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Jeep® Adds Entry-Level Wagoneer Series I To Build & Price Configurator! This Is The Most Affordable Version Of The Wagoneer, You Can Buy... The all-new 2022 Jeep® Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer (WS) have been making headlines since being launched late last year. The return of the Wagoneer nameplate marks the return of an American icon. Both new models have already taken several awards, and Jeep is just getting started with the new Wagoneer twins. There is a new long-wheelbase (LWB) on the way, as well as a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model both due for a 2023 model year release. But Jeep is ready to offer another new trim to the lineup and it might surprise everyone...

Ram Teases Brazilian Market With 2022 Ram 3500 Limited Longhorn In Latest Video! Will Join Lineup Later This Year... As the only premium brand of pickup trucks in Brazil, the Ram Truck brand continues to grow in the market. After years of offering the Ram 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 to the market, the Ram 1500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4 also headed to the Brazilian market and has attracted even more customers to the brand outside of the agricultural segment that Ram is used to. After having a record year, the American automaker is ready to bring another model to Brazil, offering even more capability and luxury than ever before. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-teases-brazilian-market-with-2022-ram-3500-limited-longhorn-in-latest-video/

2022 Ram 1500 Limited (RED) Models Are Now Available! Time To Paint The Town, RED... In September of last year, the Jeep®, FIAT, and Ram brands announced that they had formed a partnership with (RED), an organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to turn companies into a cavalry to fight the AIDS pandemic and now the COVID pandemic as well. (RED) and the three Stellantis brands have launched a number of special edition vehicles, to help deliver more than $4 million to support the critical work of the Global Fund over the next 3 years. https://moparinsiders.com/2022-ram-1500-limited-red-models-are-now-available/

Stellantis Gets Patent For A “Vehicle Power Supply Backup”! Could This New Patent Help Range Or Enhance Performance? While running through patent filings, MoparInsiders noticed that Stellantis (FCA US LLC) was recently issued an interesting patent for a “Vehicle Power Supply Backup”. This patent was relatively simple, but it could also have several benefits as a system. While I’m not personally a big electric vehicle (EV) fan, the systems are fascinating and the technology that is coming is going to be surprising in the not-so-distant future. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-gets-patent-for-a-vehicle-power-supply-backup/

LanciaMotorsports Tavares To Pilot Iconic Lancia Stratos HF Race Car At The Historic Monte Carlo Rally! Stellantis CEO Goes Racing With Iconic Lancia Race Car... Yesterday, the 24th Annual Monte Carlo Historic Rally official started and continues to be one of the main events globally for historic cars. Among the 263 crews announced at the start, one that really stood out was Stellantis CEO, Carlos Tavares who was driving an iconic 1975 Lancia Stratos HF. The historic Monte Carlo Rally is presented in its traditional formula with departure from three different locations, Bad Homburg, Germany, Reims, France (the city from which Tavares will start piloting the Lancia Stratos HF), and Milan, Italy. The different crews will all leave for...

Jeep® Announces Starting Prices For 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe Models! Grand Cherokee 4xe Will Deliver Up To 25 Miles Of All-Electric Range & 56 MPGe... Jeep® has officially announced pricing for the first-ever electrified Grand Cherokee – Grand Cherokee 4xe. The Grand Cherokee 4xe strengthens the nameplate’s leadership in the full-size E-SUV segment, by now offering a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain for its two-row offering. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-announces-starting-prices-for-2022-grand-cherokee-4xe-models/

Stellantis Improves 2021 Business Performance in China! More Details About The Company's China Plans Coming In March... In 2021, Stellantis strengthened its business position in China laying a solid foundation for the Company’s long-term expansion. “Since day one of Stellantis, we analyzed the situation together with our partners and we are now finalizing our plans for China, which we consider as a strategic market in terms of untapped potential,” said Grégoire Olivier, Chief Operating Officer – China, Stellantis. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-improves-2021-business-performance-in-china/

CAUGHT: 2023 Jeep® Wagoneer Series III LWB with Advanced All-Terrain Group! Look Out Expedition Max FX4 & Yukon XL AT4... Just a couple of days after we posted our first photos of the 2023 Jeep® Grand Wagoneer (WS) long-wheelbase (LWB) variant, we are now getting our first look at the Wagoneer LWB testing on public roads. The new LWB variants of the all-new Grand Wagoneer and Wagoneer, show us just how serious the Jeep brand is about competing against the other full-size premium SUV brands of Cadillac, Lincoln, and GMC. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2023-jeep-wagoneer-series-iii-lwb-with-advanced-all-terrain-group/

Maserati Takes The All-New Grecale D-SUV To Sweden For Testing! Cold-Weather Testing Continues For Maserati's Newest SUV... Maserati is continuing to tease its upcoming Grecale D-SUV, despite pushing its official unveiling back until Spring 2022. This time Maserati is showing off the Grecale cold-weather testing near Lapland, Sweden. Lapland has the coldest climates in Sweden with vast seasonal differences caused by the high latitudes and the interior location. https://moparinsiders.com/maserati-takes-the-all-new-grecale-d-suv-to-sweden-for-testing/

Direct Connection Stage Kits For Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeyes Available In March! Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye & Super Stock Stage Kits Will Be The First Available... Back in November, Dodge and Mopar announced the return of the Direct Connection performance parts brand as the exclusive source of the brand’s factory-backed performance parts for the Dodge lineup. Now Dodge and Mopar are releasing new details about the program prior to its official launch. https://moparinsiders.com/direct-connection-stage-kits-for-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-redeyes-available-in-march/

Stellantis CEO States Pathway To Electrification Is “Chosen By Politicians”! Move To EVs "Carries Environmental" & "Social Risks"... Over the past year, it seems that all of the major automakers (with the exception of Toyota) have announced plans to move towards a future of all-electric vehicles (EVs). Among them, Stellantis announced during its EV Day Presentation in July, that it would invest about $34 billion (€30 billion) through 2025 for all of its 14 brand portfolios to offer electrified vehicle options. The move has been praised by some and even allowed Stellantis’ stock to surge over 60% in the first year after the merger. But it also has some people questioning the cost, infrastructure, and just how much climate impact will...

