WILL STELLANTIS GO BANKRUPT AND END DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM?

[@mrgurulittle7000]

The problem with Stellantis is Carlos, but the elephant in the room is the dumbass board of executives including the dumbass chairman who sit around and let Carlos do his own thing of ruining the company. The company is rotten to the core.

[@simonbrunet5605]

All those people have zero passion in cars the only passion they have is money.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

@@simonbrunet5605I’d hope they even had a passion for money. So far they’ve destroyed their money source.

[@simonbrunet5605]

@@mrgurulittle7000 I did not mention they were intelligent.

[@mrgurulittle7000]

@@simonbrunet5605Oh man, they don’t even have two half’s of a brain cell.😂

[@RalphTrautwein-oh6he]

I really appreciate your voice of reason. Putting things in perspective is important to people like me who already own my Dodge and want to keep appreciating and enjoying the car.

[@Alaskan454]

They need to find something on Carlos to arrest him….

[@Oliver-ft2fq]

What he’s doing with CDJR should be a crime.

[@Letsberealish]

That sounds like lawfare. We have too much of that happening already.

[@rwdplz1]

Japan arrested Carlos Ghosn on trumped up charges, Tavares has been actively driving the company into the ground.

[@D3athM3tal-i4c]

@@Letsberealishnot lawfare if he is intentionally tanking stocks to allow a take over by someone else.

[@williamrose7184]

We don’t do that shit in America

[@ricklp1861]

Bro!! U make the best "thumbnails" on youtube!! Well done!!!

[@rehanr3096]

I'm dreading the day when CDJR goes broke. Carlos has been digging a grave for them, in my opinion. I hope CDJR thrives for many years to come. They can make small emission compliant vehicles and make V8s again. Heck, they might make a hybridized version of the Hemi. That's the better path instead of full electrification.

[@thomass789]

But that’s not what they are doing! They have made it perfectly clear that they are all in on EV’s across the board.

[@rehanr3096]

@@thomass789 Yeah, but I hope they come to their senses soon. Not everyone wants EVs.

[@drdetroitwheels]

To do what you're saying they'd have to get rid of Carlos Tavares first then find a Lee iacocca and then bring a a Carroll Shelby type guy to run Mopar and you'd have something

[@bensmith4194]

Another on point video good as always.

[@patrickchubey3127]

Looking at it from a different angle, even if dodge / chrysler were bought out by someone else, there may still remain the current problem of selling overly expensive / poor quality vehicles. From the consumer's viewpoint, it doesn't really matter who owns the company that wants to sell you pricey garbage cars.

[@bobearl7859]

But you forgot one thing they don't have to go bankrupt they can just close their doors and say they're out of business and keep the money

[@ocmotivator]

Well that would mean that a multi billion dollar company would have to do that and then with $201 billion in assets they’d be sued into oblivion and the courts would sell everything off. So it’s hard to walk away when a company actually has assets and cash.

[@bobearl7859]

All they would have to do like I said was closed the doors sell off the assets privately use their money to pay their creditors but they don't have to file bankruptcy

[@fredsmith2518]

Talking to my local CDJR dealer about "How's things [business] going?", after a bit he said the service department and warranty work is what's keep the dealership afloat. I can see he's not the only dealership in that position. If Stellantis or new owner negates warranties [or long term warranty contracts] then lots of dealers will be gone.

[@cgpapineau]

The voice of reason. Well done video. Love all of your takes!

[@devonp5079]

Stellantis is just the parent company or holding company.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

The Fisker bankruptcy deal made it so customers needn’t pay for recalls. Looks like Chrysler and Dodge as well as RAM are on their way out.

[@davepickering7428]

Go Brad Go! Love ya Bro! Keep it going!

[@motoguy3574]

Someone will buy them out, but its too late to turn the ship around. Think Studebaker, Packard and Hudson for historical perspective. The name "Hornet" origninally built by Hudson is pretty prophetic.

[@lucastherexcat]

Sprinting to Bankruptcy, Going ,Going, Gone, Carlos has hit one out of the park. Some Chinese guy caught it in the parking lot, the board of directors gleefully cheer his knock over the Great Wall. They open their cookie and collect their fortune.

