Mopar Insiders Forum

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Mopar Insiders Articles

All of our front page articles will also be posted here for discussion
Grand Wagoneer Takes “2021 Family Luxury Award” At 3rd Annual CarBuzz Awards! ‘The Amount of Luxury in the Grand Wagoneer is Nothing Short of Staggering’ Despite having a rocky launch, the all-new 2022 Jeep® Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer (WS) have started racking up the accolades recently. This goes especially for the ultra-premium Grand Wagoneer offering. This time, the Grand Wagoneer has earned the “2021 Family Luxury Award” during the 3rd Annual CarBuzz Awards. https://moparinsiders.com/grand-wagoneer-takes-2021-family-luxury-award-at-3rd-annual-carbuzz-awards/
Dodge//SRT Opens Ordering For New Challenger & Charger SRT Jailbreak Models! Here Is How You Can Build Yours... Yesterday, we broke the news that Dodge//SRT had opened its Build & Price configurator for the all-new 2022 Dodge Charger and Challenger SRT Jailbreak Widebody models. This morning, Dodge//SRT has made it official that it has opened the ordering process for both vehicles, unleashing full access to the entire palette of Dodge personalization options and allowing customers to create their own customized performance coupe or sedan. https://moparinsiders.com/dodge-srt-opens-ordering-for-new-challenger-charger-srt-jailbreak-models/
Vauxhall Mokka & Mokka-e Named Top Gear’s 2021 “Design Of The Year”! The Vehicle To Reset The Opel/Vauxhall Design Language Has Been Recognized... Opel’s sister brand Vauxhall has won Top Gear’s 2021 “Design of the Year” for the new Mokka. The Mokka is the first model from the brand’s lineup to feature the Opel/Vauxhall new bold and pure design language, that includes the all-new “Vizor” front end and Pure Panel interior. https://moparinsiders.com/vauxhall-mokka-mokka-e-named-top-gears-2021-design-of-the-year/
RECALL: RAM Recalls 132 Fourth-Generation Ram 1500 Classic, 2500, & 3500 Pickups! For Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) Assemblies... Stellantis (FCA US, LLC) has announced that it has issued a voluntary safety recall for certain 2021 and 2022 models of its popular fourth-generation Ram pickups. This includes the 2021 Ram 1500 Classic (DS), 2021 to 2022 Ram 2500 (DJ), and 2021 to 2022 Ram 3500 (D2) pickups, for their side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) assemblies. According to Ram, only 132 pickups are affected by the recall. https://moparinsiders.com/recall-ram-recalls-132-fourth-generation-ram-1500-classic-2500-3500-pickups/
Ram 1500 Rebel Named “2022 Pickup Truck Of The Year” In Brazil! Aimed As Brazil's Premium "Muscle Truck"... After receiving around 50 awards in the North American market, the fifth-generation Ram 1500 has just received the highest honor in the automotive industry in Brazil. As the country’s first premium “muscle truck”, the Ram 1500 Rebel was named “2022 Pickup Truck of the Year” by Autoesporte magazine. https://moparinsiders.com/ram-1500-rebel-named-2022-pickup-truck-of-the-year-in-brazil/
CAUGHT: 2022 Fiat Tipo Cross Station Wagon On Public Roads! FIAT Expanding Tipo Cross Lineup With Station Wagon Variant... Last year, FIAT pulled back the covers on its updated Fiat Tipo lineup. The mid-cycle-action (MCA) for the popular compact C-segment offering, was much needed to keep competitive against its competition (Ford Focus, Opel/Vauxhall Astra, Renault Megane, and SEAT Leon). The Tipo lineup is consists of a sedan, a hatchback, and a station wagon variant. What impressed a lot of people during the MCA was the addition of a new crossover variant based on the hatchback model, named the Tipo Cross. https://moparinsiders.com/caught-2022-fiat-tipo-cross-station-wagon-on-public-roads/
Chrysler Heir Wants Stellantis To Put More Effort Into Protecting The Chrysler Brand! Walter P. Chrysler's Great-Grandson, Wants Stellantis To Invest In The Chrysler Nameplate... As Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) merged with French automaker Peugeot S.A. (PSA) earlier this year, to create the new identity of Stellantis, (the fourth-largest global automaker by volume), one man looked on with frustration to see the company that held his family name for 95 years would no longer exist. That man is Frank Rhodes, the great-grandson of Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler. https://moparinsiders.com/chrysler-heir-wants-stellantis-to-put-more-effort-into-protecting-the-chrysler-brand/
