Ram & Dodge Going BANKRUPT! CEO Is GONE!

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  • Ram & Dodge Going BANKRUPT! CEO Is GONE!
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  • @JeffKlukas-bm7zi
    @JeffKlukas-bm7zi 24 дні тому +307

    I had a 2020 RAM Bighorn...fully loaded 5.7l with chrome package... $41K. So basically doubled in 4 years. Wow. They can't figure it out. How about lower the price, sell more vehicles, make some money. Rather than raise the price, sell no vehicles, make no money. Not that hard to figure it out.

    • @paulkalupske9605
      @paulkalupske9605 24 дні тому +33

      I have a 2021 ram big horn with the chrome and the level two package and I paid 45,000 there is no way I would pay $80,000 for the same truck I have now

    • @botmfedr1m291
      @botmfedr1m291 24 дні тому +23

      If they did that then how the hell do you expect them to give their CEO million dollar salaries and bonuses… huh, smart guy… 🙄
      Jk… 😆

    • @Gunboat66
      @Gunboat66 24 дні тому +3

      They made those cars by paying high price to raw materials. They can’t now sell at a less price. If they sell less price , then they are in loss. Selling at less price is like they are selling 2020 RAM for 20k. Now, if they don’t sell cars they are bankrupt, if they sell at less price they are bankrupt, their only hope is keep the price and lease for longer time. But in this case interest rate is prohibiting people from buying. They have this ticking bomb nobody wants. Feel sympathy for their lenders.

    • @donsisco7118
      @donsisco7118 24 дні тому +12

      I was at a Ram dealership today
      24 2500 tradesmen 6.4 4x4 60k 😮
      They dropped it to 56k I offered 42 they basically laughed at me

    • @connorcaba2492
      @connorcaba2492 24 дні тому +22

      @@donsisco7118they won’t laugh in 6 months when the truck is still there

  • @joshuathomas4934
    @joshuathomas4934 24 дні тому +235

    I honestly don’t understand how someone could afford a truck half that price.

    • @mackelby1
      @mackelby1 24 дні тому +3

      I cant

    • @gs98999
      @gs98999 24 дні тому +2

      This looks to be Alberta. It’s very easy to have 6 figure jobs there.

    • @gustavodiaz4689
      @gustavodiaz4689 23 дні тому +18

      I make well over 150k per year and I wouldn’t dare touch a new car payment

    • @chris5942
      @chris5942 23 дні тому +5

      IKR. I stayed under 30 for my last 2 SUVs new. I won't buy another ever again. I was so thankful I bought my rogue just before the plandemic ruined the world and took everyone's sanity with FOMO.

    • @ImFastrnU
      @ImFastrnU 23 дні тому +1

      I can't either...

  • @gustavodiaz4689
    @gustavodiaz4689 24 дні тому +154

    Dude this dealership are on fentanyl with this prices

    • @TheGuruStud
      @TheGuruStud 24 дні тому +1

      Not anymore. They're fiending. St. George was their dealer lol

    • @mikealeshire2195
      @mikealeshire2195 23 дні тому +3

      Throw 50lbs of it in the back seat and I might consider paying these prices lol

    • @demiurgeobzen327
      @demiurgeobzen327 22 дні тому

      ​@mikealeshire2195 okay that got a good laugh out of me 🤣🤣

    • @peteness9550
      @peteness9550 20 днів тому

      Anyone who considers buying some bastard Fiat product is mentally ill. Fentanyl has nothing to do with it.

  • @searlearnold2867
    @searlearnold2867 24 дні тому +106

    That 5.7 Hemi ran on cheap regular and the new Hurricane runs on premium. Kiss your buyers goodbye.

    • @adammagie4466
      @adammagie4466 24 дні тому +4

      Just the HO version. The regular one can run on regular gas.

    • @Stanging84
      @Stanging84 23 дні тому

      Exactly 💯

    • @trevorD1156
      @trevorD1156 23 дні тому +5

      I love when they put turbos on economy or trucks cars, so they theoretically get 5% better mileage, actually get the same mpg or worse, cost more to maintain, won't last as long because they have more complex higher stress engines, and still cost more for gas cause premium is .70 more. A dodge with a turbo or supercharger has an expected engine life of 50k max, imo. Making cars with slightly better mpg that last half as long is much much worse for the environment than building v8's that basically get the same mpg but cost less to make, operate, repair and will last at least twice as long.

    • @searlearnold2867
      @searlearnold2867 23 дні тому

      @@trevorD1156 Absolutely

    • @robertcopeland5480
      @robertcopeland5480 23 дні тому +2

      Owned 2 hemis and they all said 89 octane. Not regular.

  • @happydays8171
    @happydays8171 24 дні тому +81

    The CEO was making $39 million manufacturing sub par vehicles.

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому +4

      Seriously awkward

    • @dusanliric3279
      @dusanliric3279 23 дні тому +2

      Makes sense

    • @IDiggPattyMayonnaise
      @IDiggPattyMayonnaise 22 дні тому +2

      And didn't he recently get a huge bonus?

    • @user-oi9bg6fx5t
      @user-oi9bg6fx5t 22 дні тому +1

      Engineers are making $200k designing this garbage.

    • @peteness9550
      @peteness9550 20 днів тому

      @@user-oi9bg6fx5t there is no “Designing” All FCA did was milk existing platforms. They did try once.. they came up with the Dodge Dart. Case closed.

  • @jennydiez8020
    @jennydiez8020 24 дні тому +42

    Basically- these high prices equal a mortgage for a new vehicle. My family member works for a dealership-- a lot of recalls on newer vehicles, folks.

  • @wd8085
    @wd8085 24 дні тому +114

    Do truck companies not realize that half a truck is just a bed with 4 walls and not even enclosed. These things should be cheaper than 4 cylinder cars. Trucks are so cheap in materials to produce but CEO's seem to think buyers won't realize this cause they are idiots so let's use them for huge profits.