[@frankvanfossan]

Thank You for the ELI5 on SLTA in plain language...PEOPLE listen to this man...OCM Rocks!

[@patientzero291]

If I'm buying one of the CDJR. I would choose either chrysler or dodge. I'm hearing BYD wants the Chrysler brand so they can enter the North American market as a whole.

[@August1Three]

I could see dodge and Chrysler going under but I feel like jeep would probably survive, the wrangler has incredible heritage value here in the US.

[@cmyrho]

"Mathematics" key. Its why they wont go bankrupt. They will jettison NA brands (Ram, Jeep Dodge, and Chrysler) before they go bankrupt. They are a Euro company that actually wont mind getting rid of its square pegs.

[@NightPhantom392]

I think that was why Ram was separated from Dodge some years ago. I think the plan was to just abandon the name but couldn't do it right away or were worried about the push back. The new charger doesn't even say Dodge on it. Has the Stelantis logo. They just want to ride the high of car names but not the brand. The Dodge name is kind of gone already. I think the Chrysler name is only around due to the minivan. No American parent would buy a Stelantis Pacifica, they trust it and know it as the Chrysler Pacifica but, it'll be gone soon. They're gonna milk & squeeze everything out of these vehicles for quick large profit and once done, they'll sell the brands they don't want anymore

[@MichaelDozier-j1b]

Stellantis will keep RAM/Jeep...too much brand value....and a clear path to fix the issues....improve quality and lower prices. They will NOT invest in a new V8 and are willing to let those buyers go elsewhere. I'm sure the the next CEO will keep ICE and hybrid in the lineup. Chrysler will be sold to China for billions of dollars....but what will happen to Dodge ? If they think they can sell a reasonable volume of Dodge SUVs, minivans (rebranded Pacifica), and Hurricane powered Chargers, why would they sell it ? I don't see them selling Dodge to private equity (Frank Rhodes) since Dodge still has too much brand value. If things don't pan out maybe they sell to a Chinese/Japanese/Korean automaker or conglomerate. By then the warranties on the Hemi Chargers/Challengers will have expired.

[@mississippinative4578]

I think you are right. I remember the last Chrysler bankruptcy. We are in our 70's and shopping for a new car. Our past cars have been a z28 Camaro, a Boss 351 Mustang with the Cleveland engine, and a 2006 Charger RT. The 2023 Charger scat pack was our first choice but we decided to go a different route due to the unwanted attention thieves have placed on this model. We are ordering a 2025 Mustang GT with most all of the options. Who wants to buy a car without proper security that hoodlums are stealing as fast as good people can buy them. I wish Dodge could be owned again by someone that respects high performance. They were a good company for so many years. My best friends car out of high school was a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda withe the high performance 340 with low rear end gearing. Those were the days. We appreciate all the information we can get about the car companies. Keep up the good work.

[@mkashay]

You know, I do not agree with you on the long term feature of EV's. That being said, I agree on almost everything else. Your running through the the numbers, along with the brand value was genius.

[@JasPlun]

No way they drop Ram or Jeep, but I can see them cutting Jeep models and dropping Chrysler and Dodge. If they wanted to stop all of those brands they could easily sell the brands I am sure there are auto makers that would love to have Jeep and Ram.

[@Dazza-u4c]

Agree, Jeep and RAM are global brands.

[@thomasheitmann1804]

Jeep ist Legende In Deutschland sehe ich mehr RAM als Maserati. RAM ist Kult und bei vielen Handwerkern vom Dachdecker bis Gartenbau beliebt .

[@steven4315]

When Chrysler and GM were bailed out, part of the deal was that old warranties be honored. I'm not seeing any Stellantis bailout. I don't think buying a brand name or even brand assets would automatically mean a company would assume warranty obligations.

[@blueduster74]

I’m a Mopar dealer parts guy since 1998. Joe do you think I feel? All dealer employees feel.

[@henryrodier8024]

Well if they are done then there will be a lot of spares kicking around on the hoof sort of speak they are already lounging around at dealer lots so parts will be there to be had.It’s just a matter of time before the start to burn Capital. I wouldn’t touch a new CDJR with a $ 3000 bid so it looks ominous.

