Stellantis is delaying the start of production of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck to the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. Production was originally scheduled to start before the end of this year, making the REV a 2025 model, but is being pushed back to ensure quality, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on a media call with Reuters and other outlets. “We are just facing a very significant amount of workload,” Tavares said. First shown in 2023, the Ram 1500 REV aims to upstage the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Rivian R1T, and Tesla Cybertruck with up to 500 miles of range, courtesy of a 229-kwh battery pack. A 168-kwh pack will be standard, delivering...

OverviewSkoda Auto a.s., more commonly referred to as Skoda, is headquartered in the Czech Republic. The founders of Škoda, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement were initially involved with the manufacturing bicycles and motorcycles. In due course they progressed to trucks and eventually to cars, establishing Skoda in 1925.From 1948 the company was state owned. In 1991, the company began partial privatisation, and become part of the German automotive group, Volkswagen AG in 1994. The company became a wholly owned Volkswagen subsidiary in 2000. The Skoda brand has come a long way since. Skoda vehicles are sold in over 100 countries with over 1.25 million units sold globally. Skoda is committed to an electrification strategy. The Citigo-e...