The REAL Reason Stellantis is a Disaster

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  • Опубліковано 26 лис 2024

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  • @AubreyJanik
    @AubreyJanik  4 дні тому

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    • @williampisano7573
      @williampisano7573 3 дні тому

      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

  • @brandonjefferson257
    @brandonjefferson257 3 дні тому +21

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

    • @rael_gc
      @rael_gc День тому

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

  • @AntonioGarcia-zg7nz
    @AntonioGarcia-zg7nz 3 дні тому +22

    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
      @wisenber 3 дні тому +3

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

    • @nunyabidness3075
      @nunyabidness3075 День тому

      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.

  • @smellmop
    @smellmop 3 дні тому +21

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

    • @wisenber
      @wisenber 3 дні тому +4

      Careful what you wish for. Remember AMC-Jeep?

    • @smellmop
      @smellmop 3 дні тому +1

      @ lol.

    • @PsychicOracle
      @PsychicOracle День тому

      Never gonna sell the crown jewel, unfortunately

    • @wisenber
      @wisenber День тому +1

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

  • @brokeboy87
    @brokeboy87 4 дні тому +31

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

    • @republicandan
      @republicandan 4 дні тому +3

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

    • @michaelvanhorn3271
      @michaelvanhorn3271 3 дні тому +3

      And she was wrong

    • @Youtubeispoo-o6d
      @Youtubeispoo-o6d 3 дні тому +2

      ​@@michaelvanhorn3271 About?

    • @johnhinant970
      @johnhinant970 3 дні тому

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

    • @wisenber
      @wisenber 3 дні тому

      @@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.

  • @milesblue638
    @milesblue638 2 дні тому +9

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

  • @gustavocaro6618
    @gustavocaro6618 4 дні тому +35

    NO BAIL OUT !!!!

  • @zimman20
    @zimman20 3 дні тому +7

    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.....

  • @memonk11
    @memonk11 3 дні тому +11

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

    • @geonerd
      @geonerd 2 дні тому

      The greedy UAW sure as hell isn't helping.

  • @cliffmorgan31
    @cliffmorgan31 10 годин тому +1

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

    • @stevebell4906
      @stevebell4906 6 годин тому

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

  • @crosslink1493
    @crosslink1493 4 дні тому +10

    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.

  • @Clockwork0nions
    @Clockwork0nions 2 дні тому +3

    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.

  • @paulmoffat9306
    @paulmoffat9306 3 дні тому +6

    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
      @beaurex4756 3 дні тому +1

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

  • @robertallan4489
    @robertallan4489 4 дні тому +15

    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
      @1000dotsdeath 3 дні тому

      🫡

    • @CarlGerhardt1
      @CarlGerhardt1 День тому

      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?'

  • @Seaward1224
    @Seaward1224 3 дні тому +19

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

    • @nathanflake1207
      @nathanflake1207 3 дні тому +2

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

    • @Dragon-Believer
      @Dragon-Believer День тому

      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
    @patsfreak День тому +1

    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
    @tuomasholo 3 дні тому +7

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

  • @g-mang-man7924
    @g-mang-man7924 3 дні тому +3

    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.

  • @lucasjackson3300
    @lucasjackson3300 День тому +2

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

  • @dave3657
    @dave3657 3 дні тому +7

    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.

  • @SinisterMD
    @SinisterMD День тому +1

    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.

  • @mikenielsen3971
    @mikenielsen3971 День тому

    Making Prices higher is how Stellantis churned in more profit as they count a sale when it hits the dealer lot (basically).
    But higher prices doesn't make it easy for the dealer to sell so the inventory rose. But Stellantis pushed dealers harder and harder to take on far more inventory than they wanted without enabling discounting.
    By the time later 2024 hit, the dealers were just going out of business from the carrying costs on excess inventory which included not only a ton of 2024 models but also 2023 and some 2022 models. As dealers suffered to their limits, the larger dealers learned that if they went out of business (for those Stellantis brands), they could in some states legally force Stellantis to buy back those cars. The sheer number of cars large dealers had on a buy back could probably bankrupt Stellantis at least enough to FINALLY get their attention. Until then Stellantis told dealers to just suck it up which further eroded the relationship. Given the Stellantis CEO is quite the... jerk (to use the nicer term), a big dealer asked for Carlos to step down or Stellantis gets a gift of a massive number of cars to buy back. Carlos was a... jerk to pretty much everyone else. He directly lied to the UAW in labor negotiations saying it would open up a plant in Wisconsin (to make the Union happy and agree to a contract) when Stellantis has no intention of reopening that plant as Stellantis had far too much production capacity without that plant being open. It would be bad business and really stupid financially to reopen that plant but the UAW not always being the smartest agreed to that false promise. Now when dealers couldn't take another car for their overstuffed lots, some dealers wanting Stellantis to buy back massive inventory, the UAW finally woke up and wondered when that Wisconsin plant would reopen, coming to the understanding they were lied to. Carlos told the UAW to stuff it, not opening the plant and in fact moving more production to Mexico so HA! The UAW piled on wanting Carlos the negotiator that didn't act in good faith to step down not that the UAW has enough power to do anything but strike. So... the UAW promised a strike. Stellantis laughed and said good, we want lower production so please strike. UAW realized they had zero power... so they asked Biden who the UAW gave a crap load of campaign money to for help. So yes, the U.S. Government told Stellantis they had to make good on their promise to open that other plant ignoring the back business impact of that. So, this is when things went behind closed doors and Carlos said he would step down AFTER his contract was up... but we don't really know much more other than Stellantis is searching for options. Sell brands? Sell plants? Who to sell to? All we know is Stellantis in the US is in deep crap and no good business plan made public to go forward as anyone buying their EV's is crazy being pretty raw which will lead to maintenance nightmares at best. They are one step from either hitting the wall or have hit the wall and have not told anyone what the funeral services plan will be.

