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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...

Finally, some good news 😌

Answer for Ram 1500 Ramcharger - May or June, maybe. TBD for Wagoneer hybrid.

Ford plans extended-range powertrains for large SUVs, pickups Ford is copying what Stellantis is pursuing with the Ram 1500 Ramcharger and Wagoneer 4xE series hybrid. Who will be the first to offer a series hybrid in a unibody SUV via the Explorer or Grand Cherokee?

Bet anyone here a dollar this thing will absolutely flop. It will be worse than what KL sold, any year, after its 2013 launch.

It’s got a 1.6L mild hybrid. They’re insane if they think people will pay the Jeep tax (15-20% above what it should be priced at / generally awful dealership experience / hit or miss quality) for a 1.6L four banger.

You're missing the forest for the trees - the 5.7L tooling is paid for, the design works, and no Durango buyer cares about it dropping 300 lbs. Clean sheet Durango redesign would cost $600-700 million to base off STLA Large. If you can just mint profit from the existing tooling during a Trump...

It’s sad how a once heralded US ICE powertrain group was driven into the ground. Nobody is cross shopping a four banger Toyota or Honda with a 3.6L V6 Grand Cherokee, Gladiator, or Wrangler. And yet the Grand Cherokee will lose its 3.6L V6 next year. Fortunately, I think the Wrangler and...

And yet the 1.6L Dart and 2L Wrangler and Cherokee were sales flops.

Dodge/Jeep/Ram buyers are not the group to skimp on powertrain with. They want more displacement and cylinders, not less.

You know who else runs on ancient platforms and makes incremental upgrades? Toyota.

2026 Jeep Cherokee spied for first time DOA vehicle. This is the one vehicle where putting in the 2L GME T-4 makes sense. The GSE T-4 is too underpowered for US Jeep. Go let the Europeans buy 1.3L vehicles.