Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts.

Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional.

Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis says it will offer buyout packages to many of its U.S. white-collar workers just five days after the company’s CEO said the auto industry is in the middle of a significant storm.

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Stellantis has said it will be canceling its participation in next year’s CES technology show in Las Vegas due to the “mounting” costs of the ongoing auto workers strike in North America.

Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years.

Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain Jeep Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water can get into the liftgate control computer, causing an electrical short that can touch off a fire. The company says it hasn’t developed a fix yet. Owners will get notification letters starting June 30. Stellantis says the problem was caught in a routine review of customer data.

Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years.

A 32-year-woman is dead after a crash in Amherst County on Thursday, according to Virginia State Police.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation’s name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. The chief of the Cherokee Nation says it's time for auto maker Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee models. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he believes corporations and team sports should stop using Native American names, images and mascots on their teams and products. The controversy comes amid a national reckoning over the use of Native American names and images, particularly in sports.

(Biden Inaugural Committee via AP)HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting Jeep to put on pause the Super Bowl television commercial that features him. Springsteen was arrested Nov. 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, a spokesperson for the National Park Service confirmed Wednesday. Springsteen received citations for driving while under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. While during Sunday's Super Bowl, he appeared in a Jeep ad filmed in Kansas that urged people to find common ground. But the company said, “it’s also right that we pause our Big Game commercial until the actual facts can be established."

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. One person is dead after a crash on Friday in Bedford County, according to the Virginia State Police. The single-vehicle crash happened at about 6:39 a.m. on Radford Church Road (Route 654), less than a mile east of Tuck Road (Route 633). The Jeep continued more than 100 feet into a field and then hit a tree, which caused the Jeep to catch on fire, according to state police. The passenger died at the scene, according to state police. State police said the office of the medical examiner in Roanoke is still working to identify the person who died.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. A North Carolina woman is facing charges after a police chase ended in Franklin County, according to Virginia State Police. North Carolina authorities stopped their pursuit in Henry County when they lost sight of the Jeep, and Virginia State Police took over. Authorities say they tried to pull over the Jeep, but the driver sped off, reaching 100 mph at on point. The driver, Heather Marie Ward, 25, of Eden, N.C. was taken into custody without incident, according to Virginia State Police. Ward has been charged with felony elude and reckless driving by Virginia State Police.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A 70-year-old man died in a fatal crash in Rockbridge County after authorities say he rear-ended a tractor-trailer. According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on I-81 North at mile marker 196 when a 2006 Jeep Wrangler rear-ended a 2008 Freightliner. Authorities say the Jeep was driven by Edgar Almony of Jarrettsville, Md., who was reportedly not wearing his seatbelt. A passenger in the Jeep was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to authorities, the crash remains under investigation.

BEDFORD, Va. – A photo that is now going viral truly captures the spirit of small-town living. When the Johnson Health Hillbilly Response Unit Jeep lost it’s transmission during the Christmas parade in Bedford this weekend, a crowd rushed to help them out. A photo was posted on Bedford County Photography’s Facebook page, and shows the crowd rushing to push the vehicle up the hill. The caption says if people ask what small-town living is like, it’s this.

CNN video(CNN) - The owner of the Jeep abandoned on Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Dorian will probably think twice before giving someone his car keys. It turns out the SUV's owner had lent it to his cousin so that guy wouldn't have to ride his motorcycle in the bad weather, the owner told CNN affiliate WMBF. So, the owner's cousin "got on the beach and started driving it," the owner told WMBF. Then I called (my cousin) and spoke to him and he told me exactly what happened," the Jeep's owner told the station. Workers used a backhoe loader Friday morning to tow the Jeep away, video posted by Myrtle Beach police shows.