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Stellantis Sales Are Flat, But The Numbers Tell A Wild Story

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Stellantis’ third-quarter US sales were essentially unchanged, while year-to-date volume rose 3%. Ram surged 29% as Jeep fell 20%, while Alfa Romeo collapsed 65% and Dodge and Chrysler barely moved. Gas Chargers outsold electric ones nearly 15-to-1, and one lonely ProMaster City found a buyer. Stellantis’ latest US sales report looks remarkably boring if you stop at the bottom line. The automaker sold 324,277 vehicles during the third quarter, down just 548 units from the same period last year and effectively flat. Through September, things actually look a little better, with sales up 3% to 958,463 vehicles. Dig a little deeper, though, and boy oh boy is there a lot happening underneath those numbers. Ram is surging, Jeep is struggling, Chrysler is basically a magical company, buyers have made their Charger preferences pretty clear, and Alfa Romeo is having an absolutely miserable year. Better yet, someone apparently walked into a ...
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Hyundai’s New Tucson Is Already Out, But Sales of The 6-Year-Old One Rocketed 32%

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Hyundai’s American sales climbed 9 percent in September to a record 77,439. Hybrids grabbed 28 percent of all sales, demand having grown almost 40 percent. Palisade sales boomed 52 percent, Sonata’s by 39 percent and Tucson 32 percent. Six years is a lifetime in the automotive world. Just ask Hyundai’s fourth-generation Tucson, which debuted in fall 2020 for MY21, and is departing in the wake of its boxier MY27 replacement ’s August unveil. But American Hyundai customers clearly aren’t ready for the aging compact SUV to go. Industry figures for September show sales exploded even as the axe was falling. Tucson deliveries grew from 17,569 in September 2025 to 23,164 in the same month this year. That’s a 32 percent increase, an incredible achievement for a car in its death throes. And one that received no major changes for the 2026 model year to accelerate demand. Related: Hyundai’s New Tucson Remember...
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Fraudster Convicted Of Financing A Corvette With Stolen Identity And Fake $14,000 Check

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Prosecutors say the scheme involved at least six vehicles worth more than $650,000. A 2021 Corvette using a stolen identity and forged down-payment check. Lei Zhou sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme. Stealing a Corvette usually involves taking one without the owner’s permission. Lei Zhou’s approach was to walk into a dealership, shake hands with employees, and then make the purchase with somebody else’s identity. Talk about an extreme way to avoid the feeling of buyer’s remorse. Federal prosecutors say he secured more than $114,000 in financing for a 2021 Chevy Corvette, then used a forged check for the down payment. The car was headed for resale in New York, but it was only one part of a much bigger scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut , Zhou and others used stolen personal and financial information, along with stolen or counterfeit iden...
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2027 Hyundai Tucson Lands With Wild Design And New Hybrids

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Hyundai has announced pure-combustion, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid models. The fifth-generation Tucson adopts Hyundai’s Art of Steel design philosophy. Like the exterior, the Tucson’s interior has been overhauled. If we’ve learned anything about Hyundai over the past decade, it’s that the South Korean brand doesn’t like doing things in halves. Whether it’s with its N Performance models or its futuristic designs, Hyundai wants to make a statement. The all-new Tucson does just that. Previewed in August, but now revealed in full in New York City, the latest-generation Tucson looks nothing like its predecessor and adopts the same Art of Steel design philosophy as the new Elantra. Matching the radical exterior design is a new interior and, depending on the market, three available powertrains. Read: Hyundai’s New Tucson Remembers How You Got Into That Tight Parking Bay, And Reverses Itself Out The sim...
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The 2026 Dodge Durango R/T Is Still Fun After 15 Years, But That Might Not Be Enough | Review

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PROS ›› Attractive styling, Comfortable cabin, Great dynamics CONS ›› Tough competition, Pricey options, Guzzles gas The Dodge Durango has been around long enough that calling it old barely counts as an observation. This generation arrived in 2010 for the 2011 model year, back when Barack Obama was in his first term. Fifteen years later, Dodge is still selling the same basic idea, albeit with a lot more punch. The surprise is that the price might be one of its best arguments, provided you know when to stop checking boxes. Our 2026 Durango R/T 392 starts at $51,990 including destination. This particular example costs $65,425. That difference buys quite a few extras, but there’s no upcharge for the engine. The 392 is already there. We’ve been down this road before. The 2025 R/T we previously reviewed carried a $72,460 sticker despite having the smaller 5.7-liter Hemi. We liked its handling, comfort, and personality...
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