Larry Dominique is just happy to see people talking about Alfa Romeo. The Italian brand grabbed headlines in late August by unveiling the limited-edition 33 Stradale, a supercar that surpasses 620 hp with a twin-turbo V-6 engine or more than 750 hp in an electric iteration. Although Alfa Romeo is building only 33 of the
Wireless charging of electric vehicle batteries has been a holy grail of next-generation technology for a decade, but so far has not materialized. Stellantis may help move the needle on that. EFI Automotive, a Stellantis partner, has developed an inductive robot charger that moves under a vehicle after it’s parked. The company said the robot
Stellantis led the industry by adding 32 minority-owned stores to its U.S. dealership count in 2022, while General Motors gained 26, according to the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers. The organization’s data shows the number of minority dealerships jumped by 110 last year, bringing the total to 1,476. That’s just shy of 9 percent
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who has warned that the middle class will be priced out of the electric vehicle market if automakers can’t absorb the additional production costs they require, said Wednesday that the sweet spot for affordable EVs is “around $25,000.” Tavares said reaching this price point will be essential to safeguarding the company’s
Stellantis‘ U.S. sales rose 6.4 percent in the second quarter, the first gain it has reported in two years, and the automaker aims to build on that positive momentum in the remainder of 2023. Dodge, Chrysler and Ram each achieved sales gains in the quarter, with Dodge attaining a 37 percent increase as Durango sales
The Ford Bronco has been nipping at the heels of the Jeep Wrangler, its chief rival in the adventure-seeking class of utility vehicles — and a regulatory ripple effect could tighten that race even further. U.S. sales of the Bronco rose 38 percent in the first quarter to 32,430, while Wrangler volume fell 17 percent
Stellantis‘ brands have been entrenched at the top of J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study in recent years after decades that saw most of them in the middle of the pack or floundering near the bottom of the rankings. There was a breakthrough in 2020 when Dodge tied with Kia for the top spot, making it
Stellantis is bolstering its creative roster with its first Black agency of record. The automaker said TKT & Associates, through its TKT Collab division, will be tasked with reaching Black consumers for Stellantis’ North American brand portfolio consisting of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram. TKT also is the automaker’s first female-owned agency
DETROIT — Selling cars is only part of what Lindsberg Pettway does in his job as a Chevrolet salesman. A former high school principal who’s now the floor sales manager at Feldman Chevrolet of Livonia in suburban Detroit, Pettway says he brings transparency to the process. This is the basis of his presence on TikTok
Fiat has all but faded away in the U.S., but it has a new North American leader whom parent company Stellantis has charged with “providing cool mobility solutions for all.” Fiat could use that cool factor when it reenters the U.S. electric vehicle race in 2024 with the 500e, a model that analysts say can
