AUCTION: 12K-Mile 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser LX 5-Speed

AUCTION: 12K-Mile 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser LX 5-Speed​

Super Clean, Low-Mile PT Cruiser Listed on BringATrailer with No Reserve​

If you remember the early 2000s, there’s no way you missed the Chrysler PT Cruiser. When it hit the streets in 2001, it was a big deal. Chrysler leaned hard into the retro styling trend, and people ate it up. Dealers were marking them up by as much as $10,000 over MSRP just to keep up with demand. But while the hype eventually cooled off, the PT Cruiser stuck around for a solid decade, offering up affordable practicality with funky styling.

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Considering that Tesla has insane profit margins and their models are price competitive within the respective segment with ICE vehicles they have shown that it's possible to make EVs profitably and competitively with ICEs.
Tavares is just crying and moaning because Stellantis (mainly the euro side) was caught with their pants down and started this path much later than they should've. Now they're caught between Tesla's price cuts on one side and on MG's and BYD's hyper-competitive EVs on the other. Thus, Stellantis cannot now overcharge for subpar EVs with small battery packs like the e208, Avenger or the upcoming e308 and Astra-e.

Agreed. There are no STLA 'passion Product' EVs in the same manner as the existing STLA ICE vehicles. STLA cannot get away with their same shenanigans with an EV Jeep portfolio that they did with the ICE Jeep portfolio. I'm only talking about the US, I could care less what STLA Europe does, but the underlying assumption I describe loosely holds true. There is no existing Customer loyalty (a group they've abused with higher prices) attached to Jeep EVs. Those Customers will simply go to the OEM that will build ICE vehicles. I'm not talking about going to an overpriced Bronco either. You're going to have people going to the 2024 Tacoma and 2025 4Runner, body on frame vehicles with mild-hybrids at competitive prices. The GM mid-size pickups are stupid expensive, almost the same as an overpriced Wrangler.

It's all happening on the JLWranglerForums, if these stupid executives would read it. People are migrating away from Jeep, it's already started.

Everything I predicted about the downfall of US CDJR will eventually happen if this management group remains in place. 2022 was the top of the market, in terms of vehicles sold/profits - vehicle volumes were (and still are) less than pre-Covid, but results/profits were goosed due to limited vehicle supply because of Covid/supply chain issues. That's not the case anymore - vehicle deliveries are falling (due to higher interest rates), dealer lots are packed with unsold vehicles, and ASPs are (finally) going to start coming down if they have any hope of moving metal. Its all downhill from here.

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