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FIAT Brazil Teases The Interior Of Its New Pulse Crossover! Attract Small Crossover Looks Good, Real Good... The FIAT brand has been on a hot streak in the Brazilian market, with a lineup of successful and attractive products for the South American marketplace. One of its newest vehicles, the Fiat Pulse made its first appearance on the series finale of Brazil’s most popular TV show Big Brother Brazil (BBB21) as the grand prize for the winner. No details other than the looks of the exterior were shown to the public. A month later, FIAT announced that the vehicle would carry the Pulse name after fans voted from a list of potential names. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-brazil-teases-the-interior-of-its-new-pulse-crossover/

Another One Bites The Dust! Durango SRT Hellcats Are Become More Rare By The Moment: It Never Seems To Stop... The new supercharged 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat was one of the highest-anticipated vehicles for the Dodge brand in recent years. The Durango SRT Hellcat is limited to a 1-year production run (due to government regulations on the vehicle’s current architecture), instantly making the performance SUV a future collectible. https://moparinsiders.com/another-one-bites-the-dust-durango-srt-hellcats-are-become-more-rare-by-the-moment/

Ram Sells The Most Full Sized Pickups In Q2 2021! Silverado Takes Second, F-Series Gets Bumped To Third... This past year and a half has been an odd one for the automotive industry. Last year sales took a sharp nosedive at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic but shot up shortly thereafter. The automakers couldn’t catch a break, though, as they have been dealing with a shortage of semiconductors used to produce many electronic components in modern vehicles. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-sells-the-most-full-sized-pickups-in-q2-2021/

Tavares Takes Tour Of Warren Truck Prior To Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer Launch! Michigan Plant Goes From Outdated To State-Of-The-Art Facility... Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares was in the Metro Detroit area on Monday, taking a tour of the recently updated Warren Truck Assembly Plant in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan. Tavares, who is known for his frugal work ethic came to meet with employees and get a firsthand look at the plant after a $1.5 billion investment made prior to the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot S.A. (PSA). https://moparinsiders.com/tavares-takes-tour-of-warren-truck-prior-to-wagoneer-grand-wagoneer-launch/

Meet The Ram 1500 TRX Warlord 6×6 From Apocalypse Manufacturing: 702 Horsepower, 6x6, All-American Off-Road Pickup... The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX performance off-roader is the apex predator of the truck world and one of the most popular vehicles to debut this model year. The Ram TRX set new benchmarks for power and performance among half-ton 4×4 pickup trucks with its 702 horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter HELLCAT HEMI® V8 engine and 13-inches of suspension travel. But to some, that isn’t enough to keep them satisfied. https://moparinsiders.com/meet-the-ram-1500-trx-warlord-6x6-from-apocalypse-manufacturing/

Stellantis U.S. Employees Show Off Their Passion With “Wild Wheels At Work”: Company Gear Heads Show Off Their Own Personal Rides... For a company that produces vehicles like the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye, Jeep® Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, and the Ram 1500 TRX performance off-roader, you have probably realized there are a lot of diehard gearheads that work for Stellantis’ FCA US division. Yesterday, several of those employees brought their vehicles to the ground of the former Walter P. Chrysler Museum (now the headquarters for Alfa Romeo and Maserati North America) on the ground of the FCA US headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan for the company’s “Wild Wheels at Work” event...

FIAT Brazil Adds New S-Design Package To Cronos Sub-Compact Sedan: A Darker Tone For The Italian-Brazilian Sedan... FIAT Brazil has pulled the covers off of its Fiat Cronos for the 2022 model year. While not much as changed, the Italian-Brazilian offering does come into the 2022 model year with a new trim level, the S-Design. The FIAT S-Design models add a dark tone to the vehicles in the lineup, much like the Ram Night Edition, Dodge Blacktop Edition, and Jeep® Altitude (S models elsewhere in the world). https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-brazil-adds-new-s-design-package-to-cronos-sub-compact-sedan/

Four Chrysler Group Vehicles Score Top Honors In “Best Fleet Value In Canada” Awards: Dodge & Ram Vehicles Take Home Awards... The recently revamped 2021 Dodge Durango SXT AWD is one of four Chrysler Group vehicles recognized as “Best Fleet Value in Canada” by data processing company, Vincentric. 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. The 2021 Dodge Durango SXT AWD, Ram 2500 Big Horn Crew Cab, Ram ProMaster 1500, and Ram ProMaster 2500 all took top honors in...

