The REAL Reason Stellantis is a Disaster

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[@williampisano7573]

They spent billions on a battery 🔋 plant and if trump gets ride of 7500 taxes credit bankruptcy coming for dodge lol 😂. Chrysler is got offers for from China 🇨🇳 EV company lol 😂. Trump might just kill dodge off

[@memonk11]

Stellantis problems are: 1. management 2. management 3. MANAGEMENT.

[@geonerd]

The greedy UAW sure as hell isn't helping.

[@brandonjefferson257]

The manufacturer's got greedy and honestly killed future sales.

[@rael_gc]

More exactly the CEO, to match a premium bonus. So, basically, he got more rich, while f**ked everyone else in the process.

[@milesblue638]

Stellantis grabbed the chance to hike up prices when they saw how Jeep owners made owning a Jeep their entire personality.

[@SliderFury1]

Basically the same thing with Ram.

[@nunyabidness3075]

It works for Subaru.

[@alanschmitt9865]

@@nunyabidness3075 but didn’t for SAAB (RIP to my old 9-5 😢)

[@nunyabidness3075]

@@alanschmitt9865 😂🤣

[@David-bf6bz]

The "jeep thing" has been in place for decades.

[@smellmop]

As a old jeep guy I wish somebody anybody would buy the brand jeep from stellantis. They have killed jeep

[@wisenber]

Careful what you wish for. Remember AMC-Jeep?

[@smellmop]

@ lol.

[@PsychicOracle]

Never gonna sell the crown jewel, unfortunately

[@wisenber]

@@PsychicOracle Jeps has already been spun off half a dozen times. AMC kept Jeep from failing outright.

[@AntonioGarcia-zg7nz]

It’s not just premium pricing. The consumers and partly to blame for overpaying for these vehicles. Part of the reason why transaction prices increased was because of the larger trucks and SUV’s and hemi-powered cars the people are overpaying for.

[@wisenber]

"The consumers and partly to blame for overpaying for these vehicles. " Consumers are no longer buying them.

[@nunyabidness3075]

The mainstream cars got so expensive, especially Toyota, that I found a luxury brand SUV for the SAME money as the equivalent non luxury ones.

[@AntonioGarcia-zg7nz]

@@wisenberconsumers bought them and drove up the demand during low interest rate times. The manufacturers responded by prioritizing high-priced models and dealers marked up prices. Maybe they’re sitting on lots now but it’s because of high interest rates, inflation in everyday items and they’re now too expensive.

[@wisenber]

@AntonioGarcia-zg7nz You left out COVID. A lot of buyers bought overpriced COVID cars with COVID bucks and low interest rates... only to have them repossessed once the enhanced unemployment checks stopped. Pair that with an EV mandate that leaves automakers little choice while having to pay for existing products and the products no one wants to buy and you get cars fully optioned out sitting for months at dealerships.

[@gustavocaro6618]

NO BAIL OUT !!!!

[@charlesu.farleigh3596]

Agree, but unfortunately kickbacks flow into congressional pockets, so…

[@brokeboy87]

You might be the first content creator that didn't completely put the blame on Evs.

[@republicandan]

But she missed the point. Cheap cars have been eliminated. That's why the average is higher. It's not premium pricing

[@michaelvanhorn3271]

And she was wrong

[@Youtubeispoo-o6d]

​@@michaelvanhorn3271 About?

[@johnhinant970]

The Aoto industry has spent to much time smelling each others asses instead of being innovative like Tesla!

[@wisenber]

@@johnhinant970 If a buyer wants an EV, they'll probably look at a Tesla first. But your typical F150 or Suburban buyer doesn't want an EV.

[@cliffmorgan31]

The FEDS EPA and department of transportation regulations and requirements on new cars is a significant part of the prices going exponential.

[@stevebell4906]

Please stop crying about the possibility that your kids and grand kids might need air to breathe and a planet to live on...

