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Dodge Earns Third Consecutive Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award: Muscle Car Brand Continues To Show Its Dominance In The Styling Department... The Kelley Blue Book (KBB) Brand Image Awards recognize automakers’ outstanding achievements in shaping and maintaining brand attributes that capture the attention and enthusiasm of the new-vehicle buying public. Award categories are calculated among luxury, non-luxury, and truck shoppers. The 2021 Brand Image Awards are based on consumer automotive perception data from KBB’s Brand Watch study. It marks the third consecutive year that Dodge has won the award. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-earns-third-consecutive-kelley-blue-book-brand-image-award/

Ram Brazil Introduces New Maintenance Plans For Its Ram 2500 Laramie: 2021 Models Begin To Arrive In Brazil... The 2021 Ram 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 is now reaching some 50 dealers across the Brazil marketplace. While being the largest truck offered in the marketplace, the Ram 2500 continues to be a success in Brazil as it comes off a record year. For 2021, the Ram brand is now offering its Brazilian customers a new maintenance plan which can also be used on 2019 and 2020 model trucks as well. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-brazil-introduces-new-maintenance-plans-for-its-ram-2500-laramie/

2021 Dodge Challenger T/A 392 Widebody Models Arrive On Dealer Lots: The Heritage Muscle Car, Gets Widebody Option For 2021... The Dodge brand announced back in September, that it would be expanding its Widebody Package option for the Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack to include two popular heritage models for the 2021 model year. The models include the R/T Scat Pack Shaker and the T/A 392 buzz models. It wasn’t until recently that the Dodge brand updated its Dodge.com Build & Price configurator to include the T/A Package on the 2021 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody options list. But now, the car is finally arriving in dealer showrooms across the country...

Jeep® Brazil To Open Pre-Orders For Limited Edition Compass Model On Monday! 2022 Jeep Compass 80th Anniversary Edition Will Be Limited To 1,000 Units... The Jeep® brand celebrates 80 years of adventure, passion, and freedom in 2021. An important chapter in the brand’s history is the Jeep Compass, which made its global debut back in 2007. The first-generation served as an entry-level vehicle for the brand, but never caught the attention that Jeep was looking for. Its second-generation model on the other hand, which started production in 2016 as a 2017 model was designed with a global mindset and creating one of the brand’s most known nameplates worldwide...

Stellantis Outsells Volkswagen In Europe For First Two Months Of 2021: Commercial Vehicle Success Help Push Stellantis Past Its German Competition... It seems that the merger between the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot S.A. (PSA) forming the new automaker Stellantis is paying off. According to data provided by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Stellantis was the leading automaker in the European marketplace during the first two months of 2021, surpassing German automaker Volkswagen Group. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-outsells-volkswagen-in-europe-for-first-two-months-of-2021/

RECALL: Ram Recalls Certain 2021 Ram Heavy Duty Cummins Models: Chassis Cab Models Included In Recall... Stellantis recalling approximately 19,214 of its 2021 Ram Heavy Duty and Chassis Cab trucks equipped with the 6.7-liter Cummins inline-six-cylinder turbo diesel engine due to risk of fire. According to the automaker, the engine can experience an engine compartment fire originating from the Solid State Intake Heater Grid Relay. https://moparinsiders.com/recall-ram-recalls-certain-2021-ram-heavy-duty-cummins-models/

Inside Dodge’s New “Do Not Disturb” Mode! Hey Ford! Check This Out... It’s April Fools Day and the Dodge brand treated everyone to a funny meme this morning on its social media site. A picture featuring a ‘Do Not Distrubed’ button where the ‘SRT’ pages button is located on the new 797 horsepower 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody. The picture came along with the text “We finally listened to your neighbors. Introducing the all-new SRT® Do Not Disturb Mode. No more noise complaints”. Inside Dodge's New "Do Not Disturb" Mode! - MoparInsiders

VIDEO: Hennessey Takes Its New TRX Mammoth 900 To The Dyno & Track: HPE Amps Up The TRX To 900+ Horsepower... Since the introduction of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has unveiled two different power upgrade kits for the performance off-roader. The first was a six-wheel-drive (6×6) variant, ditching the supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI HELLCAT V8 in favor of a tuned supercharged 7.0-liter (426 cubic-inch) HEMI HELLEPHANT V8 making 1,200 horsepower. Only three of those trucks are to be produced. The second was a 1,000 horsepower variant of the TRX, using the company’s HPE1000 high-performance package for the HELLCAT engine. Now, the Texas tuning shop has released details on a third package, as well as video...

CAUGHT: 2022 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Summit (WL74): New Premium Two-Row Testing On The Street... Production is underway of the all-new three-row 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L (WL75) at the Detroit Assembly Complex – Mack plant. While we have seen all the details of the new three-row variant of the fifth-generation Grand Cherokee, the Jeep brand is holding its cards close to its chest on its two-row variant (WL74) and … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-jeep-grand-cherokee-summit-wl74/

CAUGHT: 2022 Fiat Toro (Ram 1000) Ultra Compact Pickup: Updated Pickup Gets A Makeover For 2022... While Ford Motor Company has been caught testing its upcoming 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup around Dearborn recently, Stellantis’ FIAT brand is hard at work testing its upcoming Mid-Cycle-Action (MCA) of its Brazilian Fiat Toro pickup (also known in certain areas of Latin America as the Ram 1000). Our friends at Autos Segredos (Auto Secrets) … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-fiat-toro-ram-1000-ultra-compact-pickup/

