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Jeep ’s parent company Stellantis announced on Thursday that the Detroit plant (4,600 employees) where the Grand Cherokee is built will temporarily move from three to two shifts and reduce production in the process, though it failed to specify how many units will be cut. The reason for the move …

One of the least popular SUVs in North America won’t be back for 2024. We’re talking about the Jeep Renegade , which sold a mere 345 units in all of Canada last year. A company spokesperson today confirmed to Automotive News that the expensive and inefficient subcompact model is being …

Introduced two years ago, the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer have put the brand back on the map for full-size SUV shoppers, offering a remarkable combination of luxury and capability even though they rely on an old-school, gas-guzzling powertrain as standard equipment. That’s going to change for the 2024 model …

Stellantis today announced it is recalling an estimated 45,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid SUVs, including 3,856 in Canada, to resolve a potential fire risk. More specifically, the recall affects certain 2021-2024 Wrangler 4xe models. No other Wrangler models are affected. This comes after a routine company review of customer …

Bad news for Honda CR-V owners: the Japanese compact SUV ranks number one on the list of the most stolen vehicles in Canada for the second year in a row according to the latest annual report by Équité Association, a not-for-profit representing the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry. Auto …

A majority (60 percent) of Canadian union members at Stellantis yesterday agreed to ratify the new three-year collective agreement with the automaker that was first announced on October 30. The deal includes substantial increases in wages and benefits, accelerated progression timeline and improved job security. “The Canadian workforce plays a …

Following the tentative deal between Stellantis and the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the U.S., we know a bit more about the automaker’s future plans. As reported in a previous story, the Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant that stopped making the Jeep Cherokee earlier this year will build a new midsize …

Canadian auto workers union Unifor, which represents employees at Stellantis plants, said Monday a tentative deal had been reached with the European giant, bringing an end to a brief strike. Some 8,200 workers in Windsor and Brampton, Ontario had briefly gone on strike after failing to reach an agreement late …

Stellantis and the striking United Auto Workers union have reached a preliminary agreement on a new labor contract, the two sides said Saturday, allowing members to go back to work at grounded factories. The tentative deal, reached after 44 days of strike action that simultaneously targeted Detroit's "Big Three" automakers, …