Fiat 500e Is First Car To Score A Perfect Rating In Green NCAP Test! Electric City Car Scores A Perfect 10 Out Of 10... The Green New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) is a collaboration between European governments, consumer groups, motoring clubs, and universities, and is backed and hosted by the European NCAP. Green NCAP is aimed at promoting cars that are less polluting and more fuel and energy-efficient by providing consumers with independent information about cars’ performance in tests that go well beyond legislative requirements to uncover the differences between manufacturers’ emissions-control strategies. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-500e-is-first-car-to-score-a-perfect-rating-in-green-ncap-test/

Mopar Europe Releases Over 100 Accessories For 2021 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited 4xe: Parts, Accessories, Chargers, & Warranty Programs... Now that the electrified 2021 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited 4xe has reached dealers in Europe, the Mopar brand has announced that it will release over 100 accessories for the newest Jeep offering. As the most modified vehicle in the Jeep lineup, it makes sense for the Mopar team to offer a wide array of products globally for the new Wrangler Unlimited 4xe lineup. https://moparinsiders.com/chrysler-launches-new-microsite-for-its-electrified-chrysler-pacifica-minivan/

Maserati Updates Its Lineup For 2022 In The U.S. & Canada: Three Trim Levels For The U.S. & Canada... Recently, the Maserati brand introduced its updated lineups for its 2022 model year Ghibli, Levante, and Quattroporte for the American and Canadian markets. The Italian trio will be made up of three new trims that include GT, Modena, and Trofeo. The new offerings were developed not only to fulfill all customers’ demands and expectations but also to fully express the different yet complementary souls of innovation, performance, and design of the Maserati range. As for exterior highlights, all three trims include the updated Maserati logo (introduced on the MC20) on the hood, a new “Trident” logo on the C-pillar, and updated rear text...

The Supercharged HEMI Era Might Be Coming To An End, But Not Performance Says Dodge//SRT: New Electrification Ways Could Push Performance Ahead... The Dodge//SRT brand is known as the American performance brand thanks to its value-based high-performance V8 muscle cars and SUVs. Vehicles like the 797 horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody, 717 horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and the 470 horsepower Dodge Durango SRT392, have become staples to draw people to the brand. But with the age of electrification upon us, the HEMI V8 muscle car and SUV era might be coming to an end. https://moparinsiders.com/the-supercharged-hemi-era-might-be-coming-to-an-end-but-not-performance-says-dodge-srt/

Mopar ’21 Ram 1500 Special Edition Arrives In Dealer Showrooms! 250 Units For U.S. & 40 Units For Canada... Back in April, Mopar announced the launch of the performance and accessory brand's twelfth special edition vehicle - the Mopar ’21 Ram 1500. The new special-edition pickup marks the second time that Mopar has tapped the Ram Truck portfolio for the basis of its annual limited production series, the first being the 2016 Ram 1500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4. For this year's special edition model, Mopar has tapped the popular 2021 Ram 1500 Big Horn/Lone Star Crew Cab 4×4 as the basis for the vehicle. https://moparinsiders.com/mopar-21-ram-1500-special-edition-arrives-in-dealer-showrooms/

Jeep® Unveils It’s Updated Compass For 2022, In Chicago! Updated Exterior, Refined Interior, More Technology, Same Lame Powertrain... The Jeep® brand has pulled the covers off of its highly-anticipated 2022 Jeep Compass lineup at the Chicago Auto Show, this morning. While the debut isn’t a huge announcement as the 2022 update has been shown throughout the globe over the past year, it is the first time we are getting to see the updates for the North American model. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-unveils-its-updated-compass-for-2022-in-chicago/

