THE Stealthily dodge could rise from the grave.
On Monday, Automotive News from Canada reported that Stellantis will replace the Dodge Durango with a Dodge Stealth SUV. The Durango is said to last until mid-2027.
Sam Fiorani, vice president of global forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions in Pennsylvania, told Automotive News Canada there are no plans for another model to be spun off from Jeep for Dodge.
The latest news contradicts what was described in the 2023 UAW Agreement with Stellantis. Plans may have changed, as the 2023 agreement called for a redesigned Durango, codenamed D6U, to go into production at the Detroit Assembly Complex in 2026. A next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee, codenamed J6U, would go into production at the Detroit plant in 2027.
A new, slightly smaller SUV called the Stealth will go into production in Stellantis Windsor Plant in Ontario, Canada in early 2026according to Fiorani.
On Sunday, Automotive News reported the Stealth will be a Five-passenger SUV and walk in Stellantis’ STLA Large Platform. The new platform is designed with the ability to support both electric and gas engines. The STLA Large platform also underpins the electric Dodge Charger, which is now in production at the Windsor assembly plant.
Fiorani said a larger variant of the new SUV was in the works and would have carried the Durango name, but has since been canceled.
Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
Today’s Durango is a long-wheelbase version of the previous generation (WK2) Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Durango is currently built at the Detroit Assembly Complex in Detroit, Michigan.
Fiorani says Durango production will end ends in July 2027.
The current Durango is the only Dodge available with V-8 engine. With the death of the Dodge Charger and Challenger Hellcats, along with the Ram 1500 TRX, the Durango Hellcat is the last Hellcat standing. It was brought back for 2023, revived again for 2024, and continues through 2025.