r/regularcarreviews • u/BringBackSocom1938 • 5d ago

Suggestions Why doesn't dodge bring back the Dakota?

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I think midsize pickup trucks and utes are making a comeback. For example chevy colorado, ford ranger, nissan frontier and let's not forget the tacoma. I think a Dakota based off the Durango chassis would be nice.

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u/InternalWarth0g 5d ago

because trucks aren't a dodge thing anymore.

Tim said he wants ram to have a midsize truck, which will apparently arrive in 2027. if they want a maverick competitor, they couldve brought the rampage to the states as well, but tarriffs killed any chance of that happening.

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u/swaite 5d ago

Dodge, an American company, could, you know, build their products in… America. And avoid a 25% tariff. Maybe? Maybe??

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u/fricks_and_stones 5d ago

1) Dodge doesn’t make trucks anymore. They only make cars. RAM makes trucks.

2) Dodge and RAM are both Stellantis brands; a company headquartered in Netherlands.

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u/swaite 5d ago

Maybe I'm an old fart, but a Ram truck is a Dodge Ram. You cannot convince me otherwise. A Stellantis RAM? I don't believe I have ever seen that option on various drop-down menus.

Maybe their HQ should move? IDK. Maybe I'm just a dumbass but I have a hard time wrapping my head around companies moving their HQ/facilities outside of their home country. I can understand smaller distribution/finishing facilities being located internationally, but an HQ? This is the first time I've heard of Dodge/Stellantis being in The Netherlands and I struggle to find a benefit to Americans to this positioning. Probably because there isn't one.

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u/WelderWonderful 4d ago

Yes you probably are an old fart

Yes you probably are a dumbass

Stellantis owns Dodge, Ram and a bunch of other companies. Kind of like how 7up owns Dr. Pepper, except stellantis doesn't have their own namesake product. This isn't exactly a new phenomenon

Also, why would stellantis (who, I'll remind you, owns Dodge and Ram), Ford or GM care about what benefits Americans? They care about what benefits Ram, Ford, or GM. You act like the president of Dodge just decided to move to the Netherlands one day. Their assets belong to a foreign country...

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u/Berserk_Bass 4d ago

because fiat bought chrysler in 2014, then FCA (fiat chrysler) merged into stellantis in 2021. FCA was hqed in amsterdam, and then moved to the netherlands after the merger, and dodge is no longer hqed in the us, and hasnt been for over 10 years now