A large number of major automotive brands celebrated booming sales in a record year for new-car registrations in 2023, but not every carmaker was popping champagne corks when figures were released earlier this month.Brands like Lexus and Volvo had record years, but some key brands saw a sales decline.Some of the brands are low-volume anyway, but there are big names here, too. Which carmakers had a year they’d rather forget? I’m glad you asked.Read more about Mitsubishi Mitsubishi – sales…
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Category: Fiat and Jeep India
Fiat decision forces closure of Adient factory in Serbia
January 18 (SeeNews) – US-based automotive seating manufacturer Adient plans to close its factory in Serbia’s central city of Kragujevac at the end of February after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Serbia opted to produce seats internally for a new model, local media reported.Adient has offered employees to apply for a transfer to FCA, which can accept between 70 and 80 workers, or to apply for a severance pay of up to 600,000 dinars ($5,570/5,120 euro), news portal…
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Source: https://seenews.com/news/fiat-decision-forces-closure-of-adient-factory-in-serbia-report-845968
EV Jeep Wagoneer Hits 60 In Just 3.5 Seconds, Has 600 HP
Jeep’s first US-bound electric vehicle is a high-powered Wagoneer, set for a fall 2024 launch. Jan 18, 2024 at 10:46am ET Jeep announced Thursday it plans to launch its first US-bound electric vehicle, the Wagoneer S, in the fall of 2024. To go along with the announcement, the brand released a short teaser video, a single image of the car, and a couple of impressive stats: 600 horsepower and a 0-60 time of “around” 3.5 seconds. The Wagoneer S is exclusively a battery-electric…
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Source: https://www.motor1.com/news/705195/jeep-wagoneer-s-ev-teaser/amp/
Jeep Crashes Into Creek During Police Chase – Scioto County Daily News
A police chase ended with a Jeep driven by a wanted man crashing into a creek just after 3 in the morning. Around 3 am, a deputy attempted to pull over a Jeep pulling a trailer on Arion Road, but the driver decided to take off, hitting speeds near 80 miles an hour after turning […]
Source: https://sciotocountydailynews.com/jeep-crashes-into-creek-during-police-chase/?amp=1
Watch A YouTuber Break Into This Fiat Plant That Has Been Abandoned For 13 Years
Screenshot: Forgotten BuildingsThe former Fiat assembly plant at Termini Imerese on the Sicilian coast has sat abandoned for 13 years. The plant was once responsible for delightful models like the 500, Panda, and Punto, but was shut down in 2011 in response to the global economic recession and slowing Fiat/Lancia sales. The unnamed urban explorer from the YouTube channel Forgotten Buildings snuck in to get a look at things inside, and took all of us along for the ride. The Chrysler 300C Ends…
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Source: https://jalopnik.com/watch-a-youtuber-break-into-this-fiat-plant-that-has-be-1851172316
Jeep drivers switch gears to provide free transport to essential workers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Consider them a free ride share that only comes out when it’s white.With record-breaking snowfall in Middle Tennessee, Jeep owners and drivers of other 4X4s are offering free transport to work for hospital workers and essential workers.“If it gives me a chance to go play in the snow, let’s go play in the snow. I have a legit reason now,” said Charlie Caldwell, the Facebook administrator for the site “4×4 Emergency Transport and Recovery Of Mid TN.”The…
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Source: https://www.wsmv.com/2024/01/16/jeep-drivers-switch-gears-provide-free-transport-essential-workers/
Rebadged Fiat Van With A 162-mi Range
After first teasing it during the Super Bowl, Ram unveiled the electric 1500 REV pickup truck in April, which will do battle with the likes of the Chevy Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T. The Ram REV will go on sale by the end of 2024, but it won’t actually be the first fully electric vehicle available from the Ram brand — that crown will go to the Ram ProMaster EV, which was revealed today and touted as the ideal van for last-mile deliveries.The Ram From ‘Twister’ Is the…
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Source: https://jalopnik.com/rams-first-available-ev-is-a-rebadged-fiat-van-with-a-1-1851169532
I Watched Experts Install XPEL Paint Protection Film Onto My 200,000 Mile Jeep And The Process Is Incredibly Difficult
As someone incapable of properly installing a screen cover onto a phone, I knew that applying XPEL Paint Protection Film (PPF) — a clear, self-healing urethane that clings onto a car’s paint and protects it for a warrantied 10 years — to a car would be challenging. What I didn’t expect was just how challenging, especially since the vehicle I planned to beat the crud out of off-road in order to test the PPF is such a basic, flat-sided Jeep Wrangler YJ. “Surely something this…
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Source: https://www.theautopian.com/xpel-yj-ppf-application-partner-post/
Sixteenth consecutive victory in the “Promobil” readers poll: FIAT Professional Ducato voted “Motorhome base vehicle of the year 2024”
Turin – WEBWIRE – Monday, January 15, 2024
FIAT Professional Ducato is once again the “Best Motorhome Base Vehicle in the readers poll of the German trade magazine Promobil.The award confirms Ducatos leadership and underlines the importance of the Recreational Vehicle sector for FIAT Professional.
FIAT Professional Ducato continues its winning streak: for the sixteenth time in a row, readers of the trade magazine Promobil have voted the successful…
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Man Rescued From Overturned Jeep in Cajon Pass Off-Road Area – Victor Valley News
CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Firefighters and sheriff’s personnel worked together to rescue a man pinned underneath an overturned Jeep in an off-road area of the Cajon Pass.
On the morning of Saturday, January 13, 2024, the San Bernardino County Fire crews rushed to Forest Service Road 2N47, just east of Interstate 15, where the vehicle had overturned.
The road is known for its rugged terrain and is popular among off-roaders.
The 911 callers reported that…
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Source: https://www.vvng.com/man-rescued-from-jeep-after-rollover-crash-in-cajon-pass-off-road-area/