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Dodge’s Electric Charger Daytona Faces Sales Struggles in Early 2025

New eMuscle Car Only Sold 2,115 Units Across The U.S. and Canada...

The first quarter of 2025 has been challenging for Dodge’s all-electric Charger Daytona, with sales figures indicating a lukewarm reception from enthusiasts. Official reports from Stellantis reveal that only 2,115 units were sold across the U.S. and Canada during this period. Specifically, 1,947 units found buyers in the U.S., while a mere 168 units were sold in Canada.

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Stage 2 in After Dark. (Dodge).

In contrast, the leftover inventory of the previous-generation Dodge Charger and Challenger models experienced relatively robust sales. A total of 1,103 Chargers and 945 Challengers were sold across both countries. The U.S. accounted for 1,052 Charger and 922 Challenger sales, whereas Canada saw 51 Charger and 23 Challenger units sold.

A significant factor contributing to the Charger Daytona’s sluggish sales appears to be its pricing. The Charger Daytona R/T starts at a U.S. MSRP of $59,595, offering 496 horsepower and 404 ft-lb of torque. The higher-end Scat Pack variant begins at $73,190, boasting 670 horsepower and 627 ft-lb of torque, a top speed of 137 mph, and a range of 241 miles. Fully equipped Scat Pack models can exceed $85,000. For comparison, the 2025 Tesla Model S Plaid starts at $94,990, delivering a range of 348 miles, a 0-60 mph time of 1.99 seconds, and a top speed of 200 mph. 

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Stage 2 in After Dark. (Dodge).

Dodge is recalibrating its strategy to emphasize internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in response to these market dynamics. The forthcoming SIXPACK models are central to this renewed focus. The lineup includes a 550-horsepower, high-output two-door and a 420-horsepower, standard-output four-door, both equipped with an 8-speed 880RE automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. Production for these models is slated to commence next month.

Despite pivoting to ICE vehicles, Dodge remains committed to electric vehicles (EVs). The company plans to make the 2026 Charger Daytona available on an order-only basis until existing inventory is cleared. This approach allows Dodge to balance its offerings, catering to traditional muscle car enthusiasts while maintaining a foothold in the evolving EV market.

Robert S. Miller

Robert S. Miller is a diehard Mopar enthusiast who lives and breathes all that is Mopar. The Michigander is not only the Editor for MoparInsiders.com, 5thGenRams.com, and HDRams.com but an automotive photographer. He is an avid fan of offshore powerboat racing, which he travels the country to take part in.

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I'd bet a really good chunk of those "sales" were from the dealerships themselves, punching them as demos, service loaners etc

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...and that's with the new lease deals

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Success rarely ever comes without failure and usually it's failure after failure. Or in a more positive way of putting it, there is no growth without trial, no strength without struggle. With all that was stacked up against them, there was no way this car was destined for a successful debut. First and foremost their CEO Carlos Tavares was hellbent on sabotaging the American brands so he put out this half baked, rushed product that was no where near ready for production. I am not against the EV Charger whatsoever, in fact I love the damn thing unabashedly however I realize where the brand was when this car was being made and this beautiful botched vehicle is the direct product of Stellantis' abysmal leadership at the hands of that miserable human being. At it's very same price point, this car needed to be launched with the 800V system with either dual or tri-motors, the three-speed gearbox and the semi-solid battery pack with all of the kinks worked out of it. It would have never been a muscle car but it would have been one hell of an EV and I think we can all admit that. The truth is, Chrysler should have been the brand to kick of the Mopar EV movement, not Dodge. This was Carlos' way of killing the brand's image to make it fit into the submissions of european ideal. Killing the Rebellious American spirit and dragging Mopar through the mud so people wouldn't buy it anymore. Luckily it backfired and he is no longer with the company, but I digress. Chrysler could have easily launched a 300E, an EV Pacifica, and several EV SUVs and crossovers on the 400V system and no one would have really batted an eye because that brand isn't the eye of performance like Dodge is. Yes, Dodge made the car loud but it lacks that raw feel that a Charger is known for, I think the 3-speed gearbox and E-Rupt technology would have brought alot of that missing feeling to the Charger EV and with a tri-motor system with dual 440hp rear motors and a 335hp front motor you now have a Tesla plaid hunter that can do burnouts and feel like a real car all at the same time and people wouldn't have been upset about the price tag.

Right now, Dodge is scrambling to fix what Carlos tried to destroy. I see no issue with EVs but they should be more Chrysler focused than anything else. Ram is getting ready to have a Hemi Revolution, which makes sense and I really feel like Jeep could be the Mopar Hybrid brand king with the 4Xe powertrains seeing that the new 880RE can be equipped with an even more powerful hybrid system plus the potential of a 300hp Hurricane-4 could go in anything from a Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer-S, Recon or even the Wrangler/Gladiator. As far as the Dodge brand, we know the Durango will be around for quite some time, keeping the Hemi V8 powertrain alive and maybe even improving as time goes on. I'm not going to fan the flames of the rumors of the Hemi coming back to the Charger platform or some N/A 7-liter Hemi fantasy seeing that it's about as tangible as pink elephants on parade at the moment, but this is what I will say. In my heart of hearts, I think Dodge has another V8 car coming but I don't think it will be the the Charger. While a dedicated 2-door Challenger could return as V8 muscle car king on the STLA Large platform with a body dedicated for Hemi engines and all-wheel drive with enough muscle to dethrone the Mustang once and for all, I think the Charger will continue it's mission as a I-6 Twin Turbo car but I think that we're going to see alot more from this powertrain than what may people are expecting. Dodge is no stranger to forced induction and that with both Turbochargers and superchargers and SRT started off with turbochargers. I don't think it would really be far fetched to see Dodge do some Demon or Demon-170 type tuning and upgrading to the Hurricane I-6 with fuel types and things like that. or even routing an AC line into the intercooler for a colder denser intake charge. I don't see it being far fetched to see Direct Connection coming out with a full Stage-2 performance package that could have the Hurricane nearly equaling the horsepower and torque output of the Scat Pack Stage-2. I also don't see it being a stretch to say that a hybrid version of the Hurricane Chargers could be in the not-so distant future. This potentially along side and STLA Large Supercharged Hemi muscle car and an STLA large-2 row Hurricane powered SUV that slots under the Durango along with unique offerings on the STLA Medium platform, hopefully giving us a Gen-2 Hornet and a revised Dart. Only time will tell

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Where's that guy on here who always talks trash about the V8? I want to ask him how it feels to know that the old 2023 car, which was a 15 year old design, outsold the brand new 2025 EV car in the first quarter of 2025.

Like we've said for 3 years, nobody wants an EV "muscle car". Thankfully Stellantis now sees this, but it sure would have been nice if they would have listened to consumers to begin with!

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