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quoting you -- I had a feeling like this was part of their business decision. If I can get a Pentastar into consumers hands with quality 6 or 12 months earlier because I can avoid X # of testing or certifications, great. Then I can re-test w/ less stressful timeline for a 4 or smaller cylinder...

Articulate and informative post. It was amazingly pleasant to read something that was avoid of political bloat, opinions, or hate. Thank you very much!

I did wonder why a Pentastar was used for the RamCharger. I'm sure there is a reason and my Mechanical Engineering skills are too weak to postulate and I'm sure the engineers have a very specific reason around power output, regulations, or mfg capacity...

@cygnus is right, we are talking about a ReBEV (Range-extending Battery Electric Vehicle) where the battery and electric motors are the drivetrain and some other method adds range extending (such as a ICE, or Solar, or road-embedded mag charge, etc). If I were the principle engineer on this...

I'm sensing that the French'esk, Intalianesk, and Americanesk consumers of Stellantis vehicles had strong affinity for their brands (company) country history. Would an organizational structure (and the overhead it adds) yield better connection with these district consumers and their...

I tend to agree that the general sedan market is like the Minivan market, and it what it is. Stalwarts like Chrysler, Honda, and Kia are owning the market and the barrier to entry is high for minivans so you will see few try. Toyota and Kia pretty much own the sedan market, with a few others...

Is that what they thought about the PT Cruiser ?

It appears Midnight Sky is (or was) available for 2025 even though not listed on their website or release. There are stickers which this color on lots as we speak. ref: https://www.chrysler.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=1C4RJYD61S8629059

Would you rather have A) in your hands now and in the dealership tomorrow or B) in your hands in four months and behind the wheel for each day thereafter...

Hrmm. Would this really work? The vehicle is popular in Canada and elsewhere and could Mexico provide enough volume for global for near term at a significantly reduced COGS that they could shut down SHAP and cut the reduced volume in the US for overall STLA revenue growth. Meanwhile, all of...

The automotive industry has often (second half of the 20th and start of the 21st century) leading indicator of recession. My prediction is that this year, due to the never-ending price increases and how every car seems to be a lux car with bells and whistles, that the automotive industry will...

Unlike a political race, negativity in the press/public is just negativity.

I don't know if you can dispute the situation, how it happened may be a different story. While my experience with dealerships (sorry those were are part of that market here) has been virtually useless and slowed my purchases down, I don't see how the four brands could survive without the...

Yup!

This is a business problem, not a culture, heritage, national security, or any other problem. A publicly traded company needs to respond to shareholders/stock/regulation. I feel for the cause, just don't see why pleading or lashing will help? The only way to ensure the name/legacy continues...

A few different stories could be told to "explain" the above. *) BYD is learning by watching and visiting anyone who will let them behind the curtain *) BYD is looking to get around US views/regulations of China *) BYD is looking to partner with Stellantis like Leap did for the US, ala Diamond...

With a cockpit that has a good mix of tech/screens and buttons, and a nice wrap around and I'm SOLD I don't care if it's BEV ICE PHEV or E-Axle Then again, I don't mind the 200 and everyone here saw a Jelly Bean.

It looks like all vehicle inventory is up according to : U.S. New Auto Sales | Foureyes Anyone know the validity of their data and reporting - a new origin for me.

I'm with @ScramFan on this one. Your heart is in the Plymouth (or even Eagle) space. If that fails to garner enough sales to cover costs (remember low cost usually needs to have high volume) then you kill the brand w/o damage - since those are brands that have already withered . It does mean...

Yes, those two factors are multipliers of each other - convenience and affordability - without those two you will get early adopters, enthusiasts, and wealthily. After those , the growth rate will rapidly slow down until one of those two is addressed. Norway has addressed some of these issues...