  • @johnhinant970
    @johnhinant970 3 дні тому +2

    We are fed up with all the cookie cutter SUVs.

    • @SliderFury1
      @SliderFury1 День тому

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

  • @1htalp9
    @1htalp9 3 дні тому +5

    I will NEVER buy another new vehicle.

    • @the_paranormal_factory1812
      @the_paranormal_factory1812 3 дні тому

      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
      @1htalp9 3 дні тому

      @@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
      @brianglas7768 2 дні тому

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

  • @dookiesaur7915
    @dookiesaur7915 День тому +1

    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

  • @Bobby_Jane
    @Bobby_Jane 13 годин тому

    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

  • @MD1936
    @MD1936 4 дні тому +23

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

    • @hughjass1044
      @hughjass1044 3 дні тому +8

      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
      @NewtNotNoot 3 дні тому +8

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

    • @crlaw75
      @crlaw75 3 дні тому +2

      Vinyl seats for me.

    • @justinp85
      @justinp85 2 дні тому +5

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

  • @randyrobineau2699
    @randyrobineau2699 2 дні тому +1

    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
      @PsychicOracle День тому

      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

  • @lukasvrana6388
    @lukasvrana6388 4 дні тому +8

    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...

  • @mattl6300
    @mattl6300 8 годин тому

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

  • @MFunkibut
    @MFunkibut День тому +1

    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!!!"

  • @justinp85
    @justinp85 2 дні тому

    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.

  • @jamesk370
    @jamesk370 2 дні тому

    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.

  • @DamascusHarris
    @DamascusHarris День тому

    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.

  • @Fevebblefester
    @Fevebblefester 4 дні тому +4

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

  • @Moore30
    @Moore30 7 годин тому

    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.

  • @jamesheartney9546
    @jamesheartney9546 День тому

    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.

  • @barberdoug6930
    @barberdoug6930 2 дні тому +2

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

  • @diecheneydie
    @diecheneydie 2 дні тому

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

  • @connor_flanigan
    @connor_flanigan 3 дні тому

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

  • @stevesutton7023
    @stevesutton7023 День тому

    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
    @kellymoses8566 День тому

    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.

  • @wilinstonthompson1352
    @wilinstonthompson1352 2 дні тому

    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 ?

  • @Ghost-yf2fh
    @Ghost-yf2fh День тому

    Been shorting stellantis for months 🤑 printing

  • @beaurex4756
    @beaurex4756 3 дні тому

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

  • @chrisschultz8598
    @chrisschultz8598 3 дні тому +3

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

  • @darrelldoty7757
    @darrelldoty7757 4 дні тому +3

    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 UA-cam talk about is just not there on the front lines at the dealership level.

  • @tgriebe
    @tgriebe 3 дні тому

    Time to turn on the heat.

  • @dylanjimenez1952
    @dylanjimenez1952 4 дні тому +5

    Chinese cars manufacturers should expand into the USA market

    • @dave3657
      @dave3657 3 дні тому

      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
      @lot2196 3 дні тому +1

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

  • @BoneTime
    @BoneTime 2 дні тому

    Are you cold?

  • @innerlight7018
    @innerlight7018 3 дні тому

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

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    @jeffhiatt9168 2 дні тому +1

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  • @Mr.Helper.
    @Mr.Helper. 7 годин тому

    Greed is a bitch

  • @TheVigilantEye77
    @TheVigilantEye77 3 дні тому

    Stellantis is too big

  • @andrewbeaulieu4047
    @andrewbeaulieu4047 3 дні тому +3

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

  • @2148aa
    @2148aa 4 дні тому +1

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

  • @user-fx8bq1rk7c
    @user-fx8bq1rk7c 3 дні тому

    Maybe need to go bankruptcy and go in another name

  • @MuseumStandard
    @MuseumStandard 4 дні тому

    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
      @memonk11 3 дні тому +1

      Sure thing robo.