"The European-American carmaker conglomerate has struggled with declining sales, soaring prices, quality issues, rampant infighting and a culture reportedly so miserable that both labor unions and car dealers high-fived each other when its CEO was ousted last year. Amid a trans-Atlantic blame game over what went wrong, another theme kept coming up: overly aggressive investments in electric vehicles while its Jeep, Dodge and Ram loyalists remained firmly attached to gasoline models."
"But if that was really the case, after spending some time with the new electric 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S, I'm wondering where the hell all that money went. Because the final product doesn't feel like it can help with Jeep's current woes, and it doesn't make a case for Stellantis' high-tech future. (Full Disclosure: Jeep loaned me a Wagoneer S for a week of testing.)"
"The electric Wagoneer S has, confusingly, nothing in common with the larger (and slow-selling) Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. It's sleeker, smaller and all-electric, built on Stellantis' STLA Large platform, the same as the new Dodge Charger Daytona EV. You even get the same 100.5-kilowatt-hour battery as the Dodge, as well as a dual-motor setup with a good amount of off-road driving modes to make it worthy of the Jeep badge."
Stellantis has faced declining sales, soaring prices, quality issues, infighting and a demoralized culture that culminated in its CEO's ouster. The company invested heavily in EVs while many Jeep, Dodge and Ram buyers remained loyal to gasoline models. The 2025 electric Jeep Wagoneer S is smaller and sleeker than the traditional Wagoneer lineup, built on the STLA Large platform with a 100.5-kWh battery and dual motors. The Launch Edition offers 600 hp and about 303 miles of range, accelerating 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The final product feels unlikely to resolve Jeep's loyalist divide or Stellantis' broader strategic problems.
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