[@g-mang-man7924]

As someone who has been in this business for over 40 years, having cool products will get the customers in the stores. If they are really cool, reliability will come secondary to desirable products. When you increase the prices 40%, and still haven't improved quality and reliability, that all goes out the window. That said ALL manufacturers charge too much money. You are so correct. As in politics so many folks say, It's the economy! So have customers. They are not buying overpriced product any more.

[@paulmoffat9306]

Every single time, I purchased a NEW vehicle, the price was 2 times the previous paid, without fail. I started in 1965 with a Ford Mustang that cost $3,780 and the latest Hyundai Santa Fe at $46,000. I tend to keep my cars as long as possible, and right at the edge of a total failure.

[@beaurex4756]

Hard to believe a 1965 Mustang was $3800. I bought a 1969 for $2721.

[@zimman20]

Overpriced, unreliable junk that oftentimes looks pretty cool. And the vehicles that have been sitting for 12-24 months that they're now trying to move with 'discounts'? Fuhgeddaboudit! Wouldn't buy a CDJR product with a gun to my head.....

[@robertallan4489]

Actually it is not a pricing problem. It is more a profit problem. The former Chrysler Corp. was the highest grossing company Stellantis had. So they tried to make it more so by simply raising prices without improving quality nor reliability. Actually through an intense cost cutting emphasis their products became even less reliable. The problem Stellantis faces is simple. It is very badly managed by a European management. No wonder. Look at VW today. A money loser and a Eurpean managed company. The problem with Stellantis is not easily solvable given its management pedigree. It may not truly be solvable at all.

[@1000dotsdeath]

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[@CarlGerhardt1]

Just remember, Japanese managers ask 'How can we make our cars BETTER?' European and American managers ask 'How can we make them crappier and still charge more money?'

[@rickthompson7586]

B in to the TV rec room

[@lucasjackson3300]

Stellantis should have never happened. FCA was just fine on its own.

[@charlesu.farleigh3596]

Go backwards in time before Daimler merger, they were fine back then too.

[@Clockwork0nions]

Just for giggles I looked at a comparable Wrangler to mine from 2017. I paid ~28k OTD for an Unlimited Sport with a few extras, now a base Unlimited Sport is 40k.

[@sk1ppman]

My 2015 JKU is my last MOPOR product. A Tacoma is better in every way.

[@Clockwork0nions]

@ You must not have seen the issues all of the new Tacomas are having lol.

[@crosslink1493]

Maybe include "too many brands under one marquee" in the problem statement. With all those brands you mention at the beginning, a lot which are not dominate in their segment, its probably time to thin the heard. GM did this by ridding themselves of Pontiac and Oldsmobile and I believe they cast off some foreign brands too (Opel, Vauxhall, Holden). And they need to get the reliability of their vehicles up; fewer breakdowns can be a hallmark of a brand that will attract more (and repeat) buyers.

[@Seaward1224]

Crap vehicles and absolute criminals for dealers. If there was one dealer and manufacturer the world could do without its Chrysler/Dodge Stellantis!

[@nathanflake1207]

Two thumbs up on this. Couldn't agree with you more

[@Dragon-Believer]

Collection of awful brands that all sell unreliable cars. All I know about Chrysler is they were always on the verge of bankruptcy and their cars were ugly.

[@patsfreak]

I’m still driving a 2008 Jeep and intend to drive it until I finally lose the war with rust because they don’t make them like they used to. Heck, they didn’t make them like they used to back in 2008.

[@tuomasholo]

I considered buying a wrangler 4xe but they too expensive and have serious problems with the lithium battery

[@johnhinant970]

We are fed up with all the cookie cutter SUVs.

[@SliderFury1]

Definitely. I went out of my way to look for and buy a rare sedan specifically because I wanted something interesting.

[@1htalp9]

I will NEVER buy another new vehicle.

[@the_paranormal_factory1812]

You’ll be paying just as much for a used car as you would with a new car these days, so it’s not a win win in anyway..

