TTAC News Round-up: The Chrysler 200 Was More Unpopular Than Anyone Imagined

There is something sincerely wrong with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ math, although things are starting to add up for why some of its sales numbers were so inflated.

That, Ford decides to get a little less global at the expense of the small car, Hyundai pays the price for lying, and parts suppliers see doom and gloom on the horizon for the automotive industry… after the break!

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  • 2ACL 2.slow + stick + major components serviced = many more miles of motoring if the next owner is even half as diligent. Not my cup of tea, but I could understand someone wanting to take this home.
  • AZFelix In related news, the California Department of Public Health in cooperation with CARB is proposing a complete ban on new car sales by 2039. The agency director was quoted as saying "If it prevents just one death..." and "Think of the [non-aborted] children..." at a press conference. The DEA immediately classified Ozium Air Sanitizer spray as a Schedule I chemical/drug and applied for a yearly budget increase of $690 billion dollars to help prosecute their 'war on car freshness'.
  • Master Baiter The 10 year maintenance cost should be normalized with respect to the vehicle cost. Of course a $150K Porsche or Range Rover is going to cost more to maintain than a $20K Camry.
  • Paul 175k? Pffft not a chance. A VW with that mileage is an enormous bill waiting to happen.
  • Turbo Is Black Magic Civic Si all the way… it’s the sweet spot of fun to drive, manual, decent MPG’s, no dealer markup BS. Especially in Canada where you can get heated seats.If you are in the US just buy the last gen Si… it’s still a vastly better car than the current one.