We’ve speculated recently that Chrysler will receive rebadged Peugeot vehicles, assuming they plan to bring those to the United States after the merger is finalized. Aside from those vehicles, we heard a while back that Chrysler was set to get two new crossovers: one midsize three-row crossover to replace the Dodge Journey, based on the […]
You can get a light-hybrid Ram 1500 with the V6 or V8 gasoline engines, but, so far, we haven’t seen it with the promised plug-in system. One would think a plug-in hybrid system would be easy for Ram; the Pacifica minivan has been out for a while now, using the same engine, albeit with a […]
Ram and Jeep cleaned up at the 2019 Texas Truck Rodeo, held at the Star Hill Ranch in the Texas Hill Country near Austin, taking more than half the prizes awarded, including the Truck of Texas. The new Kia Telluride was named the SUV of Texas and also claimed the mid-size SUV honors. The two-day […]
General Motors (GM) has just finished up a surprisingly long strike, largely by abruptly caving in on the United Auto Workers (UAW)’s demands for more fair treatment of temporary and new workers and preservation of health benefits. The UAW lost out on preserving some of the plants they had sought to protect from closure. Now, […]
Serious sports cars of the future will be electrically powered. It’s not a new thought. Tesla, if nothing else, proved that gasoline engines were on the way out for high-end cars. Dodge, often the most innovative muscle-car maker, did its best with the relatively low-buck, insanely high-horsepower Hellcat series. The original 707-horse Hellcats held their […]
After a couple years of speculation, FCA’s inline-6 engine (codename Tornado) is still on its way. New information revealed by reliable sources indicate that the inline-6, which is based on the new 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder engine found in the Wrangler and Cherokee, will have multiple power levels ranging from around 300 horsepower to 525 horsepower. […]
PSA has been planning to set up a return of the Peugeot brand in the United States for some time; merging with Fiat Chrysler will help that plan along by bringing in a distribution system for parts and vehicles. Many are wondering now if Peugeot will still want to sell cars under its own brand […]
FCA may have an absurd number of brands, and PSA may have one more than it really needs, but PSA CEO Carlos Tavares believes they all have a purpose. In a television interview, PSA’s leader said that all the brands would probably survive a merger. FCA’s portfolio includes Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, […]
Chrysler has had a rough time over the past 30 years. After nearly going bankrupt, it became one of the most successful automakers in the world, only to be acquired by Daimler-Benz and spit out, a small shadow of its former self, less than ten years later. Then another bankruptcy under the greedy leadership of […]
When he was running Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Sergio Marchionne’s goal was to merge with another company to build a global automotive powerhouse capable of surviving the changes he saw on the horizon. Somewhere, Marchionne’s spirit is smiling: the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and PSA Group is a “go.” According to a press released […]