Carmaker Stellantis has stopped stocking gasoline vehicle models of its Jeep Wrangler brand in many states following stringent emission standards passed in the regions.
Stellantis is no longer allocating gasoline-only Jeep Wrangler models to dealerships in the 14 states that follow emission guidelines set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to a June 16 report by Automotive News. The company ships gas Wranglers based on an order-to-order basis if a customer specifically requests the model. Stellantis’s decision to limit gasoline-only Wranglers in CARB states began around two months back.
In April, the automaker informed dealers that states following CARB emission rules were enforcing stricter greenhouse gas standards retroactively to vehicles from the 2021 model year. “The communication to our dealers simply acknowledges the reality that we may need to adjust vehicle allocations among the California and Federal states to ensure that Stellantis complies with different standards in the California states,” the company said in a statement, according to the outlet….