A replacemenet for the Jeep Cherokee will arrive in 2026 with a hybrid powertrain. Get all the latest automotive news in the Executive Briefing.
+ Officials at Mitsubishi say the automaker is still “studying various options” regarding whether it will join Nissan and Honda’s planned merger and that “no conclusion has been reached.” More at The Drive.
+ According to Rivian chief software officer Wassym Bensaid, its new partnership with Volkswagen has several more OEMs “knocking on our door” to share its electric vehicle technology. More at Electrek.
+ Stellantis has announced its return to the Super Bowl advertising stage with two commercials for its Ram and Jeep brands scheduled to ait in the February 9 broadcast. More at CBT News.
+ Porsche Penske Motorsport scored its second straight victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona with drivers Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor in a 963 prototype. More at Autoweek.
+ BMW has joined Chinese automakers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China. More at MSN.
+ The four-wheel drive 1984 Honda CRX built with an engine and drivetrain on both ends by Car and Driver magazine and American Honda is currently for sale on Bring A Trailer. More at Autoblog.
+ Tesla will start deliveries of its refreshed Model Y crossover in the United States in March with a base price of $59,990, according to new listings on the company’s website. More at CNBC.
+ The Jeep Cherokee, discontinued in 2023, is expected to get a replacement in 2026 with a hybrid powertrain and sized between the current Compass and Grand Cherokee. More at Car and Driver.
+ Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup is under pressure for its strategy of backing electric vehicle maker VinFast as its losses mount and foreign investors back away. More at World Auto Forum.
+ Kasey Kahne, who last raced in NASCAR Cup in 2018, will return to stock cars to drive for Richard Childress Racing in the Xfinity Series race April 19 at Rockingham. More at NBC Sports.
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“studying various options regarding whether it will join”
I would be very surprised if it were up to them to decide. There was a time in the late Eighties when we were a two Mitsubishi family. They stopped being relevant in the USA twenty years ago.