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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares was speaking in Amsterdam this morning. He said Chrysler would be getting several new models in an effort to revive the brand. The electric Airflow concept is almost certain to be one of them.
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The goal is for Chrysler to be all electric by 2028, and the entire US fleet at least 50% electric, including trucks, by 2030.

No decision has been made on the future of Fiat in the US. Right now the only model they sell here is the 500X.

Although the former PSA+Opel had ambitious plans to re-enter the US market, that won't be happening under Tavares. He believes they have enough brands in the US already.
www.caranddriver.com

Chrysler Brand Has a Future, Will Be Revitalized with Several New Models

CEO Carlos Tavares confirmed that Stellantis plans to bring back the Chrysler brand from its current neglected state.
www.caranddriver.com www.caranddriver.com

This article goes into greater detail about what Stellantis is doing, including images of what is supposed to be the first fully electric Jeep.
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www.caranddriver.com

Jeep’s First EV Coming in 2023; Ram Says Its EV Pickup Will Beat All Competitors

Stellantis announced a Ram ProMaster EV coming later in 2023, with the electric Ram 1500 pickup due in 2024.
www.caranddriver.com www.caranddriver.com

The most interesting thing to me is that it appears Stellantis has no plans to kill any brands. Even Lancia and Vauxhall appear to have a future, at least according to this chart.
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Bring back the Thesis as an EV, with a striking new, luxury saloon body. Free of the packaging constraints, it could be a designer's dream.
 
Populuxe
The electric Airflow concept is almost certain to be one of them.
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I can assure you by the word of a guy who works in the aero department that the Airflow concept is not going into production. We've discussed it back and forth because that thing looks 98% production ready but he's adamant that car is not going into production. He says all is is a proof of concept/design study. He's a good friend, I don't think he would make that up, but I'm still skeptical lol. Those of you who thought it looked like a Panamera, rejoice.

Also, being that he works in Auburn Hills for Jeep specifically, and he had no idea what that little Jeep EV was when I showed him, I'm going to assume that thing was fully designed in Europe on a European platform. Not a spec of its body shape or aero were developed in their Detroit facilities.

Also I love how their description of the American brands is just straight up hoorah :lol:
 
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I can assure you by the word of a guy who works in the aero department that the Airflow concept is not going into production. We've discussed it back and forth because that thing looks 98% production ready but he's adamant that car is not going into production. He says all is is a proof of concept/design study. He's a good friend, I don't think he would make that up, but I'm still skeptical lol. Those of you who thought it looked like a Panamera, rejoice.

Also, being that he works in Auburn Hills for Jeep specifically, and he had no idea what that little Jeep EV was when I showed him, I'm going to assume that thing was fully designed in Europe on a European platform. Not a spec of its body shape or aero were developed in their Detroit facilities.

Also I love how their description of the American brands is just straight up hoorah :lol:
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The Jeep is supposed to use the STLA Small platform and will be built in Poland, along with an Alfa Romeo equivalent.
 
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Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot
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Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot

Auto thieves are stealing brand new vehicles from outside the factories where they were made, and one automaker seems to be getting hit especially hard.
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Despite security, thieves are simply walking on to the lots and stealing high end vehicles that cost as much as $100,000. Rebel TRXs, Hellcat Chargers and Challengers, and Trackhawk Jeeps are among the stolen vehicles. This comment from the article might help shine a light on how they're doing it.
Following GPS, drove onto the plant ground for a food order within the plant. Drove all over the place, passed security and finally game to a closed gate with a guard in the booth. Tried to wave him to come to the window, but he just opened the gate and waved us through, never looking up from his phone. First comment I made was "we should have picked up a newer vehicle if it was that easy." You get what you pay for./quote]
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Populuxe
Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot
www.clickondetroit.com

Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot

Auto thieves are stealing brand new vehicles from outside the factories where they were made, and one automaker seems to be getting hit especially hard.
www.clickondetroit.com www.clickondetroit.com
Despite security, thieves are simply walking on to the lots and stealing high end vehicles that cost as much as $100,000. Rebel TRXs, Hellcat Chargers and Challengers, and Trackhawk Jeeps are among the stolen vehicles. This comment from the article might help shine a light on how they're doing it.
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It's not just auto plants, this kind of thing has been reported at a lot of industrial locations over the last year or two. Largely its due to the companies using the pandemic as an excuse to sack their highest paid security personnel and replace them with people who will work for barely above minimum wage but aren't even qualified to lock their own front doors, let alone properly guard a large multi-million dollar production facility.

The main difference here is that the product is just sitting out in the open instead of being locked in shipping containers or warehouses that are harder to get into, so the rate of successful theft is an order of magnitude higher.
 
Populuxe
Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot
www.clickondetroit.com

Thieves steal high-end vehicles from Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant lot

Auto thieves are stealing brand new vehicles from outside the factories where they were made, and one automaker seems to be getting hit especially hard.
www.clickondetroit.com www.clickondetroit.com
Despite security, thieves are simply walking on to the lots and stealing high end vehicles that cost as much as $100,000. Rebel TRXs, Hellcat Chargers and Challengers, and Trackhawk Jeeps are among the stolen vehicles. This comment from the article might help shine a light on how they're doing it.
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Good thing this news is coming out. Chrysler about to fire all their security guards lmao. Wow.
 
Not surprisingly, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on manufacturers in Russia. Stellantis has a plant in Kaluga, Russia building vans. The demand for vans has increased from an explosive growth in home deliveries due to the pandemic. While Stellantis is not moving out of Russia entirely, they are moving all the exporting they were doing from Russia to plants in England and France. Peugeot, Opel and Citroën vans are built there. The plant is a cooperative venture between Stellantis and Mitsubishi who build the Outlander and Pajero there.

www.autonews.com

Stellantis will move some van output from Russia to Western Europe

Stellantis has suspended all exports and imports of vehicles to and from Russia, where it operates a van-making plant in Kaluga in partnership with Mitsubishi.
www.autonews.com www.autonews.com
 

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