The growing EV parade. Click to Enlarge.
Jeep® will be is the first brand of the Stellantis group to market a 100% electrified range in France today the Group said. The e-Hybrid versions of Renegade and Compass will replace pure internal combustion engines, including Diesel versions. However, ordering of all ICE versions is open until 30 May. Hybrids, of course, remain part of the global warming problem. They are not the answer.
“The electrification of our ranges is no longer an option, it is obvious dictated jointly by supply and demand,” said Guillaume de Boudemange, director of Jeep in France, who will preside over the slow five year transition to pure EVs. (AutoInformed.com on: Finally – First Jeep EV Teased by Stellantis; Stellantis Doubles China Sales, Bolsters and Consolidates Aftermarket as Jeep Sales Plunge) Continue reading
Ford Motor Q1 and March Sales off -17% and -26%. Cars Dying
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The overall semiconductor shortage and Ford Motor’s forecasting, production and sales practices resulted in declines in March and Q1 2022 US sales. In a delayed release, Ford posted today that total vehicle sales in March at 159,328 declined -26% year-over-year. Cars sales at 3628 dropped -67%. For a Q1 best forgotten, Ford US sales at 432,132 declined -17%. (GM 522,000, Toyota 514,592, FCA 405,221 . Ford car sales at 14,022 were off -49%, which almost rounds down to, well, dead. (AutoInformed last week: NA Q1 Light Vehicle Sales Rate at 14.1M, -2.7M YoY)
“While the global semiconductor chip shortage continues to create challenges, we saw improvement in March sales, as in-transit inventory improved 74% over February,” said Andrew Frick, vice president, Sales, Distribution & Trucks. Continue reading →