New Cars
Fiat's $13,995 Topolino Is Now Street-Legal in the U.S., and Owners Get the Upgrade Free
Fiat's tiny EV becomes a low-speed vehicle for 2027, adds a roll-back-roof Open Air version, and current owners get a free conversion kit.
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Analysis
GM vs. Ford vs. Stellantis in Q3: Who Has Money for Truck Deals This Winter
GM banked the biggest truck profits, Ford kept prices firm, and Stellantis set an inventory target that points to Jeep and Ram deals before year-end.
Industry
Stellantis Wants Leaner Lots by December. That Points to Jeep and Ram Deals
North American shipments fell 12% as Jeep plants sat idle, while Ram 1500 sales jumped 73%. Getting stock back to last December's level will take more than stable prices.
Analysis
Chinese Cars Are Headed for Canada. Here's Why They Still Won't Reach Your U.S. Dealer
Chery is weighing a Canadian plant and a Stellantis venture may ship China-built Jeeps north. Three scenarios, one table, and the three U.S. rules that stop each of them.
Industry
Citroën Puts Numbers on the 2CV Effect: Search Interest Up 187%, UK Sales Up 41%
Two weeks after the Paris reveal, Citroën says its share of Google searches has nearly tripled. The production 2CV is due by 2028 at around €15,000.
Analysis
Volvo Wrote Down $111 Million in CAFE Credits. Who Else Loses When the Fine Is Zero?
Volvo's $111 million write-down, Tesla's shrinking credit sales, and Stellantis' stranded purchase contracts show who paid for a zero CAFE fine — and which cars it puts at risk.
Concepts
Fiat Multiplina Concept Fits Four Seats Into a 120-Inch Electric Quadricycle
Inspired by the 1956 600 Multipla, the electric concept moves to Europe's heavier L7 quadricycle class to add a back seat. Fiat hasn't given range, price, or timing.
Industry
Jeep Avenger Passes 300,000 Orders — Halfway to the Renegade's Record
Jeep's smallest SUV has added 10,000 orders since early September. The brand now measures it against the Renegade's 610,000-unit lifetime total.
Industry
Mopar Puts Its Technicians in the Ads as Stellantis Pours $500M Into Parts
Stellantis' parts and service brand has a new ad campaign built around comedic dealership techs. It lands as the company rebuilds the parts network behind them.
New Cars
Alfa Romeo Teases the Concept It Says Every Alfista Has Been Waiting For
The Italian brand will lift the cover on an unnamed concept on October 12 in Paris — a driver-focused design statement arriving at the lowest point in its US sales history.
Industry
Ram Signs Five Texas Longhorns and Becomes the CFP's Official Truck
A season-long ESPN sponsorship and NIL deals with five Longhorns players make "Nothing Stops Football" Ram's biggest sports-marketing bet since its NASCAR return.
Industry
Maserati Launches "Luxury, Every Day" Push as Sales Sit at a 13-Year Low
The film pitches the refreshed GranTurismo, GranCabrio, and Grecale as luxury for daily use — a message that lands as the Trident digs out of its lowest sales since 2012.
Industry
Jeep's New CEO Opens With an 85-Year America Play — and the Recon's Ad Debut
Branden Coté's first national campaign as Jeep CEO wraps the brand in 85 years of Americana — and hands the long-delayed electric Recon its advertising debut.
Recalls
Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Because Two Earlier Fixes Didn't Hold
Two inspect-and-repair campaigns since 2023 haven't stopped Grand Cherokee rear springs from working loose. Now Stellantis is replacing a part on all 328,381 SUVs — including ones already fixed twice.
Explainer
Ramcharger vs. Grand Wagoneer: How Ram Says Its First SUV Will Be Different
Ram's first SUV shares its frame, factory, and 2028 launch window with the Grand Wagoneer. Here is what Ram's CEO says will set the two apart, and what nobody has confirmed yet.
Future Cars
The Ram Ramcharger SUV, Sorted: Confirmed Facts vs. YouTube Rumors
Stellantis has put the name on a slide, promised V8s and an SRT badge, and shown nothing. Here's the paper trail — and the 777-hp story that isn't part of it.
Pricing
Ram Prices the New ProMaster City at $39,995, and It Will Have the Segment to Itself
Ram hit the sub-$40,000 target it set in March with five dollars to spare. When the Turkish-built van lands in Q1 2027, no other midsize commercial van will be on sale in the US.