CAUGHT: 2023 Jeep® Grand Wagoneer Long Wheelbase (LWB): Get Ready Escalade ESV, Navigator L, & Yukon Denali XL... With the launch of the 2022 Jeep® Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer (WS), the American adventure brand extends its reach back into the ultra-premium luxury SUV segment and re-introduces the iconic nameplate back into the brand’s lineup. Now that customers have been taking their home the new Wagoneers, Jeep is gearing up for another variant of the Wagoneer with a longer wheelbase (LWB) model. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2023-jeep-grand-wagoneer-long-wheelbase-lwb/

AUCTION: Weaver Custom’s Awesome Turbocharged 1975 Jeep® Cherokee (SJ) At Barrett-Jackson! Some May Think it's A Wagoneer, But It's A Cherokee... There have been a ton of different custom Jeep® (SJ) builds over the past couple of years. Most have been restoration jobs, restoring their Wagoneers and Cherokees to their former glory. With most updating their full-size Jeeps with modern more efficient powerplants. But there is one Cherokee that is about to cross the auction block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale later this week, that might be one of the most tricked-out Cherokee/Wagoneers we have ever seen. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-weaver-customs-awesome-turbocharged-1975-jeep-cherokee-sj-at-barrett-jackson/

Dodge & Jeep® Vehicles Take Home “Best Value in America” Awards! Charger, Durango, Wrangler, & Gladiator... Two Dodge brand vehicles and two Jeep® brand vehicles have the “Best Value in America” title from data processing company, Vincentric, at the 18th annual Best Value in America Awards. The Michigan-based data company provides data, knowledge, and insight to the automotive industry by identifying and applying the many aspects of automotive value. Vincentric data is used by organizations such as AAA, JD Power, Stellantis, and other OEMs as a means of providing automotive insight to their clientele. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-jeep-vehicles-take-home-best-value-in-america-awards/

FIAT Adds New Tipo Cross Wagon & Panda To It’s (RED) Lineup! Time To Paint The Town (RED)... FIAT is continuing its partnership with (RED), an organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to turn companies into a weapon to combat the AIDS pandemic. (RED) is also fighting the urgent threat of COVID-19 and its devastating impact on the most vulnerable communities in the world. Joining the (500)RED family launched last September is the recently updated (Tipo)RED and the (Panda)RED models. https://moparinsiders.com/41913-2/

AUCTION: Ram 1500 TRX “Warlord” 6×6 From Apocalypse Manufacturing! Goes To Barrett-Jackson At The End Of The Month... The first Barrett-Jackson event of the year is scheduled for the end of the month in Scottsdale, Arizona. Over the past number of months, there have been a lot of exciting Mopars going across the auction block and the Barrett-Jackson event is no different. This past week we covered one impressive modern Mopar crossing the block in Scottsdale with the Hellephant-powered Jeep® Gladiator AMW1000 from America’s Most Wanted 4×4, but there is another awesome modern Mopar going up for sale at Barrett-Jackson. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-ram-1500-trx-warlord-6x6-from-apocalypse-manufacturing/

Jeep® Brand Marks 19 Years As Official Automotive Sponsor of X Games! X Games Will Run From January 21st to January 23rd... For the 19th year, the Jeep® brand is returning to Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain as the exclusive automotive sponsor of the world’s premier winter action sports event, X Games. The partnership will include broadcast, linear, social, digital, and experiential extensions and will again feature the “Jeep® Presents: X Games Aspen Best in Snow” title honoring one of the X Games’ top athletes. https://moparinsiders.com/community/index.php?threads/jeep%C2%AE-brand-marks-19-years-as-official-automotive-sponsor-of-x-games.4985/

Jeep® Europe Unveils Its New Renegade & Compass e-Hybrid Models! Unveils New 1.5-liter Propulsion System... The Jeep® brand has moved forward towards offering an all-electric portfolio of its SUVs in the European countries of Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, and Nordic region with its newest hybrid versions of the Compass and Renegade by the end of the model year. Over the past several months, we have talked in-depth about an all-new turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-four-cylinder hybrid engine and now Jeep has pulled the covers off its newest powertrain. The new Renegade and Compass e-Hybrid models offer a new alternative in the two-wheel-drive segment. Customers can keep their driving habits intact and enjoy an...

Stellantis Celebrates Its First Year After Merger! Its Been A One Heck Of A Year... It has been one full year since Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA (PSA) merged to create the fourth-largest global automaker known as Stellantis. The new Stellantis identity no longer considers itself as an “automaker” as it does a “mobility tech company” and believes to be at the forefront of a “new era of mobility opportunities, offering innovative, agile, and efficient solutions that will change the way the world moves”. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-celebrates-its-first-year-after-merger/

AUCTION: Rare 1996 Dodge Viper RT/10 “Carroll Shelby” Edition! Original Production Plan Was 50 Units, Only 19 Were Built... Being Mopar fans, of course, we are huge fans of the Dodge Viper. Although the iconic American sports car ended production five years ago, the nameplate is still making news with various models of the car going to auction over the past several weeks and posting some surprising numbers. Despite having a production run over 25 years, only an estimated 31,500 units were produced of the hand-built Detroit muscle car. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-rare-1996-dodge-viper-rt-10-carroll-shelby-edition/