Stellantis needs a hit. Badly. A sales hit. Chryco dealers paid the bills for years selling simple vehicles that did not light any flames, but got families where they needed to go without taking a second mortgage. Journey, Grand Caravan - simple, plastic-clad non-turbo, non-hybrid family shleppers that got the job done for $19,999 - Canada Value Packages, we hardly knew ye.
But after Hemifying everything to the 'Yalls delight, and Land Rovering Jeep prices, foot traffic is getting scarce. Cop cars are gone, so are affordable legacy trucks. Dealers need another Journey, fast.
So going through its ample porfolio, Stellantis looks at Alfa Romeo, goes Hmmm, and adds a Dodge front clip to the Tonale and pulls a historic name out of its generous, multi-brand corporate history book.
Will this keep the lights on?
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