    • @DaDeCodeIsTruth
      @DaDeCodeIsTruth 24 дні тому +8

      that USED to be the case. Nowadays Trucks are packed with so much luxury and safety features they are as expensive to produce as many up market cars. nevermind that the V8s and bigger displacement engines are no longer shared among the cars and you end up with trucks being significantly more than your average car, and considering the utility they have, they are worth it. now 70-100k worth it?! i don't think so, but the consumers dug this whole. because they were paying for them until recently.

    • @icosthop9998
      @icosthop9998 24 дні тому +2

      If the customers dug that *"H()Le"* , Well that "H0LE" is still there , with no customers.
      And the dealers are holding the bag and the #CEO is gone.
      Gone just after getting a BiG Raise.

    • @Niko-iv4ch
      @Niko-iv4ch 24 дні тому +3

      Half tons were priced well prior to Covid.
      You’d wait for Employee pricing in August from Ford, and get a truck 25% discounted and at 0% for 5 years.
      The XLT would come in at the same price of a fully loaded Escape.
      All the while Ford was still making large margin on the F-150s, while skimming a profit on the escape.

    • @larryhouse3776
      @larryhouse3776 24 дні тому +1

      Basic steel frames and bodies bolted onto them. Trucks are VERY cheap to produce.

    • @daveyjones777
      @daveyjones777 24 дні тому +1

      @@DaDeCodeIsTruth Yup. Too many parts and too many people getting paid to over engineer them.

  • @mattmartin6181
    @mattmartin6181 24 дні тому +54

    In 2017 I bought a brand new fully loaded ram 1500 rebel for 47K that same truck today is almost 90K. And doesn't even have the same engine available. I'll pass until ram comes back to reality

    • @lancelotlink3907
      @lancelotlink3907 21 день тому +2

      When they sell directly to the public and reduce the price a lot I will consider a new ram. Dealer GMs make 500,000 or more a year and and managers makes 250,000. Get rid of the middle man and sell direct. I dont want to help buy the GM and managers 2nd, 3rd and 4th homes.

    • @hekpacobctac616
      @hekpacobctac616 5 днів тому

      I am soooo happy to hear it.
      Cause it's a sign of bad economy. Dollars doesn't cost so much anymore. And while you pass on this "trucks", they will go in history.
      I've got suv. With 1 litre lpg engine that cost me less than food in monthly payments. In fact, I just paid it in advance. And get this, I don't need a huge pickup to carry my ego around.

  • @powerseostrategy
    @powerseostrategy 24 дні тому +51

    I'm 55 and the last time I bought a new car was in 1990 and it was 12K. I've only had 5 used cars since then paying no more than $4k for a used vehicle. None were financed. I live (especially since 2020) extremely frugal and it works well for me. I don't own any credit cards, not car payments, own my home outright (paid cash). What is really incredible is that I only make $2100 a month!

    • @swacfan2791
      @swacfan2791 24 дні тому +1

      Find me a decent Dodge Ram pickup or a Durango for 4k

    • @powerseostrategy
      @powerseostrategy 24 дні тому

      @@swacfan2791 I don't buy newer vehicles. I'm mechanically inclined so I can fix things. Last vehicle I bought was a 2004 Denali which has low miles and still runs great. It may also help to know that I work from home and don't drive more than 1500 miles a year combined on both vehicles!

    • @jamalberry8318
      @jamalberry8318 24 дні тому +6

      @@swacfan2791Forget about Dodge… Just get a used Toyota Camry or RAV4 and call it a day….. Dodge quality and reliability is completely garbage….

    • @michelle-lz8tg
      @michelle-lz8tg 24 дні тому +3

      you are extremely lucky...a younger person can not make it on $2100/month currently...it would be either rent or food...you are old enough to have been able to accumulate your house/cars and other assets at a time when they were much less expensive...but one caveat...in north america you do not really own your house...you rent it via property taxes...and you have no control over those taxes...they can raise them anytime...if those taxes get above your income, then you too could fall behind.

    • @powerseostrategy
      @powerseostrategy 24 дні тому +3

      @@michelle-lz8tg Yes, that's true. My property taxes are only $1200 a year and that's hardly anything.

  • @ronwilliams329
    @ronwilliams329 24 дні тому +36

    All of Stellantis - A bunch of smart people with MBAs running multiple US brands into the dirt!
    These RAM trucks should be going at 2004 prices in order to clear them out. I"m going down to the dealership and make an offer on a 2022 Ram 4x4 at its average used book value and see what they say. They are fools if they think they'll get anywhere near a new price!

    • @OriginalStachuJones
      @OriginalStachuJones 23 дні тому +1

      Wow, you should be in board of directors of Stellantis. Let me introduce you

    • @markmenhinick7161
      @markmenhinick7161 23 дні тому

      How it work out for you

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому

      Yeah, update please..

  • @OKHotrodder-cg5gu
    @OKHotrodder-cg5gu 23 дні тому +9

    I've turned into a chrysler mechanic. All that has come in lately is chrysler products. Electrical issues, trans issues, engine issues. In the last two weeks, four blown 3.6 engines. I have a '22 Bighorn sitting here with 45k miles that Chrysler denied the repairs on a thrown rod. The engine is locked up with 15k miles left on the factory drivetrain warranty. But I guess warranties are only good when they say they are. Most of my customers are saying they don't want another Dodge. Even my sister-in-law had a '19 caravan with the 3.6 that I had to put a new head on for the #2 misfire issue. Supposedly they fixed the issue and didn't cover '18 up for the recall. She said she's done with them.
    As a mechanic, I can honestly say Rams have so much crap on the engines, I really hate pulling them. If you think Fords are bad, do a new Ram, you'll change your mind. I just got the engine out of the '22 so I can install a salvage engine and get it done. The dealer quoted $14,500 for a new engine. The owner said no, came to me and now costing him $5500 with labor for a salvage yard 65k mile engine.
    No wonder they are having issues. Fire the ceo. Fire the engineers. Go back to the drawing board.

  • @texasfan8892
    @texasfan8892 24 дні тому +27

    Damn, who knew the upcharging on your trucks and getting rid of one of the most iconic v8s in the world would have negative effects?