[@screamingeagle-rt1kj]

I believe that there is a couple automakers would like to see Chrysler disappear because they are stiff competition. They sold a lot of vehicles and the CEO of. Stellandis Is taking money under the table to destroy Chrysler Corporation ram trucks, dodge and jeep

[@Lauria43]

Would the power train warranty also count? Not just the 3yr/36k mile warranty.

[@ocmotivator]

Yep

[@Artoconnell]

Once the stock market decides to eat them they are DONE. Quality and Reputation are indicators. and they are not good.

[@JJ-300C-JVLE]

The continent of North American is now finally on the righteous, true, & real "fast track", which simply says "goodbye..." Stellantis! I just read someone else already mentioned essentially the same thing.

[@fartdonkey8290]

I just today made 2 offers on 2 different squat pack chargers, just a bit below the listing price. Neither dealer would budge on their advertised price. These cars are 2 years old now. I aint paying 60k for a 2 year old "new" squat pack. Keep it

[@williamrose7184]

It’s scat…. Scat….

[@williamrose7184]

And definitely do not give them what they’re asking

[@matthewgaines10]

Let’s be fair and honest. Everyone bags on Carlos but he’s an employee too. The board could’ve gotten rid of or moderated him long ago. Getting rid of Carlos won’t fix the problem. This is the result of poor executive leadership as a whole, not just the man everyone loves to hate. Leadership selected him for this job. They kept him in place despite the results he has obtained. Getting rid of him still leaves those who gave him a vote of confidence in place.

[@thomasheitmann1804]

Elkann Kiste Chef

[@jeffbrown8974]

Thanks good video

[@Artoconnell]

I can see Dodge going away for ever, at one point America had over a HUNDRED auto manufacturers. we have 2 now. nothing is eternal except our Souls.

[@rwdplz1]

When GM went under, they moved all the toxic assets and liabilities to 'Old GM' and moved all the assets to 'New GM' (but God forbid you used the Oldsmobile or Pontiac logos), I'd expect something similar here.

[@danielbryant8185]

Yup.

[@Rr214-v4l]

NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF THESE WERE QUALITY VEHICLES. Which they've never ever been

[@seth101-hv4st]

No worries. The US government will bail them out. I wish I was too big to fail, and I could count on bail out money.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

All things come to an end

[@Spoolin-ku8bc]

You will have a warranty, but all the parts you will need will be back ordered. And you’ll get the reach around. Warranties don’t mean jack nowadays. It’s all in the fine print. Just like insurance! Look at the titans with the 5.0 Cummins! Dealers can’t even get parts for them. lol. Glad I have a 95 12 valve. Parts are a dime a dozen.

[@GrumpyOldMoparGuy]

Parts are already on backorder. That's what happens when you don't pay your bills

[@johnhinant970]

No bail out from the government.

[@justsomeone6835]

Pick up a Dark Horse like in your previous video

[@mattisaac2217]

they need to get there shit together the American people dont want to bail them out with our tax dollars

[@fragginyou]

Foreign ownership of Domestic automotive brands should be against the law going forward.

[@wickertwm]

What if Stellantis sells their US holdings to BYD allowing them to build their vehicles in the USA under the brand of Ram Chrysler. BYD has the cash to buy them out, and maybe Stallantis will take them up on the offer to rejuvenate their cash holdings. Stellantis is more interested in their European holdings and would probably sell to BYD if the price is right.

[@thomasheitmann1804]

Da müsste BYD aber gaaanz gaaaaaanz tief ins Portemonnaie greifen 👍 Dann gibt es eine irrre Sonderdividende .

[@LeadfootLou]

You’d think a guy with the name Carlos Tavares would want to continue making the Hemi engine being that it is made in Mexico.

[@dodgechargerhellcat9394]

I need help I need a truck I don’t if what to choose trx ram or ford raptor what is the best choice to go with

[@BLTwithmustard]

Trx all day.