AUCTION: Turbocharged 1986 Dodge Conquest TSi: Chrysler's Japanese Grand Tourer Coupe... In the 1980s, the Chrysler Corporation was in the middle of a resurgence after nearly being eliminated by bankruptcy in 1979. Thanks to the actions of then Chrysler CEO, Lee Iacocca, the automaker secured a loan guarantee from the United States government to invest in a more efficient small front-wheel-drive (FWD) architecture which would spawn the highly-successful “K” car and minivan portfolio of vehicles. https://moparinsiders.com/auction-turbocharged-1986-dodge-conquest-tsi/
2022 Chrysler Pacifica Earns IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Rating! Applies To Models Built After September 2021... While production of the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica is already underway, the 2021 model has earned the TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). The rating applies to those models built after September of this year, following a headlamp performance upgrade and the addition of Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) as standard equipment. https://moparinsiders.com/2022-chrysler-pacifica-earns-iihs-top-safety-pick-rating/
Looking Back At The 2006 Ram 1500 ‘Heavy Half-Ton’ Mega Cab: Based On The 2500, This Half-Ton Was Biggest Ever Offered... It’s 2005 and the full-size Crew Cab pickup truck segment is growing at a rapid rate as more people are starting to use their pickup trucks as family vehicles. The Dodge Truck division (which is now known as the RAM) is ready to introduce its updated lineup of 2006 Dodge Ram pickups to the public. While other pickup brands have offered Crew Cab variants of their pickups, Dodge is to the game, only offering its smaller four-door Quad Cab configuration as an option. https://moparinsiders.com/throwback-tuesday-2006-ram-1500-heavy-half-ton-mega-cab/
VIDEO: We Take An In-Depth Look At The 2022 Ram 1500 G/T Package! We Go In-Depth With The New Uconnect 5 System Too... RAM has been doing a good job of continually updating the fifth-generation Ram 1500 since it debuted for the 2019 model year. Every year, there has been new content added and that hasn’t changed going into 2022. The 2022 Ram 1500 gains an all-new G/T Package for Rebel, Canadian Sport, and Laramie trim levels, along with the new Uconnect 5 infotainment system featuring Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. https://moparinsiders.com/watch-in-depth-look-at-the-2022-ram-1500-g-t-package/
From Russia With Love – Russian-Built Widebody Kit For Dodge Challenger! Комплекты Dodge Challenger Widebody теперь доступны в России... It has been fifteen years since Dodge started producing the modern-day Challenger. In that time, Dodge has continued to update its two-door muscle car lineup. From the most powerful and fastest muscle car (the SRT Super Stock) to V6 efficiency and class-exclusive all-wheel-drive (AWD) with a modest 303 horsepower (GT AWD), the Dodge Challenger has one of the most diverse lineups available in the North American market. https://moparinsiders.com/from-russia-with-love-russian-built-widebody-kit-for-dodge-challenger/
Jeep® Opens Up Ordering For The 2022 Wrangler Unlimited 4xe In Europe! New Colors, Standard 4xe Powertrain In RHD Markets, & More Mopar Options... Orders for the 2022 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited 4xe opened yesterday for dealers in Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Serbia and will progressively open across Europe during the month of December. Launched last summer, the Wrangler Unlimited 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is the most capable, powerful, efficient, eco-friendly, technically advanced, and connected Wrangler ever produced. It marks a major milestone in the brand’s history and a further step towards the electrification of the American adventure brand’s entire range...