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому +3

      Exactly right

    • @GORT70
      @GORT70 21 день тому

      Don’t forget what the epa is doing to the auto industry…..

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому

      @@GORT70 and JoNomics, a 50lb can of welding rod is now over $200..

  • @tomkruze2749
    @tomkruze2749 23 дні тому +19

    $70K-$80M your a mid tier pickup is absolutely insane!

  • @SuperDrumwolf
    @SuperDrumwolf 24 дні тому +22

    the CEO just got a raise to 39 million per year. dodge Chrysler jeep should have Been gone 40 years ago.

    • @Yolbosun
      @Yolbosun 24 дні тому

      It is
      Chrysler was done when damnear took them over
      It’s never been the same

    • @trevorD1156
      @trevorD1156 23 дні тому

      ​@@Yolbosundodge hasn't made a car worthy of owning since 1970.

  • @perryhenrickson7750
    @perryhenrickson7750 24 дні тому +39

    No hemi, no sales. Seems to be the case. And the outrageous cost with turbos?? Good luck.

    • @dremias
      @dremias 23 дні тому

      Just wait until people who buy these v6 with turbos need a repair.

    • @borisscepanovic1684
      @borisscepanovic1684 23 дні тому

      Bunch of Hemis sitting on the lots all over US and Canda.

    • @UpsidedownC
      @UpsidedownC 22 дні тому

      ​@dremias atleast 5k

    • @manuelkorivu3966
      @manuelkorivu3966 22 дні тому

      For whom willing to buy/prefer the V8 Hemi: Hemi have a big camshaft lubrification design flawn (I know by experience 😢). So, around 200k kilometers Hemi tick start to occurr with fuel consumption raising year by year, until premature engine failure (usually around 200k km, due to camshaft/lifter excess wear)

    • @dremias
      @dremias 21 день тому

      @@manuelkorivu3966 MDS..... worse thing added because of the EPA's overreach. I have mine disabled.

  • @mikefoehr235
    @mikefoehr235 24 дні тому +58

    RAM is going under....again. Having 22s on the lot must be a serious financial burden.

    • @External2737
      @External2737 24 дні тому +1

      Burden for dealers. Automakers sell to dealerships.

    • @mikefoehr235
      @mikefoehr235 24 дні тому +1

      @@External2737 I know

    • @HarmonsHarbor
      @HarmonsHarbor 24 дні тому +7

      There’s a 2022 Ram on the dealer lot in Somerset, Massachusetts. The window sticker says $61,000 and they were asking $92,000 and now they’ve dropped it to $75,000…lol…for a 3 year old truck that can’t, and probably won’t, sell.

    • @mikefoehr235
      @mikefoehr235 24 дні тому

      @@HarmonsHarbor crazy

    • @jimbobaggans1564
      @jimbobaggans1564 24 дні тому +4

      Yep, and as you drive off of the lot that beautiful truck will depreciate 10 to 15 thousand. If you turned around and drove back to the stealership, and you told them that you wanted to sell it. Guess what they would give you for it? Welllll, it's 3 years old you know. You will still be making payments on it, even though that truck is long gone. Because now, it's a used 3 year old truck. The salesman just told you less than an hour ago that you were essentially buying a new truck. Now, the same puke will tell you it's a 3 year old truck and give you a fraction of what you bought it for. I can't say this enough, don't listen to these stealerships!!

  • @ronaldhebner2146
    @ronaldhebner2146 24 дні тому +32

    2022? Talk about lot rot. 70k? Someone would be out of their mind to buy a vehicle that has been sitting for that long at even half of the price. Don’t walk away, run.

    • @DaveInCanada081
      @DaveInCanada081 23 дні тому +4

      The second you drive that new 2022 off the lot it becomes another used 2022. I wouldn't pay anymore than what a used one is selling for. Imagine the massive instant depreciation?🥶...sending shivers up my spine.

    • @ronaldhebner2146
      @ronaldhebner2146 23 дні тому +1

      @@DaveInCanada081 I didn’t even consider that, excellent point.

    • @boobacockaa
      @boobacockaa 23 дні тому

      No kidding. That is a great point.

    • @bradzimmerman3171
      @bradzimmerman3171 19 днів тому +1

      @@DaveInCanada081A Fiat Ram pickup still rusts faster than a Silverado lol a real DRAG race

    • @DaveInCanada081
      @DaveInCanada081 19 днів тому

      @bradzimmerman3171 A down hill drag race, at that. 😂

  • @AbcDef-iq4no
    @AbcDef-iq4no 23 дні тому +7

    Every time I hear what used to be known for decades as the Chrysler Corporation as Stellantis it makes my skin crawl.

  • @DeltatechActual
    @DeltatechActual 24 дні тому +10

    No shortbed,2 door,v8, crank windows with mechanical gauges and no touchscreen for an affordable price......NO SALE !

    • @roddycreswell8613
      @roddycreswell8613 22 дні тому +1

      You hit the nail on the head. I want a work truck, not a damn cowboy Cadillac. The only thing I’d add to your list is a straight shift.

    • @dyer2cycle
      @dyer2cycle 22 дні тому

      Right!...only I would want mine long bed, not short...manual transmission, and a torquey inline-6 would be fine by me....

  • @mackelby1
    @mackelby1 24 дні тому +43

    8 years ago i brought 18 acres, 1400 sq ft house, 30x40 barn with electric for 80000.

    • @vg4472
      @vg4472 24 дні тому +4

      10 years ago I got a 1300 sq ft 2002 built 2/2 1 story home with garage for 65k [=

    • @patty109109
      @patty109109 24 дні тому +2

      This video is about trucks.

    • @daveyjones777
      @daveyjones777 24 дні тому +2

      Yeah, but does it have RGB lights and black instead of chrome?! You're missing out!

    • @daveyjones777
      @daveyjones777 24 дні тому

      @@patty109109 No, it's really about the wisdom of burying yourself in debt on a highly depreciating vehicle that won't last. And I own a Chrysler product - but it's just a fact. These vehicles are ridiculously overcomplicated (and overpriced).

