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As we reported yesterday, the quality of new vehicles has significantly declined this year according to J.D. Power’s 2022 Initial Quality Study (IQS). In fact, the number of problems reported by owners is the highest in 36 years. Just nine of 33 ranked brands improved in vehicle quality year over …

Stellantis, which owns the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands, announced on Friday that production of its gas-powered L-Series cars, namely the Chrysler 300 , Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger , will end when Brampton Assembly in Ontario undergoes retooling starting in 2024. Once the plant comes back online sometime …

Stellantis is planning even more investments in Ontario. In addition to the $5.2 billion it will spend for a new EV battery facility in a joint venture with LG Energy Solution, the automaker today committed $3.6 billion mostly for the retooling of the Windsor and Brampton assembly plants. Currently the …

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. While they continue to lose market shares to SUVs, minivans remain practical solutions for North American families. And with some models now available with hybrid technology at a time when …

In addition to powering the most explosive Dodge Charger , Challenger and Durango models, Stellantis’ Hellcat V8 engine has found its way into the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and Ram 1500 TRX , giving performance enthusiasts access to surreal amounts of power straight from the factory. The Chrysler brand has …

While Dodge’s (and Ram’s) supercharged 6.2-litre “Hellcat” V8 will be eliminated at the end of 2023 in a move to comply with tougher emissions regulations, the famous HEMI V8 is here to stay even with the new twin-turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine recently unveiled by Stellantis. According to a report by …

It’s now official: the first large-scale electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada will be built in Windsor, Ontario thanks to a partnership between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution. The two companies will commit over $5 billion, representing the largest private sector investment in the history of the province, local officials …

It’s now Chrysler’s turn to issue a recall due to a fire risk. This comes after a dozen Pacifica Hybrid minivans from the 2017-2018 model years caught fire in North America. All the incidents occurred while the vehicle was parked and the engine was turned off. Eight of them were …

Stellantis pulled back the curtain at CES 2022 in Las Vegas, unveiling the Chrysler Airflow Concept and providing a peek at the brand’s electrification strategy. This is from an automaker that for many years kept launching V8 engines instead of going green. You may have heard the name before. The …