[@1htalp9]

@@the_paranormal_factory1812 I don't know where you live, but where I am, used cars do not cost as much as new cars. But they are certainly more expensive than they used to be. My comment is more about the dealer experience and all of the hidden costs associated with it.

[@brianglas7768]

​@@the_paranormal_factory1812 people have too many cars. They sit unused 95% of the time.

[@dave3657]

The only reasons for the price increases is the need to cover EV costs and maintain high profit margins. The only flaw in their plans is their customers don’t want what they are selling, at any price.

[@daxtonbudge6723]

Not sure where you got the thumbnail photo, but I literally worked at that exact dealership! And yes, Stellantis is horrible. They took away all of our bonuses and started fining the dealership for anything they could, which led to further pay decreases for all of us.

[@jeffburton9083]

She's right, charging premium pricing for a non-premium product will eventually lead to low or no sales.

[@SinisterMD]

I was really intrigued with the Ramcharger when it was teased. I have no interest in an electric truck because any time you use it as a truck to tow something you're cutting whatever range you have in half at best and a lot of places you'd go with a boat/trailer doesn't have easily accessible EV charging. Having an engine-generator combination makes a lot of sense as you can charge at home and commute locally on pure EV but if you need to take longer trips you can just fill up with gas. Makes a ton of sense. I don't like that the only thing they've shown in all their promo videos is the Tungsten trim which is at a ridiculous price point. Neat features for sure, but I would agree that a lot of car makers have priced themselves out of interest for most people.

[@lukasvrana6388]

I am from EU and I know Stellantis mainly as Citroen, Peugot and Opel. For me, they don´t have anything to offer. I like outdoor sports so I need "box with 4 wheel with good engine" for reasonable price. Due EU forcing EVs, they canceled Partner style ICEs, brought EV versions and the price was 2x more for paper guaranteed 280km range (so m8 200-220km). Later they went back, but there was only cargo version of these cars, but this brought limitations on use. Now they are bringing ICEs back for personal use as well, but offer only weak engines. So, no money from me, I need family car capable of transporting stuff with some reasonable speed. My current car is 6-7years old, so probably I will keep it as long as possible...

[@MD1936]

Not a thing wrong with wind up windows, cloth seats and manual gearbox. I drive with them everyday

[@hughjass1044]

I agree, I do too, but I don't want to pay premium prices for them. I think her point was that the price points on those vehicles were high enough that they should be filled with options.

[@NewtNotNoot]

I love my five-speed. $35k for a manual that *isn't* meant to be fast is a joke.

[@crlaw75]

Vinyl seats for me.

[@justinp85]

Talk about missing the point. No one said it’s a bad thing. The problem is they shouldn’t charge 35k for it.

[@charlesu.farleigh3596]

What options does the govt mandate now? - abs/tc/yaw control -backup cam - lane keep assist? - airbags / side bags? - low emissions / no emissions ??? What else ??? Screens everywhere, keyless entry, Bluetooth / WiFi, and other convenience items may come to quite a bit, but not enough to explode the cost of vehicles like EV R&D and govt requirements would.

[@dookiesaur7915]

a car's resell value has a lot to do with how reliable they are. Jeeps are terribly unreliable, so idk what sane person would buy a jeep at these prices

[@randyrobineau2699]

Dodge / Ram has always been a company that over prices and would be flexible to negotiate to a much lower price. They in my opinion always had flexibility in their prices when other manufacturers were much more rigid. The last time I bought a truck from them was back in 2006. I bought/ordered a new 4x4 Ram. The price was around $40k, my trade in was about $10k and when everything was said and done the final price that I paid was around $20k. Then two years later when I was looking at the new lineup they wanted to give me $22k for it in trade in value. These days I know are long gone but I can see why they're dropping their prices like rocks. It's because they're desperate and they just need to sell no matter what. In 2006 they were desperate too because they already had a bad reputation with their transmissions. They knew they needed to do whatever they could to just sell to make it look like their sales weren't just dropping off the map.

