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I call bullshit. Maybe China has the ability to sell an off-road EV for only $25k, but not Stellantis.
by 1970-01-01 2y ago
I call bullshit. Maybe China has the ability to sell an off-road EV for only $25k, but not Stellantis.
- alephnerd 2y agoThey make plenty of EVs at that pricepoint in Europe (especially France and Romania edit: confused Renault Dacia in Romania and Citroen in Slovakia) and India like the Citroen e-C3 for $13k in India [0]. China isn't the only low cost BEV market. German automakers went to China, American automakers to Mexico, and French+Italian (Stellantis and Renault) automakers to India+Brazil+Romania. Most likely it's an attempted partnership by Stellantis to work with Mahindra on their Thar EV [1], the same way Toyota, Suzuki, and Maruti Suzuki all use the same EV platform globally. [0] - https://www.citroen.in/new-ec3 https://www.citroen.in/new-ec3 [1] - https://www.mahindraelectricautomobile.com/ https://www.mahindraelectricautomobile.com/
- Rinzler89 2y ago>They make plenty of EVs at that pricepoint in Europe (especially France and Romania) The Dacia EV is made in China, not Romania.
- groby_b 2y agoManufacture. Not sell. Have you seen most of their dealerships? They couldn't sell a car if it was free. (Oh yes, I'm still salty from that process. Car dealership are all abominations, but Jeep ones hold a special place in that pantheon)
- erikaww 2y agoWe need to get rid of dealerships ASAP. They provide no value while adding extra costs on now super expensive vehicles all Americans are forced to buy to live normal lives
- bittercynic 2y agoAmerican here without a super expensive vehicle, but still a pretty normal life. There are plenty of adequate cars for $5-10k, even with the current used car price insanity. I agree that dealerships are parasites, but so far it seems like it's pretty easy to avoid dealing with them.
- pard68 2y agoAlso an American and the same story. I have owned six "modern" (post 2000) vehicles and none cost more than $5000 and all have had very long and problem free lives with me. The only two vehicles I don't still own is a Dodge van that had an engine issue (owner fault) and a Mitsubishi that my wife's friend wrapped around a pole.
- groby_b 2y agoOh, totally. I've bought all my past cars used, and it was a perfectly servicable experience. But if you want a new car (first time I ever did that, long story), good god, dealerships are a pox on all our houses. And unless people buy new cars from time to time, you'll run out of used ones at some point ;)
- Spivak 2y agoIt's honestly easier to buy a car private-sale than through a dealership. I did it last year and it was the least painful process I've ever seen. The seller and I went to my credit union, we both signed paperwork that gave the loan officer the legal right to execute the sale on our behalf, she conducted the sale all herself including the title transfer, I got a car, the seller got a check. Neither of us had anything to do after walking out the door. I legit don't think I'm ever going through a dealership ever again.
- bagels 2y agoJeep is a brand. Article says nothing about off road capabilities.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoThat would be an extreme departure from their current lineup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jeep_vehicles#Current_models https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jeep_vehicles#Current_...
- snakeyjake 2y agoAn F1 car is only marginally less off-road capable than Jeep's compact crossovers, "Trail Rated" badge be damned.
- bagels 2y agoSure, but they're owned by Stellantis, so they can just stick the Jeep badge on an Alfa, for instance.