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  1. Deckard Cain

    Merger Time! Carlos Tavares proclaims: Stellantis "is ready for any kind of consolidation.”

    The Renault CEO has called for european manufacturers to merge and create an "Airbus" of the automotive sector to compete with the chinese. That idea is beyond catastrophic and it just shows how desperate Renault is about the chinese manufacturers. Strangely, their newest affordable EV, the...
  2. Deckard Cain

    Tavares is leaving Stellantis?

    When you have people here and in Allpar bragging that they pay more for their vehicles and that Europe is not pulling its weight in terms of profits for Stellantis... Many Mopar fans are happy to ripped off and proud of being more ripped off than europeans.
  3. Deckard Cain

    Next-Gen Dodge Charger Reveal Officially Announced

    IMO, this model should only be available with a 800V architecture. 800V can cut fast-charging times roughly in half. It basically answers the complaint of having to wait 30 minutes to charge when stopping and makes long distance traveling (over 1000km) much more viable. For US consumers this is...
  4. Deckard Cain

    Tavares is leaving Stellantis?

    The auto manufacturers need to come to grips with the fact that we are now in a high interest rate environment. Also, there's a lot of unmet demand in Europe for cheaper vehicles.
  5. Deckard Cain

    Alfa Romeo CEO, Shows First Look At New 33 Stradale

    Ask the US management. The Maserati MC20 was supposed to be an Alfa until Manley killed it and shifted the project to a Maserati, and this is based on the MC20. They are throwing a bone to Alfisti with this. That's it.
  6. Deckard Cain

    Dodge Hornet

    Is the Hornet selling well anyway? Carsalesbase put everything behind a paywall so now I can't follow sales data there.
  7. Deckard Cain

    Meet The Range Extending 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Pickup

    This is an amazing surprise. And the best of both worlds. Serial hybrid with a still quite big battery? Awesome. Hopefully it can get the $7500 rebate. Very well done Stellantis.
  8. Deckard Cain

    As expected Elkann is not play with UAW:Warren Truck & Belvidere Closing,Sterling Heights cuts & more IF Strike

    So you hate unions, because they manage to get decent salaries to workers because you live under $18 an hour? Maybe you should, I don't know, unionize to get the same perks instead of being a boot licker? That has only gotten you $18 an hour salary after all.
  9. Deckard Cain

    As expected Elkann is not play with UAW:Warren Truck & Belvidere Closing,Sterling Heights cuts & more IF Strike

    I assume you are with UAW. I hope you guys win every concession you want. It's obscene to see quarter after quarter of record profits and the workers getting squeezed with the increasing cost of life.
  10. Deckard Cain

    The new STLA Medium platform in detail

    Guess I'll go back to using my smartphone on my dashboard then.
  11. Deckard Cain

    PSA 1.6 liter PureTech

    The problem is not the powertrains but the transmission.
  12. Deckard Cain

    The new STLA Medium platform in detail

    Mmmm a lot of stuff there that I am not super-happy about. First, this platform was developed with two battery packs in mind: one of 87kWh and one with 98kWh, both with NMC chemistry. It was developed with a 60kWh pack in mind as well, but then this pack was discarded (no reasons given). No LFP...
  13. Deckard Cain

    PSA 1.6 liter PureTech

    Everything in Europe now is done with a PSA bias. Same in LATAM. The new Fiat compact pick-up is a rebadge of a Peugeot pick-up that doesn't sell well in Brazil. This will all be moot in 5 years anyway in Europe since EVs will be majority of the market anyway.
  14. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis and other auto companies, including GM and Mercedes, to battle Tesla with new charging JV for NA

    I think in the US this is very important because the fast charging networks outside of Tesla aren't well developed as opposed to Europe.
  15. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    I don't think that the current purpose of Fiat is to continue in the US. For example, the new 600e doesn't comply with US regulations so it can't be exported to the US. If Fiat is just a one model brand in the future with the 500e, then it is destined to disappear eventually.
  16. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    Is it? With the new EVs coming for Mopar brands I think that type of niche stops making sense for Fiat. With the hatred for the brand from Mopar fans, and the indifference of the rest of the market they should just cut their losses and end the brand in the US. The resources they waste in...
  17. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    That's a matter for insurance companies to worry about. If that spurs more domestic production and less imports from China, all the better to be honest. Fiat in the US has residual sales, so if it leads to the death of the brand in NAFTA, from what I've seen in these forums or the older ones...
  18. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    Benchmarking against Tesla and Hyundai/KIA is good, since they do make the best EVs. But Tesla does have pricing at middle class levels for the main countries in Western Europe.
  19. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    Two regions being bigger than one is nothing to be surprised at. I am curious to the lack of questions about how they think the high interest rates will impact vehicles with high ATPs in the US.
  20. Deckard Cain

    Stellantis 1st half earnings and conference call

    But I thought you loved to be ripped off just to come to this forum to bash the europeans because our region has lower profit margins! 😃
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