    • @johnjone965
      @johnjone965 23 дні тому

      If someone told me I could go out and buy a truck that cost less than 3 years of the average American salary they'd trade for a house I'd want to hear about it. I enjoyed elbys comment ​@@patty109109

  • @juniorrodriguez6961
    @juniorrodriguez6961 23 дні тому +11

    1990 ford f150 runs fine 0 problems 447,288 miles and still ticking, keep your ram and the 2nd house payment .😂

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  23 дні тому +1

      Can’t go wrong with that

    • @xkr510
      @xkr510 22 дні тому

      I wouldn’t buy a GM product of they said they’d pay me to take it. Disappointed in Ford recently though.

  • @jimbobaggans1564
    @jimbobaggans1564 24 дні тому +21

    A fool and his money are soon parted.

  • @bradz2451
    @bradz2451 22 дні тому +6

    10 years ago I bought a loaded dodge ram. Great truck, still have it. Only option it didn’t have was a moon roof, it was 43k. They were cheaper than other brands, nicer interiors, more power……… now there’s zero reason to buy

  • @gordonloessl2822
    @gordonloessl2822 24 дні тому +25

    Automotive never learns. Upper management still wants their performance bonuses....

  • @jonwear9791
    @jonwear9791 24 дні тому +51

    A truck for 90K? One would have to be a wealthy farmer to afford that hell no!

    • @luiseldewashington1768
      @luiseldewashington1768 24 дні тому +2

      Not even farmers are getting new trucks, specially with prices in the gutter rn

    • @americanhero1234
      @americanhero1234 24 дні тому

      Dam so farmers are fucking idiots???

    • @DaveInCanada081
      @DaveInCanada081 23 дні тому +3

      That's what I was thinking. Only the rich farmers can afford these things.

    • @Xdjlv121
      @Xdjlv121 23 дні тому +1

      No question about it…very true. These are not working people’s cars anymore. Just wait until the end of the year, I’m sure dealers will be salivating for $55k for a truck like this…

    • @JASONHJEFFERSON
      @JASONHJEFFERSON 23 дні тому

      a farmer is going to get a 2500 or 3500 i would over a 1500 they dont cost much more

  • @thePrisioner6
    @thePrisioner6 24 дні тому +87

    These trucks are 100% overpriced. Just what are you going to use $100,000 truck for? Insurance alone will kill you much less the over $1000 monthly payment. add in the shitty gas milage and you better be willing to live in it.

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому +5

      It’s way more than what most even care about

    • @jc7887
      @jc7887 23 дні тому

      Not to mention, all these 100k trucks are raising insurance rates for everyone. You gotta be insured in case you hit one of these damn things.

    • @roddycreswell8613
      @roddycreswell8613 22 дні тому

      It isn’t cheap to build new plants and retool old ones to make ev that sell like heaters at the equator.

    • @clutchitup8565
      @clutchitup8565 18 днів тому

      My buddy bought a 100k ram truck so stupid they even upped his insurance to 200 a month because they are highly stolen in canada lmfao so he paying 1200 a month plus insurance plus fuel he looking at 1800 a month just to run a truck what a dumbass

  • @brenthill3241
    @brenthill3241 18 днів тому +2

    Remember kids. It doesn't cost 80 grand if you dont buy it.

  • @madhatter9001
    @madhatter9001 24 дні тому +19

    I wouldn't buy a Dodge at 2010 prices.

  • @rbarr1200
    @rbarr1200 24 дні тому +7

    Just remember people are in 200k debt for social studies. Of course they will buy a 100 k truck

  • @ronburgundy4375
    @ronburgundy4375 23 дні тому +4

    They're destroying the brand intentionally. They had a winning business model as a consumer company give consumers what they want... 1. Affordable 2. Good looking 3. Fun and 4. Reliable. Stellantis messed it all up.
    Also what youre seeing is the economy about to crash out

  • @user-sx6id5gw5v
    @user-sx6id5gw5v 14 днів тому

    subscribed. Loved finding a Canadian UA-camr covering this topic. Excellent video!

  • @clawhammer704
    @clawhammer704 24 дні тому +8

    I’ll just keep repairing my old 97 ford f150. It’s got ac, power windows and AT. It’s all I need. Keep my money in my pocket.

  • @karlgottschalk6108
    @karlgottschalk6108 24 дні тому +6

    I thought I paid too much for my 2020 ram $55k. This is out of control. Not only do we have overpriced vehicles, we also have inflated interest rates. Recipe for disaster.....

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому

      It is a recipe for disaster alright

  • @OugaBoogaShockwave
    @OugaBoogaShockwave 22 дні тому +3

    CEO's are living on another planet is all i can say cause Clearly they're not affected by current prices of ANYTHING.

  • @theminifarmSMOA
    @theminifarmSMOA 23 дні тому +3

    Looks like you're at Great West in Edmonton, judging by the Zembelli's restaurant sign behind you..😊👍

  • @brianburkhardt771
    @brianburkhardt771 17 днів тому +2

    I have a 2017 ram 1500 bighorn loaded with 69000,miles. After seeing this. I am 60 years old nearing retirement. I think I will drive the wheels of my 2017. Never will pay that for a pickup!

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  17 днів тому

      Thats probably a decent plan, at least for now. increased MSRP, but augmented by frequent incentives which a person may capitalize on at the right time. Dealers themselves are becoming more motivated.

  • @davidpasqualotto214
    @davidpasqualotto214 24 дні тому +4

    I love my 22Ram Limited Longhorn. Unfortunately i bought at height of pandemic but had to go 3 states over to buy it at MSRP. Other than buying at top of market this truck has served me very well. Unbelievable interior and ride. My .02.

    • @shaverlocal
      @shaverlocal 24 дні тому

      What are your payments on that 22 or did you pay cash?

  • @alwaysarmy3207
    @alwaysarmy3207 22 дні тому +15

    Female CEO coming to Dodge...the company is really going to be screwed.

