A 25% import tax on medium and heavy duty trucks made in Mexico was to go into effect on October 1, but it was quietly put on hold to give companies a chance to lobby against it. The tariff covers imported medium and heavy duty trucks; the Ram Heavy Duty and Ford F-250 and F-350 …
A source close to Stellantis wrote that the midsize Ram pickup, replacing the Dakota, may be shown at a major car show in the first half of 2026. That would be aggressive timing for a vehicle originally said to be made in 2027. A past report on Motales suggested that Tim Kuniskis restarted work on …
The general public may not have weighed in yet, but dealers have been placing so many orders for 2026 Jeep Cherokees that Stellantis has removed them from the employee lease program for the 2026 model year. Employees can lease cars through the company, often getting special deals on vehicles that are selling more slowly to …
Edmunds, which both provides new and used car prices and provides ways to purchase vehicles online, reported that nearly one in five buyers (19.3%) were committed to paying at least $1,000 per month for their vehicle in the second quarter of 2025. That’s an all time high, beating 17.7% of buyers in the first quarter. …
Bloomberg reported that Ram’s medium duty trucks, made in Mexico, are to be hit by a 25% tariff that was to go into effect on Wednesday, but is still pending for no stated reason. The tariff covers imported medium and heavy duty trucks (using legal, not corporate marketing, definitions). Often referred to as “pickup trucks” in …
According to Vince Bond of Automotive News, FCA US is hiring over 200 people to improve service, parts, and sales operations in the field, hoping to have all positions filled by the end of March 2026. The goal is to drop the span of field managers from 20 to 10 dealerships per person in sales, …
FCA Canada today reported third quarter sales, for June-July-September, totaling 28,472—down 8% from the same period in 2024. Year to date, FCA Canada has sold 87,380 vehicles, down 12% from the same period in 2024. The sales patterns don’t appear to vary by where vehicles were made, suggesting that boycotts of American goods either don’t …
Jeep is recalling the Wagoneer again, for the second related recall in two weeks. This time, it’s just the 2022-2024 models, and they may have quarter trim on the windows which can fly off into traffic. A fix is under development and customers are expected to be contacted by November. All affected Wagoneers were made …