Stellantis Delays Range-Extended Jeep and Ram Models

Stellantis is reportedly delaying production of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer Hybrid and Ram 1500 REV once again. The former model was originally due to begin assembly last spring, while the latter is already about a year behind schedule.
According to Automotive News, production of the Grand Wagoneer Hybrid is now likely to commence in November. Meanwhile, the Ram 1500 REV (previously known as the Ramcharger) is scheduled for assembly lines in April 2027. The alleged rationale is that the automaker wa

Yes, a plug-in hybrid AMG wagon that would be the perfect family daily driver. I loved this one. Friend of the site Connie Peters reviews the Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon. Take a look at the video or transcript below to see what she thinks. 
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It used to be popular to say that today’s cars are nothing more than computers on wheels. However, it’s safe to say that’s an understatement. But with the advances in technology have come some homogenization (i.e. all cars are the same) and some excess (i.e. do we really need this). I think it’s safe to say that today’s vehicles are safer than ever, in large measure because of the new technology. In fact, there’s enough helpers/nannies that they get a group n

The Trump administration just released finalized a new set of federal emissions rules covering passenger cars and light trucks, unwinding the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets set in 2024. The relaxed rules cover new vehicles through the 2031 model year, and GM stands to be the single biggest beneficiary.According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, GM was on track to spend $31.7 billion on compliance technology through 2031 under the prior rules, a figure Reuters reported. Th

I wanted to share the cars I personally own. What if any work there is to do on them in future videos that maybe coming to the channel as well as the car/cars I am looking to add in short order. The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.
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The Roadster that Tesla has been promising fans for the better part of a decade will have to keep waiting. The company said Monday it made the "difficult decision" to bump its reveal from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, citing severe weather in the forecast."We've been tracking the weather closely with local meteorologists, but given the severe conditions predicted & because this event can only be held outdoors, we've made the difficult decision to reschedule," Tesla said in an X post.
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Volkswagen has announced that it will be launching an all-electric version of the Tiguan SUV as a replacement for the ID.4.While the Tiguan has seen sales slipping a tad in recent years, it remains a popular model for VW. This is likely at the core of what's driving the name change, since we’re betting the new model has much more in common with the ID.4 than the current version of the Tiguan.“More than 8.3 million Tiguan vehicles produced demonstrate the strength and trust associated

Ford has spent years renting celebrities to sell its wares, and its latest hire is a comedian whose main qualification is that he can't work on his own car. Nate Bargatze is the face of a new ad campaign built to lure customers back to the dealership service bay, and the pitch is aimed squarely at people who have no idea what happens under the hood.The effort is called "Real Parts. Real Pros. Real Easy.," and it rests on three selling points: genuine parts, technicians trained specifically on y

Today, the Trump administration lowered the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) from 50.4 mpg to 34.9 mpg by 2031. This applies to passenger cars and light duty trucks. The CAFE at the end of 2024 was 30.1 mpg.The final move in Trump’s “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” reportedly allows automakers more flexibility in the types of vehicles they build to attract more buyers. It would also reduce the average price of a new vehicle by $1,300 and save $138 billion during the next f

Tesla finally has a 500-mile electric truck rolling off a real production line, and the thing works. The problem is that a truck rated for 500 miles per charge still needs somewhere to plug in, and the network that would make cross-country electric freight possible barely exists. Tesla's own website shows two public megawatt chargers running around Los Angeles, which is not a network so much as a rounding error.
That gap is the whole story of electric trucking right now. The vehicle is the easy

We resume our Ford Taurus coverage today and wade into the multi-faceted arrangements that were trim levels and options at its launch in 1986. Ford didn’t have it all figured out right away, and there were small changes made here and there throughout. So while the brochures might have specified this or that feature or appearance as part of a trim, a Taurus on the lot may have been slightly different!
The information presented here is taken from a 1986 Taurus brochure, a version from Septem

If you walk into a North American Subaru showroom today, you'll find that their only new vehicles available with three pedals are the BRZ and the WRX. In the not-so-distant past, though, the U.S.-market Outback could be purchased with a six-speed manual. I found one of the final examples of that powertrain rig in a Denver-area car graveyard last spring.The fourth-generation Outback, sold in North America for the 2010 through 2014 model years was quite a bit bigger and more SUV-like than its pred

Automatic engine stop-start has spent years shutting off your engine at red lights whether you asked for it or not. Ford now wants to extend that logic to the gas station, and it has filed a patent describing a vehicle that turns itself off while you refuel. The idea is straightforward enough to explain in a sentence: the car figures out that you have pulled up to a pump, and it cuts the engine for you. Whether any of this reaches a showroom is a separate question, and Ford is careful to say so

New cars crossed the $50,000 average transaction price last month and is likely to stay there for a while. Fortunately, we could always turn to the used market as the escape hatch. It isn't anymore.A recent Edmunds study lays out the damage. According to Edmunds, a car in the $10,000 to $15,000 range now averages almost nine years old with roughly 98,000 miles on the odometer. Edmunds notes that back in 2019, the same money bought a car four years younger with 40,000 fewer miles. The budget sho

New cars in the United States now average more than $50,000 for the first time. That buys you a Highlander, a Passport, or some other appliance with a badge. It does not buy you 400 horsepower unless you go shopping in the used market, where the math bends heavily in your favor. The Hagerty Price Guide lists plenty of cars making more than 400 hp, and a surprising number land under $40,000 in #3 (Good) condition — the driver-quality tier that needs a bit of sorting. What follows are six m

