2025 Jeep Wagoneer Grand Wagoneer Get Big Price Cuts, More Power and More Features

2025 Jeep Wagoneer

This afternoon, Jeep announced pricing for the 2025 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, with price cuts as large as $5,685 for the Wagoneer and $7,000 for the Grand Wagoneer. More importantly, these prices do not come as a result of the Trail Rated brand removing features. Instead, both the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer get more standard … Read more

Minivan, Ram, Ford, Mercedes, and other recalls

recalls-bolts

The NHTSA announced two Stellantis recalls along with those of Ford, Mercedes, Ferrari, and other companies. At Stellantis, the previously-announced 2025 Ram 1500 recall covered nonfunctional electronic stability controls, due to improper handling of a part. At Chrysler, side curtain airbags may not work on the 2020-23 Pacifica/Voyager minivans. The factory apparently did not secure … Read more

A little good news from Trenton Engine

Trenton Engine

While other plants may be shut down for a time, Trenton Engine appears to be returning to active duty this month after overproducing and being shut down. Now, unofficial word from the plant is that Trenton is going back to work this week, will start making Grand Cherokee engines again in mid-month, and may start … Read more

Stellantis is still profitable in Q3 2024, especially in North America

Stellantis financials - earnings - dollars

Despite a €3 billion stock buyback program and investments in Leapmotor, Stellantis was quite profitable in the third quarter of 2024. Large incentives cleared out 80,000 vehicles from dealer inventories in the United States, 80% of the goal of dropping by 100,000. North America was the second largest generator of net revenues, coming in close … Read more

Direct Connection Introduces 3.0L Supercharger Kit, 2.4/2.7 Snout Kits and More

3.0-liter supercharger

This morning, Dodge’s Direct Connection brand took the wraps off of their news for the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, introducing a pair of crate engine blocks, two supercharger snout kits and the 3.0-liter IHI supercharger kit that many Mopar owners have been eagerly anticipating. First up, two new engine blocks are coming to … Read more

SEMA 2024: Dodge Charger BEV Drive Unit Showcased in a ’67 Plymouth

1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod Concept from Mopar

Over the years, the folks from Mopar have put modern Dodge Charger powerplants in various classic muscle cars for the SEMA Show, and that is the case with the 1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod Concept at the 2024 Las Vegas convention. The key difference, of course, is that while past Dodge Charger powerplants have typically been … Read more

Stella updating Free2move Charge Go; GM’s 400 fast-charger stalls in USA

EVgo charging station with chargers for electric cars

Stellantis recently announced Free2move Charge Go with this statement: Free2move Charge, Stellantis 360-degree ecosystem designed to deliver seamless charging and energy management solutions introduces Free2move Charge Go, the second of the three strategic pillars: Free2move Charge Home, Free2move Charge Go and Free2move Charge Business. Designed to ensure that customers can easily access the most extensive … Read more

Matt Hagan Sits Third in the Championship Race with Two Events Left

Matt Hagan and his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car

Matt Hagan is the only Dodge Charger driver in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car Championship Chase and with two events left on the season, he is currently in third place, 168 points out of first. With 100 points awarded to the winner of the second-to-last race of the season and 150 … Read more

Dodge Charger Daytona test fleet to use solid-state batteries, a major step forward

Factorial CEO Siyu Huang and solid state battery

Stellantis’ partnership with Factorial, a company with multiple partnerships, will yield a test fleet of Dodge Charger Daytonas powered by solid state batteries. These batteries have much higher power density by weight (over 390Wh/kg) as well as increased safety and possibly lower cost. The new fleet will start testing in 2026, a good omen for … Read more