Former FCA Switches Gears, Accelerates EV Plans For Ram, Chrysler, Dodge
Jeep
Only a few years ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s then-CEO Sergio Marchionne pleaded with motorists not to buy the FCA’s first battery-electric vehicle because it would lose $14,000 on every Fiat 500e sold.
As FCA this year approached its merger with France’s PSA Group, the Italian-American automaker remained an EV skeptic on the surface. Maybe it was the experience selling just 27,000 500e’s over seven years in the US, the same as Ford builds every two to three weeks at the F-150 factory. But that was then.
2021 Ram 1500 TRX Review By Larry Nutson
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Chicago Bureau
The American horsepower war and the American pickup war have become one, so to speak.
Ram has answered Ford’s F-150 Raptor with the new 1500 TRX that features a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8 that makes 702-hp and 650 pounds-feet of torque. Ram says the truck can go from
0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, cover the quarter mile in 12.9 seconds at 108 mph, and has a top speed of 118 mph. The TRX is designed with extreme capabilities and features a unique suspension designed
for high-speed off-road driving as well as wheels and tires also designed for that.
Wire fraud conspiracy is a federal offense.
It s all crashing down for 34-year-old Apollon Apollo Nimo, 34, previously one of Fiat Chrysler Automobile s best salespeople in the country. Now he s being charged with wire fraud and conspiracy by federal prosecutors for involvement in an $8.7 million scam that targeted the automaker.
The Detroit News reports Nimo, a resident of Michigan and previously employed at Parkway Dodge Chrysler Jeep, was arrested last Friday and is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison. He s accused of orchestrating an extensive black market that included brokers who peddled FCA employee discount numbers to salespeople who then connected with potential buyers in private Facebook groups.
Iconic Jeep Wagoneer returns: What to know about the all-new luxury SUV
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Watch out Chevy Tahoe and Range Rover. There are two new challengers in town.
Stellantis revealed the all-new 2022 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer on Thursday, marking the official return of these oversized, four-wheel-drive sport utility vehicles for the first time since 1991.
The world s fourth-largest automaker said the SUVs would be immediately available to preorder on Wagoneer.com. Assembly will take place at Stellantis Warren, Michigan, truck plant and the vehicles will be available in U.S. dealerships in the second half of 2021. The Wagoneer nameplate will become a portfolio of vehicles and a premium extension of the Jeep brand, the company said.
will not carry the Compass moniker and, instead, will debut an all-new nameplate, which will likely be revealed on April 4, 2021. Sources tell us that the company has handpicked the particular date for the crucial announcement since it has been observing April 4 (4/4) as the ‘Jeep 4x4 Day’ since 2016. While a three-row SUV might be a bit at odds with the brand, the Global Head of Jeep Design, Ralph Gilles, has emphasised that the H6 will remain true to the Jeep image.
Despite sharing its platform with the Compass, the H6 will pack in significant changes
Touted to have “real” off-road capabilities