[@PsychicOracle]

Right, this is pure CDJR playbook. Wait for the model years to change and you could always get $15k off a loaded Charger/Challenger because they knew it wasn’t a $60k car when they made it

[@Bobby_Jane]

Even here in Australia the jeep brand is tanking. Jeep’s poor reliability and high prices mean that they are outsold by new brands. They have recently slashed $10,000 off the gladiator however it is barely moving the needle and they are only selling between 200-300 vehicles a month. To put this in context, last month Toyota sold over 18,000. I wonder how much longer Jeep can limp on in the Australian market

[@goodtohaveinajam8148]

Sales. I have had a part time, at a high end liquor store for a few years, and this year sales went south. Almost no business, all year. It's been so slow they haven't called me in to work for several weeks. They do deliveries and online sales as well, it's all down to nearly nothing. At a well established liquor store, with parking! In a wealthy part of town, no less. People are getting circumspect about their buying habits.

[@Fevebblefester]

I don’t think Stellantis cares even a little bit about the US market.

[@why78yu]

As usual, I agree with most of what you're saying, and you always make a lot of sense, the question now is how do you get your great opinions and valid complaints up through the American [Chrysler Dodge Jeep] pipeline to the management at Stellantis??

[@MFunkibut]

Prices won't come down. Car manufacturers have realized that America needs a certain number of new cars a month. They could charge $1000000 per TIRE and still move that minimum number. Profits are too good. The stock price is too high and so the CEO thinks " iM dOiNg A gReAt JoB!!!"

[@christophercripps7639]

3 of the 4 brands with inventory sitting the longest are Stellantis brands. Toyota, Lexus and Honda have the fastest inventory turnaround. Actually manual windows and such is part of the Jeep lore - fewer things to break. And with trucks supposedly going dead when the rear light assembly gets wet causing the main computer to spaz one can see why a Jeep owner would be leery when 20 miles off the beaten track. This strategy of discount until inventory drops just might fail. Anyone, who does a little research and knows history, just has to have Hemi, Jeep or Ram will simply hold out until inventory increases because the product is over priced. They could just wait for discounting but for the vehicle might not last long enough. In the latter case they just might go elsewhere.

[@barberdoug6930]

I will Never own another new vehicle. And if i do it will be a Honda my first foreign brand.

[@jefferylorance7988]

2020 Jeep compass owner..I will never buy one again. Gas tank 13 gals to small, poor mileage 15.4 mpg, Computer slow, gitches, rear view camera the “WORST “ ! If they made a better rear view camera ? It would show quality! It is something you use everyday…SAD. Never again.. I own older Dodge Ram trucks which I was a proud owner..

[@charlesu.farleigh3596]

How much did retooling for EVs contribute to the cost of their vehicle lineup? R&D, new or reconfigured plants, all for vehicles no one wants.

[@diecheneydie]

Love your vids. [Sometimes you incorrectly use “less” for “fewer.”] Carry on!

[@Ummo2850]

It’s looking more and more like nepotistic with the US claiming all these brands to grow employment but only because there’s a possible conflict of interest as the others not within logistics cannot claim the same. This appears so from the public information currently.

[@Moore30]

Manual windows on a $35k vehicle in 2024? Wow!! On an $18k vehicle sure. Oh anything else that is insane. The last vehicle I had with manual windows was a '96 Mazda.

[@Ghost-yf2fh]

Been shorting stellantis for months 🤑 printing

[@richardweyland116]

Get real. Thank the increased car prices on the EPA.

[@beaurex4756]

Is it cold in your house? You need to keep your head warm?

[@justinp85]

What exactly does Stellantis sell that would warrant these high prices? You’re not buying them for reliability or the feature set. This is stupid.

[@DamascusHarris]

The stimulus ballers REALLY like Chargers, Ram trucks, and Challengers with HEMI engines. They added to the price premiums Stellantis benefited from in 2021 and 2022. They then turned around and decided that the "market could bear" those higher prices. Oops.