    • @bradzimmerman3171
      @bradzimmerman3171 19 днів тому

      Always ignorant really Dodge are you kidding yourself,you don’t know about Stellantis it’s been Fiat Ram for years were have you been bunky

    • @AzariusChrome
      @AzariusChrome 16 днів тому +1

      ​@@bradzimmerman3171show me a woman that was successfully increasing the company versus running it into the ground I'll wait😂

  • @Niko-iv4ch
    @Niko-iv4ch 24 дні тому +20

    The Dodge/Ram/Chrysler consumer is someone who is buying a deeply discounted vehicle while having poor credit. ( Not all, but many)
    But Stellantis management from Europe have no F’ing idea of the American car culture.
    “Let’s keep prices high, with high interest rates. Because if everyone else’s does, so should Chrysler products.”
    Stellantis doesn’t know who the Mopar demographic is. That is why they are in such a mess.

    • @anthonyxuereb792
      @anthonyxuereb792 24 дні тому

      Spot on.

    • @RickRatchetTvJames_Bytch
      @RickRatchetTvJames_Bytch 24 дні тому

      Exactly. No way CDJR should be priced like luxury car. Granted they are beautiful cars, but the ride isn't.

    • @patty109109
      @patty109109 24 дні тому

      Ridiculous. You don’t think they have executive leadership positions in the USA? No market analysis?

    • @delprice3007
      @delprice3007 23 дні тому

      bs

    • @roddycreswell8613
      @roddycreswell8613 22 дні тому

      @@patty109109 proof is in the pudding. Things I buy a truck for aren’t available today, so if they do as you say they have their head in the damn sand and their ears are stopped up.

  • @stevelynch5843
    @stevelynch5843 24 дні тому +2

    $78,000 for a Big Horn, Ram can go under as far as I care and I've been a Dodge man my whole life

  • @tismin2001
    @tismin2001 22 дні тому +3

    Ive been running a Dodge dealer for 15 years, this is worst than the crisis of 08/09. An absolute mess.
    This is what happens when you have non car people running a car company.

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому

      I am seeing this in the oil & gas fields as well, investment groups are buying everything..

    • @loniebrown9646
      @loniebrown9646 17 днів тому

      A manufacturer cant cash in on loyalty when consumers experience a terrible buying experience, poor reliability..
      Consumer looks at pricing first, that over rides all previous experience with manufacturers..
      If you had a bad run with brand A, and brand A is priced at 2 to 3 times the rate of inflation....hell no
      Than the dealer suffers, which in turn, has to have a several selling manufacters in a dealer net work...
      Now one new car, truck sale, has to cover the loss of one model not selling, pricing is forced to stay high..

  • @timkis64
    @timkis64 24 дні тому +5

    i have a feeling they will need new tires, brake hoses, batteries, wiper blades, & coolant hoses before their actually sold, for sticker price.a customer with an IQ of 60 would drastically help the salesman out as well.

  • @motodrang4287
    @motodrang4287 22 дні тому +2

    Ram guy here. There is no way I would even consider these trucks. First, I don’t want turbos. Next, my well equipped sport was 37k. I could see, maybe, up to 50 FOR A REBEL. Idiotic.

  • @TKsGarage2
    @TKsGarage2 19 днів тому +1

    Great info

  • @HT-ww3zg
    @HT-ww3zg 24 дні тому +7

    And Canadians get doubly screwed with the Dollar conversion.
    Bring on the Amero! 😉

    • @Yolbosun
      @Yolbosun 24 дні тому

      🤔
      What kinda special stupid are you….

  • @jbountalas
    @jbountalas 24 дні тому +3

    I own a Grand Caravan. To replace it with a Pacifica with the equivalent trim level, I'd have to spend over 70K and that's without the sales taxes. The local Chrysler/Dodge/RAM/Jeep dealership here has lots of new inventory, but the busiest part of the operation seems to be Service. People are looking at prices for the new vehicles and choosing to keep their existing ones going by doing the recommended maintenance and repairs. That's what I'm doing. There seems to be a disconnect between reality and whoever sets prices at Stellantis. The market will speak and eventually the car makers will listen, but between those two points, there will be a lot of pain, mostly on the dealer side.

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому

      I agree, it will eventually be figured out, but hopefully I’m not too long

    • @daveyjones777
      @daveyjones777 24 дні тому

      What you're doing is probably the right choice - but that said, just be willing to buy out of state. My local Chrysler dealers are OUT OF THEIR MINDS - If I just buy 6 hours away, I can get a 2024 Limited Hybrid for $23K less than local. Too many idiots around me, I guess, paying full price on everything. Edit: or too many dealers who think if they can just keep their overpriced Pacificas on the lot, someone will eventually buy it. They still have 2023s!

    • @gstebens1
      @gstebens1 8 днів тому

      Maybe that is what the Dealers sales model is. Keep prices high and make a killing in the service area.

  • @kroan49
    @kroan49 17 днів тому +1

    New to this channel you sound Canadian, I'm assuming this means these prices are also in Canadian?

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  17 днів тому

      They are and I am indeed. A little higher here.

  • @Conservativetomycore
    @Conservativetomycore 17 днів тому +1

    There is a reason why Dodge does not do leasing, because they don’t want their own product back.

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 24 дні тому +4

    Great video but I think Ford and GM are in big trouble too

  • @Dabbidoo
    @Dabbidoo 24 дні тому +7

    I just traded mine (RAM 1500 Sport Night Edition with NAV, sunroof, etc, etc....) and am glad I haven't lost any money. In done Stellentis and the gas guggler.

  • @Nmatenum420
    @Nmatenum420 23 дні тому

    Subbed my bud

  • @NoBadReply
    @NoBadReply 24 дні тому

    Where's that at? They got any 2022-24 1500 longhorns with air suspension?

  • @HerbertAtkinson
    @HerbertAtkinson 24 дні тому +13

    Unfortunately the corrupt government will bail these con dealerships out again.

  • @frenkybigone5641
    @frenkybigone5641 24 дні тому +10

    Here in Europe too, people no longer have any money because the Corona policy has ruined everything, but the car industry is relying on electric cars, which no one wants to have.

