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Good God you are dense. They made all their profit from 2010-2020 from V6s (Grand Cherokee, Durango, Wrangler) and V8s (high trim Charger, Challenger, Durango, Grand Cherokee SRT back when they made one)

Finally, some (more) good news.

2026 Ram 1500 Ramcharger electric pickup promises to have it all "The goal is to be “slightly higher than” the average transaction price of an internal combustion pickup, Kuniskis said, before launching into an ode to a hypothetical electric pickup priced at $69,985." That sentence is...

I don't know, it's almost as if betting on EVs and losing Billions was an ever worse idea. I mean, pay the carbon credits and tack it onto the following model year vehicle price - who cares. That's more or less what Toyota is doing (along with going all-in on hybrids), right?

Or maybe they should have told the EPA and previous government - "go ahead, fine me", kind of like how Elon is approaching hands free driving. And had they bet on Trump winning, another prediction I made that ended up coming true, they could be building V8s without a care in the world, without...

When the losses begin to stack up, you’ll see how quickly things will change. That’s a pet project that will melt under scrutiny. Look at how much has changed just since the start of this year. And remember, Stellantis US operations lost $1.8 billion in the second half of calendar 2024. How...

They lose money on every one they sell, huge money - we're talking billions. Look at Ford with the Mach E and F-150 Lightning - they lost $5.1 BILLION on EVs in 2024. This company cannot afford losses of that magnitude, like Ford and GM can. So they will just cancel it. Wouldn't be surprised...

Compass doesn't really move the needle (pun intended) for profits in North America. It's really not a competitive product vs Toyota / GM / etc. Where CDJR has unique offerings - V6s and V8s in the Wrangler, Gladiator, and Grand Cherokee - they win. It's that simple. They are now deviating from...

Maybe go take a bath in a lithium brine pit and let us know how environmentally friendly those are.

No one is going to buy this. My guess is that they will fold the Charger / Challenger EV program by calendar 2027.

lol Ok Boomer

Only a midwit would skip over the part where, only under Trump, would the CO2 fines largely attributable to V8 And V6s, be eliminated. Trump knew exactly what he is was doing - no one benefitted more than the Big 3, especially CDJR. Go ahead and mental pretzel that any way you like, it was...

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/could-extended-range-evs-nudge-more-car-buyers-toward-full-electric

Correct. 2028/2029 new launches will be Small ( < 2L) MHEV + REEV + ICE V6/V8. Pure EV is too risky. You only need to have a range of 75 miles for a vehicle to be classified as an EV. A REEV gets you there. It's a pure hedge, allows you to reduce battery spend per vehicle (smaller battery that...

How many near death experiences does CDJR have to go through, with a EUROPEAN OWNER, for you to realize that we do not need Europe, period. Stellantis is CDJR's biggest threat to its existence, just as Daimler was. 90% of STLA US profit is entirely STLA Large/STLA Frame. This is your glorious...

North America and V8s / V6s, historically, made all the profit for FCA/Stellantis, and these powertrains are only coming back because Trump got elected. I am absolutely satisfied thus far - I'm getting exactly what I voted for. Go look at Trump's approval rating by the way, it's at an all time...

They're licensing and building in-house the purely mechanical version. ZF isn't licensing the PHEV version. Same as it ever was - ZF has let FCA/STLA license mechanical variants for over a decade now. ZF keeps the good stuff (PHEV) for itself / upcharges like hell for it. Hence my earlier...

I think series hybrids will move the needle where PHEV has plateaud. The issue is that ZF isn't interested in expanding production at graycourt, and STLA isn't control of their own destiny with PHEV. STLA has control with a series hybrid setup - they own the engine, and motor production isn't...

Check my post history. I've been religious about keeping the V6 and V8 in products, no matter the cost via CO2 credits. I was right. And guess what - CO2 costs don't exist the next four years. And there are ways to keep the V6 and V8 in products via series hybrids, powering a generator, if you...

If it doesn't have a Hemi at least as an option, no one cares. Just like no one cared about the Hornet, which has been an absolute flop. There is one exception to this - the Grand Cherokee, with a V6. But even Grand Cherokee sales have dipped because the pricing has gotten stupid. If you want...