoneer/