After repeatedly slashing expenses to gain temporarily high profits, Stellantis has slipped into losing money in the first half of 2025. Net losses were €2.3 billion on €74.3 billion of revenues; industrial free cash flow was –€3 billion. One euro is currently worth $1.17, so the same figures in US dollars are around 17% worse—the …
Carlisle Events claimed a new record for its Chrysler show—3,201 cars registered for the show field, 51 cars more than the previous Chrysler event record. That number doesn’t even include the many cars inside and outside the Expo Center, which were brought by members of several clubs for their national meets. Many key historic cars, …
Years after saying that hydrogen-powered heavy duty Rams were being developed, Stellantis has announced the end of its hydrogen programs. The company blamed lack of fuel stations and demand. Hydrogen-powered large and midsized commercial vans, which were to be made this summer in France and Poland, have been dropped. The company is speaking with shareholders …
Chrysler’s leader, Christine Feuell, spoke in grand terms at the Carlisle Nationals—but Chrysler’s future is probably less inspirational. The first Chrysler started as a Willys-Overland mid-priced car, and so the marque ended up in that class, though almost from the start they strove to move up with Imperials. After 1927, Chrysler was supported by Plymouth, …
Ford explained its exceedingly high number of recalls this year by saying it had been paying more attention to quality, which includes seeking and fixing problems with older cars. Older Chrysler enthusiasts may recall that something similar happened from 1989 to 1993 or so, as engineers were given the ability to fix long-standing issues, resulting …
A unique Chryslers at Carlisle is just now wrapping up. To celebrate the Chrysler Corporation centennial, Carlisle Events added a large collection of historic cars at its Expo Center. The invitation-only group included five Chrysler Historical vehicles (a turbine car, 1924 Chrysler Six, 1934 Airflow, 1955 Chrysler 300 “letter car,” and the 1995 Atlantic concept); Dodge …
Stellpower has followed Chrysler news since 2021, but it carries a great deal of material, from recalls to promotions and sales. After publishing a book on a century of Chrysler, the marque, I realized I should have a way to track the important moves at Stellantis’ United States, Canada, and Mexico divisions—the former Chrysler Corporation, …