Recent content by bill burke

I remember watching Dodges racing and winning on a night at dinner with friends sneaking many looks over their shoulders at the TV. Do not remember a word they said, what I had for dinner or much else but those Dodges. Now I rarely watch NASCAR without Dodge in the game. Blame Stellantis, blame...

Indeed, this one is a winner from my perspective. Here I go again. Sorry. I predict the RHO will surpass comfortably TRX sales. Also predict collector status for the TRX and very impressive resale values. Given the price and the amazing truck it is, what truck lover could not want one? Ram...

I think sales have peaked and are slowing. Of note, I’ve read, almost 50% of all electric owners are opting for gas powered vehicles in their next purchase. Also the negatives of electric ownership is becoming widespread common knowledge now, after being spun by government hype and suppressed...

Auto manufacturers are in big trouble and their ambitious, impulsive, utopian commitment to an all electric future is falling apart all around them. Worst part it’s impacting real people, real lives, careers and basic family necessities. People warned them, economists warned them but their...

No rush, the market is not there in most applications. As others have correctly commented, get the capacity up, price it correctly and build just enough to meet the clearly niche demand in the marketplace. Check Ford on this one.

Your a psychic, a mind reader, an enlightened spokesman for millions of Mopar loyalists, but like me and so many, you don’t sit on the Stellantis executive board. Yes, you know, those Ivy League types with useless degrees on their walls. These guys bought ito the green, woke agenda, perhaps...

Yea, I was pushing the envelope. Think a good strategy to at least announce an ICE and hybrid options are coming. They did it with the Avenger in short order, the platform is there along with Cherokee engineering, it could happen sooner than later. Follow Dodge Charger pattern, electric first...

I am convinced the “all electric” straitjacket policy for any brand is a road to failure, especially if these unpopular electrics are going to be offered by dozens of brands flooding the markets with few talkers. I’ve already stated both the Wagoneer S and the Recon MUST be offer in an ICE...

Too big a leap I guess, as at first blush thought the Hornet was going to sell well. Time to say flop. Too close to the Alfa Romeo which is priced appropriately for its market, so clearly price difference reluctance from AR and spin off styling was an issue. Perhaps a big price drop, emphasis...

Make no mistake, these electrification augmented transmissions being infused into Stellantis products is no small thing. If Stellantis, and I believe they will, offers a FULL RANGE of power plants meaning ICE, ICE supported hybrids, Plug in hybrids and fully electric, these new transmissions...

First off, I noticed the front fascia of the Six Pack is different picktured here from the one at launch, missing a bumper opening or scoop below the grill, which gave the model a distinctive, and for me, a more stylish “muscle car” look. Oh well, less muscle car to make a point on this post...

Just name it “Junior” and be done with it. Alfa Romeo could have called it the “Warsaw” and that would cause pushback. Italians, French, American members of Stellantis, a global enterprise, should have known clearly products with domestic names would be manufactured in other countries. They...

Just from a styling point, it’s gorgeous. The interior is unbelievable. Much too small for me but in some markets, this one will be very popular. Was not excited about this, until I saw it and then...WOW ! This guy loves it. Congratulations Alfa Romeo !

Maybe some new product will wake up the rest of North America to what Long Island has discovered, Alfa Romeo. Never fails to amaze me when I see sales figures nationally and then see all the Alfa Romeos tooling around Long Island, they are absolutely everywhere. Yes Long Island is heavily...

The number of Jeeps running around Italy was obvious and it points to the popularity in Italy of driving an “American Icon.” It has its down side too, as Italy slowly loses some of its uniqueness, its charm and becomes globalized in feel especially for Italian Americans like my wife and I...