You could be shocked to listen to this, however you possibly can nonetheless purchase a model new Dodge Charger or Challenger from the supplier. There’s over 5,000 of the muscle vehicles nonetheless in inventory at Dodge sellers throughout the nation, which can or is probably not factor.
After what appeared like an eternity, Stellantis ended manufacturing of the LX (Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300) and LC (Dodge Challenger) in December 2023. The model was making method for the subsequent era of the Charger which we now know goes with electrical and six-cylinder energy. Dodge followers had been up in arms after all, particularly over the loss of life of the favored SRT and Hellcat fashions. Some may need assumed that clients had been going to make a run on sellers, money in hand clamoring for the final of those V8 powered muscle vehicles, particularly with Dodge doing a run of particular version Final Name fashions.
It doesn’t appear as if that was the case. Utilizing Dodge’s personal stock search device, I discovered that there are nonetheless a complete of 5,646 model new Dodge Chargers and Challengers sitting at Dodge sellers all throughout the nation. You’d in all probability assume that’s factor till you notice that each single certainly one of these vehicles is two-model-years previous now.
These 5,000+ vehicles are break up; there are barely extra Chargers than there are Challengers: 2,958 to 2,688. Issues will get extra fascinating whenever you get into particular trims. There’s 993 Charger SXTs and 695 Charger Scat Packs. There are solely 49 Challenger SXTs however over 1,000 Challenger Scat Packs, the vast majority of that are Scat Pack Vast Physique fashions.
Whereas many of those vehicles have reductions on the supplier degree, a number of the Scat Pack and SRT fashions don’t, which may clarify why lots of them have been sitting. Unsurprisingly, there are nonetheless sellers on the market who’re marking up the efficiency fashions. Like this supplier in Tracy, California that has tacked a $20,000 markup on a brand new 2023 Charger Hellcat Widebody with a $90,857 MSRP. Cargurus says the automotive has been listed for almost 400 days.
Some sellers could also be keen to make a deal to maneuver a few of this steel that’s been accumulating mud. With how grasping many sellers are and the continued reputation of the V8 fashions provided that we gained’t ever see them from Dodge once more, consumers could have a tricky time attempting to attain a deal on a V8 Charger or Challenger.