    • @Whatisthisstupidfinghandle
      @Whatisthisstupidfinghandle 24 дні тому

      FRO. That was years ago. Give it up

    • @patty109109
      @patty109109 24 дні тому

      Nonsense as always. European car sales up since last year. 15 seconds on google.

    • @daveyjones777
      @daveyjones777 24 дні тому

      They're a niche product. The people who are really into them already have one.. And many are going back to ICE.

  • @Tequilero_991
    @Tequilero_991 23 дні тому

    Might be a silly question but does the car market mirror the real estate market insofar as the price mark ups ? I mean a house doesn’t loose money overall and there’s no shortage of cars so what gives

  • @kentbeck5015
    @kentbeck5015 19 днів тому +1

    Everything costs way to much!!! Bring your prices way, way down and see what happens.

  • @red47fire24
    @red47fire24 22 дні тому +3

    The price is going up due to new contracts with the unions!! The unions got a big pay increase. The cost is passed on, to the consumer!!

    • @Bill-sp8kb
      @Bill-sp8kb 5 днів тому

      All costs, are passed on to the consumer.

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 24 дні тому +5

    I don't know how anybody could buy a pickup truck for $70,000 when most people are having trouble paying their rent and buying groceries

    • @Mistro07
      @Mistro07 24 дні тому

      I mean I paid 65 cash for mine, we exist, just not many of us

    • @greyfox79007
      @greyfox79007 24 дні тому

      Trade laws force you to buy new, or you get locked out of work. To be fair it comes from not long ago when plumbers and others trades would run vehicles way to long and then replace them with equally bad used vehicles when they broke down for good. Just because it passed yearly state inspections somehow does not mean it is safe. It just means the vehicle meets the minimums to be on the road.

    • @bartwilloughby2909
      @bartwilloughby2909 24 дні тому

      Don’t worry, the White liberal elites are Doing just Fine 👌

  • @ScottieDawg333
    @ScottieDawg333 22 дні тому

    Is this Canadian prices?

  • @Ridemybike123
    @Ridemybike123 24 дні тому +2

    I thought about getting a new truck but after seeing the stickers Ill keep my 07 F250 forever!

  • @TATERNUTS1
    @TATERNUTS1 24 дні тому +4

    Great video brother, im a ram and jeep owner and it hurts me to see these problems. I love my jeep and ram and hope to buy more in the future. Just when the prices go down. If prices go down

  • @JasPlun
    @JasPlun 24 дні тому +12

    I would gladly like a Truck like my 1994 Ford F-150 XL with a 300 6 cylinder for 18k I could care less about all the adds I would be so happy with a plain old 300 6 cylinder OBS Ford truck!

    • @codyfarmer1
      @codyfarmer1 24 дні тому +2

      Yeah, but you know you'd prefer a v8.

    • @JasPlun
      @JasPlun 24 дні тому +4

      @@codyfarmer1 Nope I want one with a 300 Inline 6 cylinder, Why because they will last through the Apocalypse and back!

    • @johncherish7610
      @johncherish7610 24 дні тому

      Toyota is working on a mini truck that will come out the end of 24 or 25. They are shooting for a price of around 25K

    • @codyfarmer1
      @codyfarmer1 24 дні тому

      @JasPlun then just go get a 2019 highlander. 3.5 v6. One of the best engines there is and u can't haul or pull anything with it either.

    • @JasPlun
      @JasPlun 23 дні тому +1

      @@codyfarmer1 No I would not I got a 2003 GMC with a 5.3l V8 now I want reliability and longivity over anything else. I want to buy a vehicle that will last me 40 years and keep me from having to pay the HUGE out of control Truck prices. I would rather invest my extra money into things that appreciate and not depreciate. I am the guy that drives a 2003 GMC that is paid off and has 80 grand invested making me money towards retirement while the people that have to have the latest and greatest are in debt out their ass holes:P

  • @KidFriendlyGaming
    @KidFriendlyGaming 23 дні тому

    Why on earth do they do matte black door pillars when the windows are gloss black? I'm currently peeling off the worn vinyl on my 16 and leaving it body color

  • @FflopsNtanktops
    @FflopsNtanktops 23 дні тому +1

    Best off to buy a beater for $5000 and try and get a couple years out of it. Stay out of debt especially vehicle debt.

  • @Dtexas-dx9ug
    @Dtexas-dx9ug 24 дні тому +4

    Wait a minute, so are you saying the Union is at fault for prices set by management? Worker’s wouldn’t need pay increases if management was wouldn’t raise prices beyond the cost of most workers wages. Prices have been increasing for years and workers haven’t received raises accordingly. As you mentioned CEOs are receiving huge bonuses.

  • @insanity758
    @insanity758 24 дні тому +5

    Similarly to the early 2000's everybody buying hummers, but today everyone is buying silly pickups. Same old shit. But paying porshe 911 kind of money for a pickup truck is insane.

    • @Yolbosun
      @Yolbosun 24 дні тому

      Porsche 911 is $70,k

  • @the85erfied94
    @the85erfied94 12 днів тому +1

    This is all as a result of corporate greed. The price goudging is OVER! Now, these dealerships are paying for it. Buyers need to continue to hold off on buying until the power dynamic shifts. Eventually, dealerships will come back on their hands and knees begging you to buy a vehicle from them to avoid bankruptcy.

  • @katman8714
    @katman8714 22 дні тому +1

    Bank: Hey, repo guy...can you go get 75 trucks at a dealership 😅😅😅

  • @michaelscott4519
    @michaelscott4519 24 дні тому +6

    Indeed....price is my only barrier. I like their vehicles.

  • @christo2974
    @christo2974 24 дні тому +6

    I don't care if the company is bankrupt. It is not own by an American company.

    • @dillonh321
      @dillonh321 24 дні тому

      Yup let them go under. They let go most of their American based white collar jobs such as engineers. And now they are suddenly hiring more engineers in Brazil and Europe than they ever have.