[@HonestUAWElectrician]

If CDJR was so good, then why can they never stand on their own??? Haven't done that since before Daimler had them. I worked for them for 5 years. Place was a damn joke even when it was FCA. CDJR did this shit to themselves. Don't kid yourself.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

Very interesting. I was going to order a 2025 RAM Limited… maybe not so much now…

[@RichardHill-k2b]

RAM will sell over 300,000 trucks in 2024. They have already sold 270,000 through Sep'24. The sales have dropped, but still respectable.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

@@RichardHill-k2b Thank You.

[@thomasheitmann1804]

RAM 👍

[@D3athM3tal-i4c]

It is not will….the big question is how fast will they go over the cliff

[@henriquem491]

Hey! How are you? It's been over a week since you posted a video... I hope everything is okay! Take care!

[@ocmotivator]

@@henriquem491 went to Cancun and then got sick. Should be back this weekend! 👍👍

[@henriquem491]

@@ocmotivator Thanks for the reply! I'm glad he's back! I hope he's better!

[@luxPacificus]

Stellantis may be working on a deal to sell Chrysler/Jeep/Ram/Dodge to BYD. BYD needs US factories to avoid any new tariffs the US places on imported cars built in China.

[@kevinkrug3630]

@@luxPacificus Never will happen. Feds will never let the Chinese buy those brands and factories.

[@garrettsmith2654]

You do reliaze that Chrysler, Dodge and Ram and Jeep are divisions of Stellantis. Which means if one fails to gain any money or isn't competitive, Stellantis can do whatever it wants to do with that brand, including dissolving it completely. If GM can discontinue Oldsmobile, Stellantis can discontinue Chrysler, or any other brand that we have here, including Dodge, Jeep and Ram. And Stellantis doesn't care if these brands have value. They can discontinue them if they fail to be competitive or make any money. Even if Chrysler is worth billions of dollars, Stellantis doesn't care if Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram have any value. Stellantis can do what it wants.

[@Spoolin-ku8bc]

Weird, look what happened to Saturn, Pontiac, etc, etc. makers will come and go. Business is business.

[@tmjeff1220]

@@Spoolin-ku8bc exactly. It’s time for these companies to close down.

[@Sidekick1107]

But when you have iconic brands that has true value that’s when you have to try to save it. But yeah business is business.

[@steven4315]

As part of the bailout, GM and Chrysler had to honor the warranties. I'm not seeing a Stellantis bailout.

[@chrisschultz6129]

how much of that $50B euros will get burned up if they have to buy back cars from closing dealerships? I realize this law isn't in all states; but it's in enough to create a pretty big dent in that $50B

[@steven4315]

That buyback would be affect by a bankruptcy. Bankruptcy court would determine what creditors would be paid first.

[@williamrose7184]

It wouldn’t Put a dent in that 50 billion not even a small one . Maybe if it topped 1 billion I would be surprised.

[@williamrose7184]

I did the math and even if they had to buy back 100,000 cars at an average of 50,000. Equals 5 billion. So after doing some math, I figured they would have to buy back maybe 50,000 cars So that’s 2.5 billion. Leaves them with a cool 47 billion.

[@markmassy]

My 2cents, Gets the taxpayer to foot the bill, just like 2009

[@bladengutz2042]

He is gone try to bankrupt ram jeep dodge and Chrysler

[@Boogenhagen100]

LOL, you mentioned the inline 6 TT, You know who built the greatest inline 6 TT of all time? Nissan. why? because they didn't build the internals out of plastic like the hurricane. God, stellantis has to be the stupidest corporation on earth.

[@JaccZc]

In a separate post I mentioned this. We at least should have seen a development of a solid straight 6 engine. I am not knocking the TT6 or SST as it's called but a lot still is to be desired. The Nissan GTR is a monster six cylinder turbo engine!! It's amazing.

