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New Fiat 500 Hybrid is Impossibly Slow, Good Thing It’ll Stay in Europe

Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid

The latest, electric-only Fiat 500 (called 500e ) has definitely not been a success to this point, not only in Canada but in Europe, too. This is why the company has decided to find a way to install a gasoline engine and create a hybrid variant, hoping to reach a …November 26, 2025

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1952: The Chevrolet EX122 Dream Car is shown for the first time at Motorama. This is the future Corvette

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Stellantis’ Latest EV Battery Breakthrough Sure Sounds Promising

Innovations in the field of electric vehicle batteries are coming thick and fast, and they come in a variety of forms, too. While we wait for future solid-state batteries with revolutionary efficiency and range, a new breakthrough from Stellantis recently caught our attention. Through a partnership with Saft, a subsidiary …September 26, 2025

Your New Dodge, Jeep, Ram or Fiat Will Be More Connected Than Ever

Good news for Dodge , Jeep , Ram and Fiat customers: starting this summer, Stellantis is all at once simplifying and enhancing its connected services offering with two new packages. These packages are available for eligible new and used vehicles, meaning that existing customers with eligible vehicles can activate the …July 9, 2025

Stellantis Names Former Jeep Boss Antonio Filosa as New CEO

Auto giant Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep , Peugeot and Fiat , on Wednesday named company veteran Antonio Filosa as its new chief executive officer as the US-European group navigates US tariffs and slumping North American sales. The Italian manager, who has led Stellantis in North and South America, will …May 28, 2025

Fiat 500e to Remain Canada’s Cheapest Electric Car for 2025

Believe it or not, the Fiat 500e was one of the rare vehicles in Stellantis' large portfolio to increase its Canadian sales during the first quarter of 2025 (749 units). And that was without the federal government’s $5,000 incentive—or Quebec’s own subsidy of $4,000—for most of the period. The company …May 12, 2025

Things Keep Getting Worse for Stellantis in Canada

Stellantis, whose profit fell a whopping 70 percent in 2024, anticipates a rebound in late 2025, but in the meantime, things keep getting worse including in Canada. Efforts to adjust production, limit stocks and reduce prices are slow to yield actual results. The 5-percent increase in sales in the final …April 2, 2025

Stellantis Unveils Hands-Free, Eyes-Off Autonomous Driving Tech

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Stellantis, parent company of Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Ram and ten other global brands, has unveiled its first in-house-developed automated driving system offering hands-free and eyes-off (SAE Level 3) functionality. STLA AutoDrive, as it’s called, is at the heart of the automaker’s technology strategy, alongside STLA Brain and …February 20, 2025

AJAC Crowns 12 Best Vehicles in Canada for 2025

Kicking off the 80th edition of the Montreal International Auto Show on Thursday morning, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced its 12 best vehicles for 2025. The list was determined by a compilation of more than 600 ballots submitted by 48 jurors from coast to coast. By the …January 16, 2025

Fiat 500e Production to Pause for One Month Due to Slow Sales

Carmaker Stellantis said Thursday it would halt production of the electric Fiat 500e in Italy due to weak demand, a move that comes as EV sales have slowed in Europe and abroad. Growth in electric vehicles has stalled in many European countries, in part due to expiration of government incentives. September 12, 2024

Stellantis Announces $400 Million EV-Related Investments in Michigan

Stellantis announced on Wednesday plans to invest over $400 million USD in three Michigan plants related to the company's transition to electric vehicle and battery production. The investments in the state would support Stellantis's "multi-energy strategy" that aims to prepare for "a wide variety of electrification adoption scenarios," the company …September 11, 2024

Stellantis to Cut Production, Threatens to Axe Money-Losing Brands

Things are not going well for Stellantis, particularly in North America where declining sales, rising inventory and weak profit margins are starting to become a serious problem, not to mention the many recent changes in senior management. The world's fourth-largest automaker announced worse-than-expected results for the first half of 2024, …July 25, 2024

Scores of Jeeps, Fiats and Alfa Romeos Recalled to Fix Airbag Issue

Stellantis has just announced a recall on more than 340,000 vehicles in North America, including 8,387 in Canada, due to a problem with the driver’s front airbag. In some cases, the connector for the driver's seat belt buckle sensor could fail and cause the airbag to deploy with too much …July 11, 2024

Stellantis Plans to Get Rid of Chrome on New Vehicles

Future vehicles from Chrysler , Jeep , Dodge , Ram and other Stellantis-owned brands will do away with something that’s been associated with class and luxury for decades, especially on American models—chrome. The automaker indeed plans to stop using the shiny material on all new vehicles moving forward due to …June 17, 2024

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