What Did We Learn From The Stellantis Software Day 2021 Presentation? Three New Tech Platforms, Over-The-Air Updates, More User Experiences... Stellantis has mapped out its software strategy to deploy next-generation tech platforms, building on existing connected vehicle capabilities to transform how customers interact with their vehicles, and to generate approximately €20 billion ($22.58 billion) in incremental annual revenues by 2030. This transformation will move Stellantis’ vehicles from today’s dedicated electronic architectures to an open software-defined platform that seamlessly integrates with customers’ digital lives. It greatly expands the options customers have to add innovative features and services via regular...
VIDEO: We Spend Some Time With The 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee L Overland 4×4: An Excellent Seven-Passenger Family SUV, With A Few Teething Issues... Recently, we were able to speed a week with the all-new 2021 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Overland 4×4 (WL75), the brand’s first 3-row offering using the Grand Cherokee nameplate. Riding on an all-new platform, the Grand Cherokee L is 15 inches longer than the outgoing Grand Cherokee (WK2) and 11.4 inches longer than the all-new 2-row Grand Cherokee (WL74) that will be arriving on dealer lots soon. https://moparinsiders.com/watch-2021-jeep-grand-cherokee-l-review/
Stellantis & Foxconn Sign Non-Binding Agreement To Build Semiconductor Chips! Purpose-Built Semiconductors Will Support Stellantis & Third-Party Customers... Stellantis and Hon Hai Technology Group, (“Foxconn”) have announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding to create a partnership with the intent to design a family of purpose-built semiconductors to support Stellantis and third-party customers. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-foxconn-sign-non-binding-agreement-to-build-semiconductor-chips/
2022 Jeep® Commander Wins Autoesporte’s “Premium Car of the Year” Award! Brazilian-Built Three-Row Continues To Impress... The all-new three-row 2022 Jeep® Commander (H1) has won the oldest and most prestigious award in the Brazilian automotive press. The SUV developed and manufactured in Brazil, which is the biggest and most sophisticated model of the brand ever produced in the country, was recognized as Autoesporte’s “Premium Car of the Year” after competing in the category with three other models. The results of the award were announced at a ceremony in São Paulo. https://moparinsiders.com/2022-jeep-commander-wins-autoesportes-premium-car-of-the-year-award/
Stellantis Helps Open New Electric Vehicle Self-Charging Test Road In Italy: Fiat 500e First Vehicle To Test New Technology... After years of intense, in-depth studies, “Arena Del Futuro” (‘Arena of the Future’) – the circuit built alongside the A35 near Brescia, Italy is now a reality. Stellantis and several other international partners, public institutions, and universities have created a roadway that will now be subjected to field test revolutionary electric charging with dynamic induction. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-helps-open-new-electric-vehicle-self-charging-test-road-in-italy/
Stellantis To Shut Down Jeep® Cherokee (KL) Production This Next Week! Automaker Also Has Announced Cuts At Tipton Transmission Plant... Stellantis has announced that it will idle its Belvidere Assembly Plant (BVAP) which manufacturers the midsized Jeep® Cherokee (KL) for the week of December 6th. The reason behind the shutdown in production… lack of semiconductor chips. https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-to-shut-down-jeep-cherokee-kl-production-this-next-week/
Jeep® Brazil Celebrates Another Milestone, This Time With Renegade! 450,000th Unit Produced In Brazil... The Jeep® Brazil team continues to celebrate milestones during the brand’s 80th anniversary. Just days after the brand announced that its popular Compass C-SUV had outsold its 2020 numbers with a month and a half to go before the end of the year, the American adventure brand has announced that the Jeep assembly plant in Goiana, Brazil has produced its 450,000th Renegade B-SUV vehicle. The Renegade was globally launched there back in 2015. https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-brazil-celebrates-another-milestone-this-time-with-renegade/
Top