Dodge’s Challenger Outsold Ford’s Mustang In Q2! Just 1,802 Sales Separate First And Second Place Through Q2... The Dodge Challenger has been around almost long enough to apply for a driver’s license in its current form. That isn’t enough to keep it from competing favorably with newer offerings from the competition, though. While the Challenger went through a facelift for 2015, Ford released an all-new Mustang the same year. Just a year later, Chevrolet released the controversially designed sixth-generation Camaro. The Mustang got a refresh for 2018 and the Camaro for 2019. https://moparinsiders.com/dodges-challenger-outsold-fords-mustang-in-q2/

FIAT Adding More Color Back Into The 500e Lineup For 2022? Unseen Color On 500e, Shows You Can Live Past Its EcoFriendly Image... The new electrified Fiat 500e city car plays an integral part in the brand’s path toward total electrification. When launched, FIAT introduced the third-generation 500e with ecofriendly interior materials and a color palette with nature-inspired colors. It was a far different cry than the traditional bright Italian colors of the brand’s past. Going into the second model year of the new electrified 500e, that might be changing according to some new spy photos of the 500e. https://moparinsiders.com/fiat-adding-more-color-back-into-the-500e-lineup-for-2022/

CAUGHT: 2022 Fiat Pulse Crossover On Public Roads In Brazil: FIAT's Newest Crossover Is Poised To Be A Hot Seller... Thanks to our good friends at Auto Segredos (Auto Secrets), we are getting our first look at FIAT’s new Pulse crossover on the streets of Brazil, partially uncamouflaged. Known internally as “Project 363”, it wasn’t until recently that FIAT unveiled the vehicle production name after fans voted for it on social media. Now, it appears that engineers are doing final calibration testing as the all-new 2022 Fiat Pulse will arrive at Brazilian dealers in September. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-fiat-pulse-crossover-on-public-roads-in-brazil/

Hagan Qualifies Charger No. 1 For Dodge//SRT Mile-High Nationals Presented by Pennzoil! Hagan Looking For First-Ever Win On "Thunder Mountain"... Dodge//SRT and Mopar entries kicked off the 41st edition of the Dodge//SRT Mile-High Nationals Presented by Pennzoil, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Camping World Drag Racing Series event held near Denver, Colorado, with Friday night qualifying runs under the lights at Bandimere Speedway. https://moparinsiders.com/hagan-qualifies-charger-no-1-for-dodge-srt-mile-high-nationals-presented-by-pennzoil/

Jeep® Opens Ordering For Gecko Green Gladiator Models: High-Impact Color Is Now Available On Jeep's Midsized Pickup... With it being the official 80th anniversary of the Jeep® brand this week, there has been a lot of Jeep-related information released. There was of course the introduction of the updated compact 2022 Jeep Compass, Mopar’s introduction of Gorilla Glass options for Wrangler and Gladiator models, the official appearance of Wrangler Rubicon Xtreme Recon Package, and of course the announcement of offer the new Sunrider Flip Top as a factory option for both the Wrangler and Gladiator. As if that news was enough for Jeep fans to absorb, there is one more highly-anticipated option that is joining the Gladiator lineup that Jeep...

VIDEO: Watch The New Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA & GTAm Tackle The Goodwood Hill Climb: Duo Of High-Performance Giulia Sedans, Made Official U.K. Debut Earlier This Month... The new 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA and GTAm made their official public debut outside of Italy, earlier this month at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Goodwood is one of the biggest celebrations of motorsport and car culture in the world, so what better of a place to showcase the ultimate performance Giulia in front of fans of the Alfa Romeo brand. https://moparinsiders.com/video-watch-the-new-alfa-romeo-giulia-gta-gtam-tackle-the-goodwood-hill-climb/