The past decade has been transformative for the former Chrysler corporation, to put things mildly. Whether we’re talking about the FCA years or the Stellantis years, things have been tumultuous, to put it lightly. The steady decline in U.S. production of smaller cars helped transform it into a truck and SUV company, and with it, elevating Jeep to the point where it was pushing more volume than any other brand under the corporate umbrella. But in Q3, that honor went to Ram, which is all too ready to brag about sales of its revived Hemi V8. So far this year, Jeep is still the corporate leader in total sales, but the brand has been moving backwards for the past two quarters. Jeep’s first half sales were down 1% compared to 2025’s. With Q3 in the books, Jeep is now down 8% compared to last year. Ram, meanwhile, is accelerating. Its sales were up 15% year-to-date at the end of Q2; after its strong Q3, Ram is now up 20% compared to 2025. Only about 45,000 sales separate the two right now; if both continue on their current trajectories, Ram has a decent chance of becoming the company’s #1 brand in total U.S. sales by year’s end. Welcome to 2026, where trucks lead the way. And this is just the warmup act. The return of the Hemi, a Symbol of Protest (Ram’s words, not ours), was first. Then the TRX was resurrected from the grave. And of course Ram decided to own the street truck segment with the Rumble Bee SRT. As part of Stellantis’ turnaround plan that includes 60 new vehicles and 50 refreshes by 2030 Ram is about to get a slew of new products. That list includes a refreshed Durango, a Ramcharger full-size SUV, a Dakota midsize truck, a Rampage compact truck, and a refresh for both the 1500 and HD lineup. Q3 gave us a reasonably strong showing from Dodge, which is to say that Durango sales are still keeping the lights on. The brand was up 2% in Q3, largely thanks to the aforementioned SUV and early signs of life from the gas-powered Charger. With 26,546 units sold, Dodge still fell short of Chrysler, which is to say that its entire lineup was outsold by the Pacifica minivan. Meanwhile, Fiat and Alfa dealers might as well be on fire; the spectacle alone would certainly draw more attention than either lineup is getting from U.S. buyers. Jeep’s numbers are bit trickier to parse. Wrangler sales have largely held steady at what appears to be a “new normal” in the post-Bronco world. The 4×4 is up 2% for the year; the Gladiator, however, is not. Sales of the midsize truck were down nearly 10% compared to a year ago in Q3, which is slightly better than its year-to-date average of -20%. Compass sales are off dramatically, but its -42% year-to-date performance is being partially made up for by sales of the revived Cherokee. Setting aside the internal horse race, corporate health seems to be improving at Stellantis. While its Q3 sales were virtually identical to last year’s, volumes are up company-wide so far in 2026. Sounds an awful lot like we’ve reached an inflection point, does it not? Or, put another way, there’s nowhere left for Stellantis to go but up.