Ram Rampage Takes Home Win At 2023 AutoData Awards

At this point it is obvious that the Rampage will not be coming to North America in the near term. In no way does that detract from the achievement of a quality, marketable and profitable product and the recognition deserved by this outstanding truck. It also elevates the Stellantis Brazilian enterprise and its workforce as significant players in the global auto industry and as a potential source of engineering and design resources for Stellantis. One might even say that the Brazilians have done a better job in improving established product from North America who for folks like me, have drawn our attention and admiration. Indeed, the possibility of this Ram Rampage reaching the North American market can not be totally dismissed. Who knows?
The question remaining is will Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram be able to figure out, based on the heavy, restrictive and perhaps obstructive policies of Stellantis, the puzzle of brands, platforms, power trains, models, factories and the unique culture of the American buyer in supporting these brands quickly? From my perch on the tree it looks doubtful. That 2030 load of garbage CYA fiction corporate policy on a fools errand is collapsing as we speak. Once that nonsense is cast aside, maybe the puzzle pieces will fall into place, necessarily based on market forces and not radical environmental government mandates.
Ram has a smaller truck in the wings, that was clearly revealed by the UAW, but without a gas engine, a choice of power methods Americans demand, it opens the door to something from “South of the Boarder” that has proven its mantra.

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At this point it is obvious that the Rampage will not be coming to North America in the near term. In no way does that detract from the achievement of a quality, marketable and profitable product and the recognition deserved by this outstanding truck. It also elevates the Stellantis Brazilian enterprise and its workforce as significant players in the global auto industry and as a potential source of engineering and design resources for Stellantis. One might even say that the Brazilians have done a better job in improving established product from North America who for folks like me, have drawn our attention and admiration. Indeed, the possibility of this Ram Rampage reaching the North American market can not be totally dismissed. Who knows?
The question remaining is will Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram be able to figure out, based on the heavy, restrictive and perhaps obstructive policies of Stellantis, the puzzle of brands, platforms, power trains, models, factories and the unique culture of the American buyer in supporting these brands quickly? From my perch on the tree it looks doubtful. That 2030 load of garbage CYA fiction corporate policy on a fools errand is collapsing as we speak. Once that nonsense is cast aside, maybe the puzzle pieces will fall into place, necessarily based on market forces and not radical environmental government mandates.
Ram has a smaller truck in the wings, that was clearly revealed by the UAW, but without a gas engine, a choice of power methods Americans demand, it opens the door to something from “South of the Boarder” that has proven its mantra.

You means "policies " of making money?
Remember Stellantis wasn't zero ICE, but 1/3rd U.S. volume.
Stellantis making than "your tree ".

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At this point it is obvious that the Rampage will not be coming to North America in the near term. In no way does that detract from the achievement of a quality, marketable and profitable product and the recognition deserved by this outstanding truck. It also elevates the Stellantis Brazilian enterprise and its workforce as significant players in the global auto industry and as a potential source of engineering and design resources for Stellantis. One might even say that the Brazilians have done a better job in improving established product from North America who for folks like me, have drawn our attention and admiration. Indeed, the possibility of this Ram Rampage reaching the North American market can not be totally dismissed. Who knows?
The question remaining is will Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram be able to figure out, based on the heavy, restrictive and perhaps obstructive policies of Stellantis, the puzzle of brands, platforms, power trains, models, factories and the unique culture of the American buyer in supporting these brands quickly? From my perch on the tree it looks doubtful. That 2030 load of garbage CYA fiction corporate policy on a fools errand is collapsing as we speak. Once that nonsense is cast aside, maybe the puzzle pieces will fall into place, necessarily based on market forces and not radical environmental government mandates.
Ram has a smaller truck in the wings, that was clearly revealed by the UAW, but without a gas engine, a choice of power methods Americans demand, it opens the door to something from “South of the Boarder” that has proven its mantra.

I fully agree Bill, and I believe that the Rampage would sell well in Australia, Thailand, UK etc

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The large Chrysler and Dodge sedans are around 200 inches long. The Ford Maverick and Ram Rampage are around that length as well. I would imagine the STLA large platform to be close in size to the discontinued large platform of the Lx cars. The new platform will allow for both battery electric and ICE power. Hopefully the Ram people will read the market better than Ford did with the Maverick and see that people want hybrids. Ford was not prepared for the demand of hybrid power trains and lost a lot of customers.

A large portion of the automotive buying public in America is being forced into EVs. Large multinational companies like Stellantis are used to selling products in banana republics with totalitarian regimes. The CARB states are not much different. It would be foolish for Stallantis to go against the junta leaders.

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