[@rejesus7106]

Carlos ran the thing into the ground

[@ducktails1695]

I wish Chrysler could just go back to being the Chrysler Corporation and be their own company again. The entire Chrysler company has a lot of work ahead of them. Chrysler needs to rebrand themselves and figure out who they are and why they need to exist today. Jeep, RAM and Dodge need to fix quality issues. Dodge specifically needs to diversity in their lineup. I know everyone thinks everyone who wants a Dodge wants a V8 and while that is partially true, it's not entirely true. Even with the V8 was their main selling point a lot of Dodge customers did not buy V8 models of their vehicles. I know people hate the Hornet, but it's actually an important vehicle for Dodge. They just need to clean up their reliability and lower the price of them and I think they'll sell very well. Dodge cannot survive on just V8 sales. It can have both electric, Hybrid, and ICE vehicles and this is what it needs. It shouldn't be EV only. It's way too early for that. Prices need to be lower across the board and they need to cleanup their dealer network as well. It's killing their brands and pushing customers the other way. They can do everything right and people can get excited for a vehicle but if the dealership experience sucks and people are getting screwed over none of this matters. The dealers are the face of the company in a way. Hopefully things change for the better in the next couple of years whether from Stellantis themselves or if they get sold off to someone else who can better take care of these brands.

[@jomo2483]

Don't you know you can't trust Google.. Google that shit.. hehehe

[@johnhinant970]

Mathematically customer cannot afford vehicles now.

[@luckycharm69x]

Dont get any person name Carlos run as CEO they are going to destroy the company. Nissan Carlos Goshan, now Stallantis Carlos whoever he is. Scary Carlos isnt it

[@alexl1440]

The UAW needs to have their president, Mr. Fain, open up the books there are shenanigans going on in the UAW.

[@bobearl7859]

I beg to differ with you they only have to make parts for 12 years if they shut their doors

[@ocmotivator]

What did I say that you beg to differ from and what’s your source? You know you can google this and there’s literally no law requiring 12 years. Here’s the except that explains it from Hemmings article link at the bottom: Some folks point to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which became law in early 1975. Passed at the height of concern about lemon laws and automotive quality from Detroit automakers, Magnuson-Moss essentially holds automakers’ feet to the fire when it comes to offering warranties. It doesn’t mandate a specific amount of time that manufacturers of any consumer product should offer replacement parts, but it does note that, if the product (or a component part thereof) contains a defect or malfunction after a reasonable number of attempts by the warrantor to remedy defects to malfunctions in such product, such warrantor must permit the consumer to elect either a refund for, or replacement without charge of, such product or part. So that means as long as a carmaker offers a warranty covering certain systems (like, for instance, a drivetrain warranty), it must provide the parts necessary to fix those systems. www.hemmings.com/stories/ask-a-hemmings-editor-how-long-do-carmakers-have-to-provide-replacement-parts-for-older-cars/

[@winstonrocco1981]

I wouldn’t buy any of their products no way no how. They are toast and most know it.

[@markp1950]

No. Tesla will NOT buy it. It is negative.

[@sp4604]

if Carlos was Biden the media would hail him as the great savior

[@hellcatrambo7402]

Stellantis sell CDJR! You don't deserve it!!

[@TLaw44]

Stellantis will get a taxpayer bailout.

[@josephtrambley5690]

Tevaras, thanks for running this lousy company in to the ground. And you got millions for this.

[@tmjeff1220]

It’s time for the Dodge and Chrysler to go. They have been on borrowed time 2009. More market share for Ford and GM. The HEMI wasn’t even a good engine tbh. Once the 4 door mustang comes out everyone will forget the charger. Urban culture and price gouging killed these brands a long time ago.

[@OleSkullestad]

Studebaker

[@robertjancio6479]

Vote Trump! Or the Hemi Is a memory!

[@ILoveTinfoilHats]

I'm not sure what you think that is going to do but ok

[@robertjancio6479]

@@ILoveTinfoilHats well u figure with Kamala there’s. No chance at all!

[@ILoveTinfoilHats]

@@robertjancio6479 Democrats have been quicker to give bailouts. Look at how much they've been throwing around just the last 4 years.

[@chriscarneal199]

I feel like you have gone away from your original videos. You are always on complaining about everything. The motivation factor doesn't exist. I found your channel years ago. You used to make content for you, now just for views. The bashing of EV's, dealers, Dodge, etc is so far away from what you used to post. Bring back the positivity!

[@thegerm574]

You take to long. To get to the point.

[@musclesmouse]

hogwash and BS!

[@socalgolf9978]

Chrystler and Ram are dead brands

[@almondbesa3201]

Sir you are so smart, I learned a lot from this channel🫡