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Hot on the heels of our Weird and Viral Automotive Stories of 2024 , let’s now take a look back at some of the biggest news and stories that defined the past year in the auto industry. We’ll also have compilations of the top new vehicles and concepts that made …

By popular demand, 2025 Jeep Wrangler customers turning to the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 will once again have the option of an eight-speed automatic transmission—at least on four-door models. The previous decision to pair this engine with the six-speed manual gearbox exclusively didn’t sit well with many. "In response to enthusiastic …

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose a 25-percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports as soon as he returns to the White House on January 20, 2025, a new study highlights the 25 most American-made vehicles on the market, meaning those assembled in the U.S. with the …

Initially announced in September 2022, then shown in concept form in March 2023, the Jeep Recon was supposed to become the brand’s first electric SUV in North America, entering production in 2024. That didn’t happen. The honour went to the larger Wagoneer S instead. So, what gives? For unspecified reasons, …

Even though vehicles keep getting bigger, heavier and more powerful, with pickups and SUVs only getting more popular, the 2023 models on average proved more fuel-efficient and cleaner than any of their predecessors, according to the 2024 Automotive Trends Report published last week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Stellantis’ debuts at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show this week were nothing more than special editions of the Fiat 500e and Chrysler Pacifica . However, two future electrified vehicles were also confirmed by some of the automaker’s top execs. First, Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa told journalists on hand that …

Did you know that Willys-Overland produced almost 360,000 Jeep vehicles at the Toledo, Ohio plant between October 1941 and August 1945? The company trademarked the Jeep name and, even before WWII was over, began building the brand's first civilian model, the CJ-2A. As yet another celebration of Jeep’s military roots …

Stellantis said Thursday it would lay off 1,100 workers at its Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio in an effort to "regain its competitive edge" as it struggles with falling sales. Stellantis, a 14-brand group that includes Peugeot, Fiat and Chrysler , said it would move from a two-shift to a …

One of the largest automakers in the world is going through rough times. Falling profits, production and job cuts, angry dealers and employees (the latter threatening to go on strike again), and an embattled CEO who plans to leave in 2026 are really putting Stellantis in a bad situation. Where …

Once a popular engine within the Jeep lineup, the venerable HEMI V8 is now just one step away from retirement after the company decided to stop offering it with the three-row Grand Cherokee L for the 2025 model year. The 5.7-litre mill endowed the midsize SUV with 357 horsepower and …