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The US Department of Justice has just unsealed an indictment involving three FCA employees that alleges they tried to develop a software-based emissions 'cheat device' for the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V6. Here's what you need to know about the situation.

A Detroit Jeep facility that produced the Grand Cherokee is the latest victim in the semiconductor chip shortage rocking the industry. Additionally, COVID-19 has thinned out the workforce.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says that 96% of vehicles from Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, and other brands under the Stellantis umbrella will offer EVs by 2025. That is in stark contrast to its current slow launch out of the electrification gate. And by 2030 it will offer an all-electric version of every model. Tavares calls …

In recent weeks the incidence of COVID-19 has been spiking in Michigan. Now that alarming development is washing over the Ram pickup truck plant in Sterling Heights. An estimated 10% of production workers have not shown up at the plant due to COVID-19-related issues. That amounts to over 630 assembly workers.  Over 630 Ram truck …

It appears Stellantis believes that the minor inconvenience fewer restrooms cause the employees may be better than cutting workers' jobs.

What’s are destination charges? It has always been an oblique charge that can take in a variety of shipping and dealer fees. “Inland freight and handling fees,” what the heck is that? With Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler, it is an ever-increasing charge that seems like a gouge. So, what’s going on with Stellantis’ destination charges? …

The brand new 2021 Fiat Mobi SUV has just been released in Mexico. It is priced at 179,900 Pesos which equates to $8,638. That’s for a brand-new Fiat Mobi, not used. So, would you buy one if you could for that price? The $8,638 price is for a base Fiat Mobi, but it comes in …

The 2021 truck wars are heating up and Ram is whipping the Chevy Silverado once again for second place. Sales for the first quarter are stronger than last year which is partially attributed to COVID-19 starting to hit hard in 2020. What’s striking is that Ram has seen a 25% increase in retail results year-over-year. …

Although Peugeot’s US return has been teased for years, the Stellantis merger has put an end to those plans. However, just because we won’t be getting Peugeot-branded vehicles, doesn’t mean its technology isn’t coming here. New rumors suggest one of Peugeot’s car and crossover platforms is coming to the US. Specifically, for something that will …

Many automotive news outlets are reporting that Ram has canceled the development of a 2022 midsize Dakota. It was first reported by, of all sites, GM Authority. It cites “sources within Stellantis” and we don’t doubt that their sources said what it said they said. But while whatever Ram was working might have been killed, …

The Stellantis picture is becoming clearer as the days wear on and its CEO Carlos Tavares speaks up. For a few years, the former Groupe PSA had made their plans known that the Peugeot nameplate would be heading back to the US. With the merger of it and Fiat Chrysler creating Stellantis those plans were …

One of the longest-running automotive scandals is finally coming to an end. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), now a subsidiary of Stellantis, recently pleaded guilty to corruption charges and agreed to a settlement.   Here’s a look at the scandal and FCA’s punishment. The case against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles About a year ago, General Motors filed a …

There’s a lot of speculation as to what will happen to the Chrysler brand now that the Stellantis merger is complete. The brand is down to almost no models which, you know, doesn’t keep you in business for very long. But there is a wave of new models chugging out from the French side of …

Comfort vs. performance. That's what you'll need to debate when choosing between the 2021 Dodge Charger and 2021 Chrysler 300.

We recently heard the news that Kia is changing its name and rebranding the company. But apparently, it’s not just Kia. BMW, General Motors, Volkswagen, Nissan, and FCA (now Stellantis) are all car companies subtly changing their logo as well. In the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Ox, we are seeing a lot of subtle …

With the approval by shareholders today of the joining of Fiat Chrysler and Groupe PSA, the merger is upon us. The nuts and bolts of the union should be wrapped up before spring. But with it comes the fact that there are now too many brands in what will be called Stellantis. That means the …

Stellantis is the name of the merged Fiat Chrysler and Groupe PSA. It is expected to be merged and running by the end of next month according to auto scribes this week. So we can expect that many models will hit the auto graveyard. And also new models will magically appear as Citroen, Peugeot, and …

As far back as May of 2014, Sergio Marchionne released one of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ five-year plans. In it, there was a sports coupe that was slotted to come in smaller than the Challenger. Rumors started flying that the new Dodge offering would inherit the old Plymouth Barracuda nameplate from muscle cars of years gone …

Jeep has been under the FCA banner for many years, along with Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram. But the automaker’s customer is sufficiently different than that of the other brands. Jeep’s customer is very into customizing. To do so, that customer is typically willing to pay for small and large upgrades alike. It is not unusual …

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, is the parent company of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, and Ram. It is an Italian American company. Soon, the Italian American company will be speaking French as it merges with PSA (Peugeot, Citroen Automobile). That merger of FCA and PSA is still several months out. But, a new …