There has not been a single turbo engine that has yielded actual PROFIT for this company in the Post-Bankruptcy era. Opinion discarded.
Thank God for Trump and Thank God Tim is running the show so this company can actually get back to making some money.
Where was an opinion in what I said? You definitely sound like the average red-hat warrior though, congrats... SMH.
To add to that -- There hasn't been a single thing that has been
created since then really that's turned a profit that wasn't chopping off their nose to spite their respective face.
The facts are:
They spent 13 years hammering that
f*ck going green marketing attitude into Dodge, all while taking away any other way to get into the company that wasn't a Charger, Challenger or Durango. FCA took away all of the entry level vehicles when Dart didn't take off like a rocket (throttle lag, some engine and electrical issues), 200 got panned because of the same problems but V6. So they chopped those off. They killed the Journey instead of giving it an adequate replacement. Threw away the Caravan (in the US market), then went and finally put the LX series to rest. The problem is. They did it wrong. That's just poor product planning.
The EV Charger should either not have been named Charger (maybe Stealth), or not been a Dodge - this would have fit the Chrysler 300s attitude far better as it sits. Alternately they
really should have released the ICE Sedan first. Not the EV. Because now, we don't have $25-30,000 Chargers that get people into Dodge. We have a $70,000+ EV that doesn't suit that
f*ck going green mantra. Same with Hornet. Durango is too old. As much as I like them. Firstly - they're the only v8 Dodge left. Secondly, they haven't fixed the problems with them. The engine issues, the electrical issues, and the race-track taillight leaking issues, to name a couple. Why would someone pay $50-100,000 for a vehicle that has gone mostly unchanged (bumpers, hoods & uConnect updates aside) since 20011? It's cheaper to just buy used at that point for 1/3rd of the price.
Durango is the next vehicle on the chopping block because "oh no its sales are flagging" [deadpool shock face]. Because now they're stuck. They can't get rid of Durango because it's the only Hemi-capable vehicle in the lineup. The only car that actually still has the Dodge atittude, but it's beyond the point it needs to be replaced.
Pacifica hasn't been meaningfully updated since 2017, to the point they still actively use press photos from those years -- These two brands need help, and it's not just a marketing job. It's the company. So I'm gonna laugh at you all day damn long if you think the Hemi is gonna save their *ss. It's not. It's actually
the problem. They're still running those smoking tire ads. PLEASE WE STILL CAN BURN RUBBER!! Burning rubber isn't a personality trait. Any car can do it if you turn off traction control. They don't tell you why you should buy their car. They're not telling you ANYTHING about the vehicles they sell in the ads. They just
burn rubber across the screen and that's it. lol -- there's no inherent value in that. People, now more than ever
need VALUE. And the Charger doesn't have it, nor is it living up to expectations that Dodge set for itself for the last 13 years. It's failing because it's too expensive. People who have them like them - despite the occasional bricking issues and other general ev issues. The problem is "that's it? -- that's what cost 70,000? A pretty light show inside? A hatchback?.. for 70k?" Take away the EV 'status' and the thing doesn't offer much for that much money.
They need new, value-heavy entry level vehicles yesterday, that aren't $30-40,000 half-*ssed Jeeps.
