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As Gas Prices Drop, Will the RAV4 Hybrid Replace the Prius?

In my most recent post about FCA, I elaborated on how Fiat Chrysler’s minivan and SUV expansion was based on the assumption that gas will remain cheap in the foreseeable future. The folks at Toyota looked at the same gas-price data and concluded it was a reason to winnow down its line of Prius vehicles. According to Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz, his company is currently considering whether

FCA Bets on Gas Prices Staying Low Forever

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (better known as FCA) released its updated North American business plan, and to be sure they provided some tasty morsels for auto fans to chew over. The FCA plan, which extends to the end of 2020, can be summarized thusly: make fewer small cars in favor of more Jeeps and trucks. On the surface, these don’t sound like bad ideas at all. In fact, they more or less accuratel