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With 25-percent U.S. tariffs on foreign-made automobiles and parts kicking in today, Stellantis is halting production at its Windsor assembly plant in Ontario for the weeks of April 7 and 14. The news was first reported by Unifor Local 444 on its Facebook page Wednesday night, but the automaker has …

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25-percent tariff on all foreign-made automobiles and parts has now come into effect. Vehicles from Canada and Mexico that meet CUSMA's trade rules will be hit by the tariff only on the non-American content. But make no mistake: this will result in significant price hikes all …

Stellantis, whose profit fell a whopping 70 percent in 2024, anticipates a rebound in late 2025, but in the meantime, things keep getting worse including in Canada. Efforts to adjust production, limit stocks and reduce prices are slow to yield actual results. The 5-percent increase in sales in the final …

The venerable HEMI V8 is still alive at Dodge thanks to the 2025 Durango , but customers turning to the new Dodge Charger Daytona don’t have this option. Instead, they get a fully electric powertrain, although a twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine will be available soon. The latter will power Charger Sixpack …

Stellantis, parent company of Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Ram and ten other global brands, has unveiled its first in-house-developed automated driving system offering hands-free and eyes-off (SAE Level 3) functionality. STLA AutoDrive, as it’s called, is at the heart of the automaker’s technology strategy, alongside STLA Brain and …

Here’s a question. What’s missing from the Dodge lineup right now? A lot of folks sure would like to have more selection and lower prices. Over the past several years, the brand has sacrificed a handful of models that didn’t fit with its obsession for power and performance, like the …

Sales of the Dodge Hornet increased 120 percent in the U.S. and 17 percent in Canada last year despite the small crossover falling short of many competitors in terms of space, reliability and affordability. In typical Dodge fashion, the company instead emphasizes power both with the gas-powered Hornet GT (268 …

Stellantis this week committed to reopen the Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant and build a new midsize pickup starting in 2027, the United Auto Workers (UAW) confirmed in a press release on Wednesday. The plan, which was initially announced in November 2023 then walked back last summer, is good to go.

Hot on the heels of our Weird and Viral Automotive Stories of 2024 , let’s now take a look back at some of the biggest news and stories that defined the past year in the auto industry. We’ll also have compilations of the top new vehicles and concepts that made …

The powerful but gas-guzzling HEMI V8 used by Dodge , Jeep and Ram has made headlines since Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares abruptly resigned on December 1, with many pointing their fingers at him saying he was personally and directly responsible for killing the famous engine in a disconnected obsession to …