There are plenty of ways to determine what’s “affordable” when it comes to a new car, truck, or crossover. But only one that really matters: What a buyer is willing to spend. Cox Automotive has a specific measurement that can determine “affordability.” They call it the “Vehicle Affordability Index.” Clever. It’s a monthly measure of the number of median weeks of income needed to purchase a new vehicle.Currently it sits at 35.5 weeks for August. It

The good news at the pump this week is thin, but it exists. The bad news is that it's parked next to a diesel market setting fresh all-time highs and a global oil supply that isn't reaching anyone. According to AAA data, the U.S. national average for regular gasoline slipped on both Sept. 22 and 23. The relief was measured in fractions of a cent. It didn't stick. Regular sat at $4.47 yesterday before ticking up a penny to $4.48 today.
One penny sounds tolerable until you remember AAA's national

General Motors just shared details about the new 8.3-liter Duramax turbodiesel along with the relevant changes being made to the next batch of HD pickup trucks designed to accommodate the massive engine.
Thanks to other manufacturers not doing much beyond showcasing a few pointless concepts and announcing some new paint options this week, General Motors’ evolving engine lineup has taken up the brunt of the automotive news cycle.
We previously discussed the updated (and upsized) V8 motors s

The good news for anyone eyeing a high-mileage electric truck: pulling the battery out of a Ford F-150 Lightning is, in raw mechanical terms, simpler than yanking an internal combustion engine. The bad news is that the pack weighs roughly as much as a small car, and one wrong move with a scissor lift can leave you with a broken connector and a ruined coolant hose.Here is what the job actually demands, based on a real swap performed after a Lightning's battery failed at 234,000 miles driven in t

As politicians wrangle about what rules Chinese auto and parts makers should be subjected to in the United States, a new report out suggests the two legacy American automakers — General Motors and Ford — face tough times in 2027.According to a new Cox Automotive forecast, the pair are going to see sales — and market share — drop in 2027 due to a lineup of vehicles that doesn’t help buyers combat rising gas prices. Ford will get hit hard with sales dropping a predic

TATRA is redefining heavy-duty trucking with its FORCE e-DRIVE lineup, a range of zero-emission vehicles built without sacrificing off-road capability.  The FORCE e-DRIVE trucks are available in three configurations: a fully electric Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCEV), and a BEV with a Range Extender engine. Each is built on TATRA's signature backbone tube chassis with swinging half-axles and air suspension, preserving 100 percent of the brand's legendary m

The used-car bias against high-odometer readings has a well-worn logic behind it: more miles mean more wear, and more wear means more repair bills waiting to ambush the next owner. However, a new study suggests that instinct, developed over decades of gasoline-powered vehicle ownership, may steer you wrong when the car in question runs on electrons.The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) recently conducted a large study of vehicle inspection records and found that high-mileag

Bentley has finally built an electric car, and the company calls it its most powerful production vehicle. The Torcal, an ultraluxury compact crossover, will do the silent estate-to-country-club run faster than anything Crewe has made before. The catch: this is not the flagship, and Bentley now needs to find buyers willing to write $200,000-plus checks for a model that isn't even the top of its own range. Two electric motors deliver a combined 876 horsepower in S trim, or 888 in metric ratings,

The debate about allowing new Chinese vehicles to travel American roads anytime soon looks to be coming to a head this week as China’s President Xi Jinping arrives for a visit with U.S. President Donald Trump. A bipartisan effort led by Michigan’s Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin and Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio to ban Chinese vehicles is speeding through the U.S. Senate this week. That bill is also hustling through the U.S. House of Representatives at a similar pace. T

What do we think about a rugged Palisade? Friend of the site Connie Peters reviews the 2026 Hyundai Palisade XRT Pro. Take a look at the video or transcript below to see what she thinks. 
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Volkswagen Group has reportedly cut its operating-margin forecast for 2026 from a range of 4 percent to 5.5 percent down to just 1 percent at best, and the fallout is going to reach every brand under the umbrella. The automaker that trades the "world's biggest" title back and forth with Toyota is now hitting the panic button. A 1 percent margin is the kind of number that triggers structural upheaval, and Volkswagen is delivering. The group is reportedly planning to fundamentally restructure ope

Ford's sales are sliding, and the fix is a manufacturer-to-dealer discount that most shoppers won't see advertised anywhere. Ford has launched a $1,000 factory-to-dealer incentive branded the "Fast Cash Cert Program," in effect from now until the end of September, according to a dealer bulletin. Dealers get $250 credits and can layer as many as four of them onto a single deal, which is how the total reaches the full grand. The catch: that maximum only applies to purchases. Lease deals cap out a

General Motors has been drip feeding the world details about its updated full-size pickups for the 2027 model year. Today, we learned about the planned pricing bumps for the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado.Pricing on the Chevy was made public a few days ago, with GMC having just followed up with the Sierra. The elephant in the room is that everything looks to be getting significantly more expensive. While the Sierra has typically yielded higher MSRPs, it’s also supposed to be the more l

His long career included stints at TV Guide and CNN and now Howard Polskin has what his friends say is the worst job in journalism, reading content on conservative news websites and writing commentary for subscribers of his website TheRighting.com. It's not what you think.  Polskin and host/journalist Ed Garsten have a spirited conversation about the controversial website along with the state of the media in general. TTAC Creator Ed Garsten hosts " Tales from the Beat," a podcast

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed what the company's cheaper future looks like, even if he's not attaching numbers to it yet. The R3 hatchback's cost will be "materially lower" than the R2, and the R4 waiting behind it will drop the price further still."The next product, which we creatively call R3, is going to take the price point down. We haven't announced pricing yet, but it will move materially lower," Scaringe told The New York Times. "There's a product beyond that, called R4, w