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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Two weeks ago it was Jeep. Now it's Dodge. This is how it creeps. Are both those companies owned by Crystler?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

Yeah, zero surprise seeing this happen to Chrysler/Stellantis cars first.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ask your doctor if Stellantis is right for you...

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

...may cause watery eyes, small penis, or death by fire.

[–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Batteries not included.

Oh yeah I did hear that name recently

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes, along with Ram pickup trucks and IIRC Fiat, somehow.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram) was owned by Daimler (which also owned Mercedes-Benz) from 1998-2007, then operated on their own again (and spun off Ram from Dodge) until 2014 when they were acquired by Fiat, forming Fiat Chrysler Automotive (aka FCA). FCA and PSA (Peugeot) merged in 2021 to form Stellantis.

There you go.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

...to the loud apathy of us GM owners.

[–] gorkur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Plus Peugeot, Citroën and Opel.