  • @moreaufamily437
    @moreaufamily437 23 дні тому +2

    The sad reality is that the UAW auto workers that negotiated a new contract with Stellantis are going to watch those jobs evaporate in front of their eyes while truck manufacturing is moved to a 3rd world country, final assembly maybe in the US or possibly Mexico in order to avoid the chicken tax. In a way they already have that 94% of those jobs are already gone.

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому

      To that add runaway inflation, people are in a hissy fit over the CA fast food workers wage increase yet it has less buying power than minimum wage from 25 years ago..

  • @alfonzonunez9619
    @alfonzonunez9619 23 дні тому

    De qué año es ese Challenger con Motor 6.1 ?????

  • @utoob7361
    @utoob7361 24 дні тому +12

    those gigantic chrome logos are really tacky

  • @cdaway2024
    @cdaway2024 22 дні тому +4

    NAME A SUCCESSFUL VEHICLE WITH THE STELLANTIS NAME ON IT THAT'S EVER BEEN MADE. 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @rudianger123
    @rudianger123 24 дні тому

    Just received, from dealer, their factory invoice for 2024 RAM 1500 Laramie saying they paid (the manufacturer) around 67k. After "discounts", the dealer is asking for 65k. Is it reasonable, given the state of how bad things are for RAM, to negotiate below that significantly? Or should one wait a bit longer so their situation worsens.

    • @theg.o.a.t9864
      @theg.o.a.t9864 24 дні тому +1

      Let it sit for a min, a lot of rams are 5-15k off, a lot of people aim for 10% off msrp but honestly with a ram right now, you can ask for more and expect to get it. They might not budge but let the trucks sit for a little while and they will eventually, especially when the 2025s come in and they are still stuck with 23s and 24s.

    • @bwebb671
      @bwebb671 24 дні тому

      Just brought a Ram 1500 Laramie in Atl, GA, option pkg 2, for $64k OTD. Wait for the right deal, pick your salesman, and wait for the end of the month.

    • @rudianger123
      @rudianger123 24 дні тому

      @@theg.o.a.t9864 My gut is telling me exactly that. I'm getting the sense from several dealers in my area aren't quit ready to start going below MSRP....but we all know its going to come to that as inventory sits longer and longer. Thanks man...we're on the same page with this one.

  • @user-bv3wo2qh1d
    @user-bv3wo2qh1d 23 дні тому +2

    In 2019 I got the new truck with a bigger screen Crewcab 5.7 4x4 for 37k out the door 💀 same exact truck that's now 70k

  • @mortenh.o.703
    @mortenh.o.703 22 дні тому +4

    The Dollar Is clearly going worthless

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому +1

      Yeah people are all huffy about Ca and the minimum wage to the fast food chains being so high. Even with the increase it still has less buying power than the minimum wage of 30 years ago..

    • @mortenh.o.703
      @mortenh.o.703 20 днів тому

      @@SegoMan True

  • @assets59
    @assets59 24 дні тому +3

    I like your videos, but the only thing you're telling us in "EVERY" video. is the cars and trucks are not selling because the price is too high. That's all you're saying in every video.

  • @kevinarmstrong6957
    @kevinarmstrong6957 20 днів тому

    Is this in Canada or U.S. ?

  • @nabatron21
    @nabatron21 23 дні тому +2

    I bought my fully loaded 19’ ram rebel brand new for around 55k back 2019. Had preferred pricing with my work so it knocked quite a bit off plus dealer incentives. Had it for 5 years and traded it in back in October for 24’ sierra 2500 at4. Traded it for around 43k didn’t lose a whole bunch but thought I could get more until the dealer was like there’s a lot of new ram inventory on lots and hard to sell them so it drove my trade down a bit. Regardless still think I made out pretty well with the trade nevertheless.

    • @SliderFury1
      @SliderFury1 23 дні тому +1

      Same here, I was shopping for an HD truck with a certain trade value for my Ram in mind but then Ram kept raising their prices and all of a sudden there were 1500s everywhere and my trade value dropped off a cliff.
      I still managed to get a pretty good deal and I'm glad I got out from under that truck when I did.

    • @nabatron21
      @nabatron21 23 дні тому

      @@SliderFury1 yeah when dealer lots had tons of inventory it was hard to negotiate a trade.
      Years before I was trying to get a wagoneer for the wife. It was when they were first releasing it and my dealer couldn’t get me one in time. Switched to a 21’ Yukon at4 instead and at the time those were hard to get in BC. My dealer had to get it from northern Alberta somewhere. Now we both have AT4’s lol

  • @dazedhavoc
    @dazedhavoc 24 дні тому +3

    Ram will not go out of business so long as there are aggro, tailgating, short fused, short peened guys.

  • @mikescaffo4850
    @mikescaffo4850 24 дні тому +26

    Ram is overpriced garbage if you want to spend that kind of money buy the chevy or gmc and you won't be broke down like the ram owners

    • @Ummmmmkay88
      @Ummmmmkay88 24 дні тому +2

      Especially anything with a v6.

    • @Spoolingturbski
      @Spoolingturbski 24 дні тому +8

      Our GM has had nothing but transmission trouble, and emissions problems. It’s been a nightmare.

    • @Ruslan.88266
      @Ruslan.88266 24 дні тому +4

      Toyota is definitely a better option.

    • @Spoolingturbski
      @Spoolingturbski 24 дні тому +2

      @@Ruslan.88266 older Toyota with the V6 yes. But the new one has all kind of problems.

    • @spetsru2906
      @spetsru2906 24 дні тому +4

      Ram simply the best for last 2 decades easy.

  • @jimmywalters3071
    @jimmywalters3071 24 дні тому

    I bought a new pickup last summer and paid $40,000 for it...exactly what I wanted to pay. Leather, sunroof , 6 banger, nicely equipped. I think if they can make Rams for $40- 50k ,they can sell many of these. Stats show that JEEP/RAM factories are still cranking out more units than they are currently selling .. so units are piling up at dealerships.

  • @Ken-qq6gp
    @Ken-qq6gp 23 дні тому

    A Jeep rubicon X 2024 in Canada is 95k.
    No problem right.
    Only 15 to 20k overpriced.
    Will a real hybrid motor come with that or a powerless V6 or V4 turbo still be the same old ??

