Canadian buyers of 2027 Stellantis vehicles are getting remote engine start and stop folded into the standard Connect One plan at no extra charge. The feature, accessible through each brand’s mobile app and compatible smartwatch extensions, now ships as part of the 10-year connected services package that covers Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Alfa Romeo vehicles sold in Canada.
Remote start has been a friction point for connected-services pricing across the industry. GM’s MyBuick and myChevrolet apps offer similar remote start capability, as does Hyundai’s MyHyundai with BlueLink, but those programs vary in how long the service window lasts at no cost. Stellantis is leaning on the 10-year duration as its differentiator, arguing that a decade of included remote access is meaningfully different from the shorter trials competitors have offered.
The free Connect One tier for most 2027 model-year vehicles covers remote engine start and stop, remote door lock and unlock, over-the-air software updates, monthly vehicle health reports, health and recall alerts, automatic SOS calls, remote personal data clearing, and in-vehicle games via the App Market. That is a broader base package than Stellantis offered at launch, when Connect One’s headline capability was remote lock and unlock alone.
Above that sits Connect Plus at $13.99 CAD per month. Buyers who enroll within 30 days of purchase get a three-month free trial. Connect Plus adds remote horn and flashing lights, stolen vehicle assistance, theft alarm alerts, vehicle finder, and a full suite of connected navigation tools including drive alerts, routing send-and-go, last-mile navigation, fuel finder, parking finder, dynamic range mapping, and speed camera alerts.
A few vehicle lines carry different terms. Buyers of the 2027 Jeep Grand Wagoneer receive 10 years of Connect One and three years of Connect Plus at no extra charge, plus a separate three-month trial of 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot data through Bell, capped at 3 GB. The 2027 Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia, which run on the SiriusXM Guardian platform rather than Uconnect, get the same 10-year Connect One and three-year Connect Plus bundle, with a Bell hotspot trial of three months or 1 GB. The 2027 Jeep Compass and Dodge Durango, also on SiriusXM Guardian, receive 10 years of Safety and Security and Vehicle Performance services alongside three-month trials of the Assistance and Navigation packages and a three-month or 1 GB Bell hotspot trial.
The SiriusXM Guardian carve-outs are worth noting because they mean the feature set and the enrollment process differ depending on which platform underpins the vehicle. Owners of those models manage their connected services through a separate portal rather than the main brand sites. Stellantis has not detailed whether Guardian-platform vehicles will eventually migrate to a unified connected-services experience.
Enrollment is handled at the selling dealership or through each brand’s connected services website. Stellantis has not disclosed pricing for Connect Plus beyond the three-month trial window, whether annual billing options exist, or what happens to connected features on vehicles resold after the initial 10-year window closes.
GM and Hyundai have made remote start a standard connected-services hook for years. Stellantis is catching up on that expectation while wrapping it in the longer service commitment. Whether the 10-year pitch moves the needle at the point of sale depends on how many buyers read the fine print before they sign, but on a January morning in Edmonton, the feature sells itself.
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