[@jamesheartney9546]

Bear in mind Stellantis sales in China have cratered, meaning they have no other options for profitability than gouging US and European markets. China used to be a reliable place to pick up sales and profits for western automakers, but within the last couple of years nearly all foreign makes have seen sales drop like a rock. Chinese-made EVs are a decade ahead of their competition, and way cheaper. Over the next decade there'll be a massacre in legacy automakers as Chinese companies take over market after market.

[@connor_flanigan]

I'm just trying to imagine the warm fuzzy getting to hug you in that sweatshirt 😍🥰😭

[@jamesk370]

Besides being overpriced, Stellantis doesn't have anything I would want to buy. I'm driving a 300, and love the car, but since I do not see anything comparable being offered by Chrysler and Dodge now, I'll be looking elsewhere when the time comes for a replacement.

[@karanvekaria7366]

41% markup on cars! Wow!!!

[@mattl6300]

stellantis is like combining many small piles of crap into one large pile of crap.

[@bluemouse5039]

Chrysler made junk and then decided to team up with another junk maker Fiat so they could make SUPER JUNK

[@wilinstonthompson1352]

Does she mention Stellantis sueing several suppliers for jacking up prices ? Does she mention many Stellantis America models are made in Mexico at a fraction of the cost so they make more mone per vehicle sold ?

[@stevesutton7023]

You could add China and EU numbers... How many Stellantis companies are in China? How are they fairing? Jeep just declared bankruptcy there, so what is the revenue loss? I ask because many legacy companies have revenue and profits at 30 to 50 percent from just China of the global market. Meaning China is often the most important market for legacy auto makers. But now, with China at over 50% EV, the legacy automakers are losing this revenue/profit (because they don't have quality EVs), which is leading them to layoff workers and close factories all over the world. I also heard the Chrysler family may buy back their company.

[@kellymoses8566]

Your market is people have the desire to buy and the ability to pay. You would think Stellantis would have done some surveys to see how many people actually would buy $80,000 to $120,000 Jeeps.

[@JoyClinton-i8g]

Need to update your video with the departure of the Stellantis CEO [BTW, the CEO of VW America is gone too.]

[@darrelldoty7757]

Where are you seeing these discounts? I don't see it and dealers are not budging on prices. This desperation all of you guys on KZbin talk about is just not there on the front lines at the dealership level.

[@the_paranormal_factory1812]

You gotta talk to them(dealers), and mess with em a bit…it’s part of the game..

[@tgriebe]

Time to turn on the heat.

[@chrisschultz8598]

Ya know, if their cars weren't crap, they might have gotten away with it.

[@bobross6802]

Keep Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep) IN North America

[@loualiberti4781]

Why Dodge is going down? Let me see …. Maybe because it cancelled production of its two best cars Charger and Challenger !!!!!

[@innerlight7018]

Why are you wearing a pudelmütze inside your home??? 😲

[@dylanjimenez1952]

Chinese cars manufacturers should expand into the USA market

[@dave3657]

The problem with Chinese products typically is that they are cheap, but they don’t last long. I would rather spend a little more less often.

[@lot2196]

People need an affordable option. Time will tell if they're junk. Let BYD compete.

[@tommidd8042]

They screwed them selves, nothing new here. Next.

[@wa1ufo]

If prices are high now wait for the genius Trump to get his tariff package through congress.

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[@TheVigilantEye77]

Stellantis is too big

[@Mr.Helper.]

Greed is a bitch

[@2148aa]

A horse is horse and now one needs a course????

[@BoneTime]

Are you cold?

[@andrewbeaulieu4047]

You just go on and on and on about the masterclass. Stop it, you sound like scam artist..

[@user-fx8bq1rk7c]

Maybe need to go bankruptcy and go in another name

[@MuseumStandard]

I know! Those crooks screwed me over when they refused to take any of my 50 Corollas over MSRP new. How am I supposed to make a profit with these cars?! The government is specifically targeting me by the dealerships doing this!!!!!

[@memonk11]

Sure thing robo.