Jeep's Showroom Push Stalls

Automotive Under 5, by AUTONOMi · Oct 12, 2026 · 3m

Jeep spent heavily pushing dealers into costly, brand-focused stores. Automotive News reports the bet isn't paying off, with no figure yet on what reversing course costs Stellantis or its network. The same morning, recalls widen on three fronts, Mercedes, Ford, and Chery, while the Wall Street Journal has China's auto sales falling despite the traditional peak season, right as BMW's new platform borrows cost-cutting tactics from Chinese manufacturing, per CarBuzz. A California Ford store changes hands, Audi's next flagship may share bones with a Porsche, and Colombia opens talks with Mazda on…