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GM, Stellantis Sit Out Super Bowl

The Truth About Cars

Remember Will Ferrell schilling for GM ? Or that Bruce Springsteen Jeep ad ? Or when the Soprano children were reunited , again for GM? GM had already made its announcement in November. Both GM and Stellantis incurred costs due to lost production during last year's UAW strike -- GM may have suffered a loss of $1.1

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Jeep, Ram owner plots EV ramp up in Michigan to prep first electric models for launch

Baua Electric

Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis is investing over $406 million to retool three Michigan plants as part of plans to ramp up EV production. The new funding comes as it preps for the first electric Jeep , Dodge, and Ram EV pickup to hit the US market. Will Jeep and Ram take advantage of the opportunity?

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Introducing Jeep Dune, the rugged off-road city EV with a DJ booth

Baua Electric

The Jeep Dune is an off-road-inspired, fully electric city car. Although not built by Jeep , the electric off-roader carries the Jeep name and shares components with another Stellantis brand. The Dune is an electric city car (L6E category) designed to entice buyers with the Jeep brand. Let us know in the comments below.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

The Truth About Cars

News broke earlier this week that Stellantis would pull out of auto shows, including the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, for the foreseeable future. We reached out to the Chicago Auto Show folks about that, and have not yet heard back. Having one of the Detroit Three pull out of auto shows leads to ringing of alarm bells.

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Check out this leading auto supplier’s next-gen interior for EVs with Smart Cabin seats

Electrek

Yanfeng, a key GM, Jeep , and Ram auto supplier, unveiled its Electric Vehicle Interior (EVI) concept at CES 2024 on Monday. more… The post Check out this leading auto supplier’s next-gen interior for EVs with Smart Cabin seats appeared first on Electrek.

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Stellantis CEO struggles to sell Jeeps in the golden era of SUVs

Baua Electric

Stellantis cut prices on the Jeep Compass and Grand Cherokee SUVs earlier this year and added more content to its vehicles to adjust to the higher interest rate environment. Jeep will also bring back the Cherokee, which went out of production last year and left the brand less competitive in the largest segment of the SUV market.

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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The news comes as the latest amidst strikes from the United Auto Workers (UAW) union targeting Ford, GM and Stellantis. That is a fact.”

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