The future of brands like Jeep and Peugeot could be saved thanks to the surging popularity and strength of the Chinese car industry. In a sign of just how dramatically the automotive landscape has changed in the last decade, Jeep and Peugeot’s parent company, Stellantis, is looking to China to help secure its long-term future….
A Leapmotor electric vehicle at the Turin Motor Show in September. (Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg) February 26, 2026 9:33 AM, EST | Updated: February 26, 2026 11:39 AM, EST Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot,…
The head of Stellantis’ National Dealer Council speaks his mind about the former management with Carlos Tavares as CEO. Dealers claim Tavares was too focused on cost-cutting measures. Antonio Filosa is praised for having a far better approach. Mere months before Carlos Tavares resigned, the U.S. Stellantis National Dealer Council (NDC) sent a strongly worded…
China’s advanced auto industry may be hitting some speed bumps at home, but it’s expanding overseas at warp speed. And lately it’s been a question of “when,” not “if,” those vehicles could ever come to the United States. 2026 already feels like some dominoes have begun to fall. You had the Geely Group’s strong showing at…
Chrysler is recalling 320,065 Jeep Wranglers and Grand Cherokees because the plug-in hybrid SUVs’ high-voltage batteries could fail, potentially causing a fire while a vehicle is parked or in motion, according to federal regulators. The affected vehicles include the Jeep Wrangler 4Xe for model years 2000-2025 and the Grand Cherokee 4Xe from 2022-2026. Owners should…
Car executives once saw Tesla as their industry’s biggest disrupter. But now, at least one former automotive CEO says the company may pull out of the car business, and could even cease to exist within 10 years. Carlos Tavares, who resigned from the top job at Jeep manufacturer Stellantis late last year, said Elon Musk’s…
Stellantis is recalling more than 298,000 Dodge Dart vehicles over a shifter cable problem that could cause the cars to roll away, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The affected cars are from the 2013-2016 model years. Their shifter cables can detach from the transmission, which makes the vehicles vulnerable to rolling…