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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV has been revealed gives a decidedly muscle-car spin to the brand’s EV future.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

Green Car Congress

Most non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Volkswagen—saw ATP declines between 0.2% For comparison, in March 2018, the luxury share was 14.0% Luxury cars and luxury full-size SUVs saw price increases between 0.8% month over month in March. in January 2023. and 1.6%.

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Ferrari partners with battery supplier SK On for advanced cells

Baua Electric

” But in 2018 he changed his mind, saying then that “if there is an electric supercar to be built, then Ferrari will be the first.” Ferrari SF90 Spider Ferrari is now expected to launch its first EV in 2025, but it’s likely to be an SUV rather than a supercar.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

The Truth About Cars

The vehicle that saw the most per capita deaths (2018-2021) was the Mitsubishi Mirage G4. Because the little Mitsubishi was pursued by the Dodge Challenger. From 2018 to 2021 there were 155,136 fatalities, compared with 147,599 from 2015 to 2018. However, vehicle mass likely wasn’t the singular factor here.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

Green Car Congress

In response to a shift in consumer demand toward SUVs and trucks, the Company discontinued compact car production and retooled plants in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan to make full use of available capacity to expand the Jeep and Ram brands. This investment is part of the Company’s capital spending plan presented in June 2018.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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Overall, the Chrysler brand is targeting a significant expansion in its segment coverage over the next five years, with the addition of a C-segment 100 Sedan in 2016, and new full- and mid-size crossover vehicles coming in 2017 and 2018, respectively. We think the car has been commoditized and that America’s drivers have been abandoned.

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