Alfa Romeo Almost Ready To Start Producing Tonale Pre-Production Models: Stellantis Should Start Consumer Production In December... According to a recent update on a meeting between Stellantis and the trade union organizations FIM, UILM, FISMIC, UGLM, and AQCF-R in Italy, progress is being made for the new production line at the Pomigliano d’Arco plant, that will produce the upcoming Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV. A meeting was held last Saturday, which discussed how the new assembly process was coming, as well as the launch of the upcoming pre-production models. https://moparinsiders.com/alfa-romeo-almost-ready-to-start-producing-tonale-pre-production-models/

VIDEO: TFLCar Gets Behind The Wheel Of The Jeep® Wrangler Magneto Concept: Jeep's Fully-Electric Wrangler Hits The Trails In Moab... Our friends over at The Fast Lane Car are currently out at Moab with the Jeep® team and getting a chance to get some behind-the-wheel time of the latest Jeep concept vehicles at the Moab Easter Jeep Safari. This includes the fully-electric Jeep Wrangler Magneto Concept, the first fully-electric two-door Wrangler. We recently talked about this new concept vehicle and received a lot of feedback both positive and negative about it. So there is a lot of curiosity surrounding this concept vehicle. https://moparinsiders.com/video-tflcar-gets-behind-the-wheel-of-the-jeep-wrangler-magneto-concept/

Stellantis Will Idle Melfi Assembly Plant For Ten Days Starting On April 2nd: Could Cut Down To One Assembly Line... Stellantis will halt production at the company’s Melfi Assembly Plant in Italy, from April 2nd to 12th according to the Unione Italiana Lavoratori Metalmeccanici (UILM) or the Italian Union of Metalworkers in a statement on Monday. Melfi is the production home of the Jeep® Renegade and Fiat 500X (for the European and North American markets) as well as the Jeep Compass (for the European market). https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-will-idle-melfi-assembly-plant-for-ten-days-starting-on-april-2nd/

Jeep® Introduces New 4xe Charging Network For The United States: Three Stations Will Kick Off Launch! Earlier today, the Jeep® brand unveiled its new Jeep-branded 4xe Charging Network for its new electrified lineup. In partnership with Electrify America, the new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed at or near the trailheads of Jeep Badge of Honor off-road trails over the next year, allowing owners to take full advantage of … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-introduces-new-4xe-charging-network-for-the-united-states/

Say What? 1,400+ Horsepower In A Dodge Charger Pursuit AWD! Watch Out Kansas, There Is A New Sheriff In Town... In today’s world, there are more entertaining things for a car guy to watch on YouTube than there are on cable television. One of our favorite YouTubers to watch is the crazy antics of Westen Champlin and his friends. If you aren’t familiar with him, you might remember we covered him when he bought a … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/say-what-1400-horsepower-in-a-dodge-charger-pursuit-awd/

2021 Jeep® Gladiator California Are Arriving On Dealer Lots: California-Exclusive Models Are Now Here... The Jeep® brand is known for its special edition buzz models. So it’s no surprise that halfway through the model year, the iconic American brand has decided to release not one, but two new special editions of its popular Gladiator midsize pickup aimed at two unique markets in the United States with the Texas Trail model … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/2021-jeep-gladiator-california-are-arriving-on-dealer-lots/

TRX Launch Edition VIN #001 Goes For $410,000 At Barrett-Jackson: Proceeds Got To The United Way For Southeast Michigan's 2-1-1 Helpline... The very first all-new 2021 Ram 1500 TRX to come off of the assembly line for the public, sold for $410,000 at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction on Friday. The United Way for Southeast Michigan’s 2-1-1 helpline, which provides services to veterans and their families, receives all proceeds raised from the auction. “When Ram 1500 TRX … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/trx-launch-edition-vin-001-goes-for-410000-at-barrett-jackson/

We Take A Look At FIAT’s Project 363 SUV For Latin America: Argo-Based SUV Coming This Fall... The FIAT brand has been on a roll with its recent product launches and it doesn’t look like its about to stop. Recently, FIAT Brazil has been releasing a series of teasers surrounding its newest vehicle, internally called Project 363. Project 363 is one of the most anticipated SUV launches in Brazil this year, so we thought we would dig a bit deeper into what all the hype is about thanks to our friends at Auto Segredos (Auto Secrets). … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/we-take-a-look-at-fiats-project-363-suv-for-latin-america/

ELECTRIFYING: Meet The Jeep® Magneto Concept: Two-Door Wrangler Rubicon, Meets All Electric-Vehicle Powertrain... The 2021 Moab Easter Jeep® Safari is almost here, so this morning both the Jeep and Mopar brands showed off their new lineup of specialty-built concept vehicles for the annual event showcasing what both brands have to offer the Jeep community. The Moab Easter Jeep Safari is an annual event where Jeep enthusiasts from all … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/electrifying-meet-the-jeep-magneto-concept/

AGENT ORANGE: The Jeep® Wrangler Orange Peelz Concept: Open-Air Freedom With The Best From Today's Mopar Parts Bin... The 2021 Moab Easter Jeep® Safari is almost here, so yesterday both the Jeep and Mopar brands showed off their new lineup of specialty-built concept vehicles for the annual event showcasing what both brands have to offer the Jeep community. Jeep enthusiasts from all over the world will gather from March 27th to April 4th … (read full article...) https://moparinsiders.com/agent-orange-the-jeep-wrangler-orange-peelz-concept/