  • @Cadillac1903
    @Cadillac1903 24 дні тому +1

    Insane prices, keep em !

  • @boundarysentinel4181
    @boundarysentinel4181 22 дні тому

    Love your energy man, Go Oilers!!

  • @larryhouse3776
    @larryhouse3776 24 дні тому

    Edmonton hey! I live 5 minutes from here. Been in the market for a truck for 2 years but theyre just insane. Every dealership is just overflowing with stock, and you walk in there and no one is in any hurry to sell them. Looked at a 90k fully loaded 1500 ram rebel a few nonths ago. Interest rate had it at exactly $146,000 over 6 years of financing. My credit is great.
    Something has to change.

    • @markholubetz
      @markholubetz  24 дні тому

      Exactly, dealers are still playing a little hard to get

  • @garykemp2729
    @garykemp2729 23 дні тому +1

    I will be taking extreme care of my 2017 big horn crew cab with only 45k on it. Quite possibly the last truck I will own.

  • @robolo1132
    @robolo1132 23 дні тому +1

    I mean what do you expect? When the CEO of Ford came out and said in order to afford one of our new trucks, you essentially need to make 6 figures. I know this was the CEO of Ford that said this, but to buy any new full-size pickup truck from the big 3 you need to make 6 figures or close. Unless you get a base model stripped down, it's gonna cost you $75k+. The top trim levels are all over $100k. Then the CEO retires, and gets a golden parachute after running the truck business into the ground.

  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon 23 дні тому

    I have a passionate car following, I just have not won the lottery yet and dont have bugatti kind of money to buy these, yet.

  • @1234tellmewhatyourlookingfor
    @1234tellmewhatyourlookingfor 17 днів тому +1

    In July 2022, they were making great deals my son and I both bought new trucks, and if I told you what they did for me you would say I'm lying.
    My son got a great deal as well.
    Back then, they needed more trades, so we did well on our trades.
    I snagged my new one right after it had gotten off truck and prepped.
    There was a chip shortage they were saying and they were complaining about not having trucks to sell.
    I wonder what skyrocketed prices and why dealar bumps raised so much?
    Do they honestly believe we are going all electric soon?
    It' cost a lot of time to charge it, and it still leaves a carbon footprint.
    It is expensive because Tesla has the vast majority of charging stations.
    Our power grid will overload because we have done no improvements on the grid to facilitate millions of electric cars.
    The only way is hybrid,but look how complex the Ram truck is to maintain power and range a small six cylinder for when your batteries are dead.
    A generator to charge your batteries,both running on gas.
    All this for 2 electric motors, that eventually will need a full charge.
    You have all kinds of electrical gadgets and screens drawing power, not counting night driving.
    The cost of this truck will more than outweigh the fuel savings with your two electric motors.
    Ford messed up with the lightning losing power while towing GM took forever at charging stations with their large suv platforms.
    Nissan has a solid hybrid with a 1.5 liter gas engine dedicated to charging on the road. It went 700 kilometers with 200 left with out a charging station.
    It can be charged on a regular 110 volt outlet and cost in the low to mid 20,000 range.
    Is it small and basic, yes, but it works.

  • @willl.3353
    @willl.3353 23 дні тому

    What bothers me about all the truck makers is for $80k you don't get push button door lock and push button ignition. $80k and you still need to pull out your key to start. My 2015 $30k Cherokee the FOB stays in my pocket.

  • @Koop415
    @Koop415 24 дні тому +1

    Not only are the prices double or triple (from what they were) the interest rates on loans went up quite a bit as well. Meaning even if a less financially savvy person wants to get a loan for a Dodge at ~100k and put themselves in that kind of debt they will not be able to afford a monthly payment like that.
    Interest rates on 60-month new car loans in the United States going from 4% (2021) to 8% (now) is a large jump on top of an already large jump in the vehicle price.
    Things were bound to break and they have. Dodge needs to cut prices (probably by half) and move the inventory.

  • @patrickcong4595
    @patrickcong4595 23 дні тому +1

    I have a 2021 ram classic hemi. I love it. At my age probably the last vehicle I’ll purchase. And not impressed with the newer models.

  • @tomlorenzen4062
    @tomlorenzen4062 23 дні тому +1

    Same at Ford and Chevy. Prices are absolutely ridiculous.

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому +1

      It's called inflation, just think Jo did that..

  • @JBoy340a
    @JBoy340a 22 дні тому

    The only thing upgraded is the badges on the truck and they raise the prices.

  • @race8427
    @race8427 24 дні тому +2

    Rams, made in Mexico, $69,000 good luck Ram. Having sold Dodges years ago, there’s tens of thousands in manufacturers markups in these vehicles. Only a dupe would pay MSRP.

  • @JAKFOXGaming
    @JAKFOXGaming 11 днів тому +1

    It’s not the ram factory doing these prices it’s the Dealership

  • @dzerres
    @dzerres 23 дні тому

    I have a 20 year old Dakota. Over the years I kept being asked by the dealer to trade up (they stopped making the Dakota which was the perfect size for me and a lot of other folks). I told them I don't need a Ram and I don't want a Ram. Now I put down the extra $20k - yes, $20,000 - to skip up the line for my Cybertruck reservation because I really, really want that (I already bought a Model 3 in 2019). I went to the Tesla center yesterday to ask about when I could expect my EV. There were all kinds of people hanging around getting their Cybertruck delivered - 3 while I was there. I never see anyone in the OEM lots these days. And remember: Tesla has never advertised - everything has been word-of-mouth

    • @johnstagg7901
      @johnstagg7901 23 дні тому

      Enjoy being broke down on the side of the road from a EMP or possibly government shut down of your computer! They own you now!

  • @badaphooko02
    @badaphooko02 23 дні тому

    I love my 2015 ram 1500 and wanted a newer model next year. At these prices ,i might as well put a new engine in my truck should it die.

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 21 день тому

      Don't forget the wax on / off Danialson...