'Autos Mujeres al Volante' Magazine Selects Jeep(R) Wrangler and Chrysler Town & Country as 2006 Women's Cars of the Year

* 2006 Best Minivan for Women awarded to Chrysler Town & Country * 2006 Best Compact Sport Utility for Women awarded to Jeep Wrangler * "Autos Mujeres al Volante" Awards to be presented during the 2006 North American International Auto Show

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12 -- "Autos Mujeres al Volante" magazine (Women Behind the Wheel), the Latin market's No. 1 automotive magazine for U.S. Hispanic women, announced the selection of the Chrysler Town & Country and the Jeep(R) Wrangler as the 2006 Women's Car of the Year in the categories of "Best Minivan for Women" and "Best Compact Sport Utility for Women." The awards were presented during the 2006 North American International Auto Show on January 10, 2006 in Detroit.

We're thrilled to be recognized by 'Autos Mujeres al Volante' magazine," said Jeff Bell, Vice President, Chrysler and Jeep. "It is a great honor for the corporation to receive accolades for design and engineering in the overall safety, styling, affordability and performance of our vehicles."

The 2006 Chrysler Town & Country minivan offers the epitome of stately flexibility and innovation without compromises in style, safety or security. With groundbreaking innovations like the Stow 'n Go(TM) seating and storage system (first introduced in 2005), safety and security features like a minivan-first inflatable knee blocker and luxurious convenience innovations like remote power-sliding doors and power liftgate, the 2006 Chrysler Town & Country continues to garner accolades.

The 2006 Jeep Wrangler is the heart and soul of the Jeep brand. No vehicle illustrates the legendary Jeep 4x4 capability better than the Wrangler, offering open-air fun and freedom with award-winning off-road capability to young buyers, seasoned off-road enthusiasts and those who are young at heart. All Jeep Wranglers wear the Jeep Trail Rated(R) badge, indicating that the vehicle has been designed to perform in a variety of challenging conditions identified by five key consumer-oriented performance categories: traction, ground clearance, maneuverability, articulation and water-fording.

"The 'Mujeres al Volante' awards are becoming a staple in the automotive industry, and we are pleased to award the 2006 Jeep Wrangler and 2006 Chrysler Town & Country for the impressive vehicles that they are," said Ileana Muniz, editor-in-chief of "Autos Mujeres al Volante." "Our audience depends on us to honor the new models that best demonstrate overall superiority, significance and value, and both of these selected vehicles stood out in each of those categories for their outstanding engineering, impressive capability, fuel economy, price and lastly, safety, the number one concern of all women, especially mothers.

"Autos Mujeres al Volante Awards

When selecting the award winners, the readers of "Autos Mujeres al Volante" magazine consider what today's U.S. Hispanic women look for in a vehicle. After many hours of testing each vehicle for the required above qualities, additionally, the editors of Autos Mujeres al Volante with their readers come to a decision on what vehicles will be awarded based on safety, impressive styling, affordability, interior room and the overall mechanics of the vehicle.