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An Inside Look Into FCA: A View From Every Angle on FCA360

An Inside Look Into FCA: A View From Every Angle on FCA360

Each month, the digital magazine FCA360 provides in-depth feature articles about FCA US LLC and its Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, FIAT, Jeep®, Ram, Mopar and SRT vehicles and products. Optimized for use on multiple web browsers and mobile devices, FCA360 enables users to explore product news, innovations, lifestyle, pr ... Continue reading

Mopar Announces Accessory Pricing for the All-new 2016 Fiat 500X

Mopar Announces Accessory Pricing for the All-new 2016 Fiat 500X

The all-new 2016 Fiat 500X provides plenty of opportunities for owners to customize the compact crossover, but an assist from Mopar is taking personalization possibilities to the “X-treme.” FCA US service, parts and customer-care brand will offer more than 100 Mopar accessories to personalize the latest addition to t ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute and FCA US LLC Launch Mopar Technical Education Curriculum Training Program

Universal Technical Institute and FCA US LLC Launch Mopar Technical Education Curriculum Training Program

Universal Technical Institute , the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, has partnered with FCA US LLC to launch the new Mopar Technical Education Curriculum (Mopar TEC) training program at its ... Continue reading

Schaeffler receives the "World Excellence Award" from Ford Motor Co.

Schaeffler receives the "World Excellence Award" from Ford Motor Co.

Ford honors Schaeffler's environmentally friendly innovations with its "World Excellence Award" in the "Smart Pillar" category HERZOGENAURACH, Germany and DETROIT -- June 11, 2015: As part of its Top Supplier Meeting on May 21 in Detroit, Ford Motor Co. presented its "World Excellence Awards" for the 17th time. For its ... Continue reading

Automotive Industry Prepares for In-Vehicle Emergency Services Mandate in Europe and Russia

Automotive Industry Prepares for In-Vehicle Emergency Services Mandate in Europe and Russia

Spirent launches complete test solution for eCall/ERA-GLONASS-enabled in-vehicle systems CRAWLEY, UK -- June 10, 2015: Spirent Communications today unveiled its eCall and ERA-GLONASS In-Vehicle Systems (IVS) test solution to verify the functionality and protocol conformance of the eCall and ERA GLONASS enabled vehicula ... Continue reading

Two Oregon Students Outlast 98 Others To Claim Top Prize In National Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition

Two Oregon Students Outlast 98 Others To Claim Top Prize In National Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition

Auto technology showdown matched top high school student teams from all 50 states; over $12 million in scholarships awarded to help refuel auto industry's next generation of talent DEARBORN, MI -- June 9, 2015: Students from across the country gathered in Dearborn today, to match wits and workmanship in a race against ... Continue reading

Michelin Launches International Platform For New Consumer Website

Michelin Launches International Platform For New Consumer Website

US is first of 70 worldwide Michelin sites to go live GREENVILLE, SC -- June 9, 2015: Recognizing that most consumers use the Internet to research tires in advance of purchase, Michelin is launching a new global platform that is the first in the industry with an open search engine. Michelin—the world's leading tir ... Continue reading

Ford's latest Transit Connect Van with New Powertrain Options with Class-Leading Fuel Rfficiency

Ford's latest Transit Connect Van with New Powertrain Options with Class-Leading Fuel Rfficiency

Ford’s latest Transit Connect van will offer customers new powertrain options with class-leading fuel efficiency, and segment-first driver-assistance and connectivity technologies from the summer. Ford is introducing a new high-efficiency 1.5-litre TDCi diesel engine with CO2 emissions of 99g/km and fuel economy of 74 ... Continue reading

Cadillac Enhances Phone Integration for 2016 Models with Apple CarPlay, CUE Upgrades

Cadillac Enhances Phone Integration for 2016 Models with Apple CarPlay, CUE Upgrades

Cadillac's 2016 model year products will feature enhanced connectivity and control, including the addition of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the predominant new systems for in-car phone integration. These additions are part of a broader enhancement of CUE, Cadillac’s user experience, with new features and a faste ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Launches Private Energy Storage Plants

Mercedes-Benz Launches Private Energy Storage Plants

Developed for demanding service on board cars, the Mercedes-Benz energy storage units meet the very highest safety and quality standards. Up to eight battery modules with an energy content of 2.5 kWh can be combined into an energy storage plant with a capacity of 20 kWh. Households with their own photovoltaic systems c ... Continue reading

Summer Travel Safety Alert: Five Must-Know Car Seat Tips for Child Passengers

Summer Travel Safety Alert: Five Must-Know Car Seat Tips for Child Passengers

Buckle Up for Life Helps Protect Children Riding in Cars This Summer Three Out of Four Car Seats Are Installed Incorrectly June 09, 2015 New York, N.Y., June 9, 2015 -- Heading out for a road trip with your family this summer? Got your sunscreen? Check. Road tunes? Check. Sunglasses? Check. A properly installed car sea ... Continue reading

Constellium Showcases Aluminum Innovative Solutions at Automotive Engineering Expo 2015

Constellium Showcases Aluminum Innovative Solutions at Automotive Engineering Expo 2015

Constellium N.V. (NYSE and Euronext: CSTM) announced today that it will present its latest innovative advanced aluminum alloys for automotive applications at the Automotive Engineering Expo 2015 in Nürnberg on June 9 and 10, 2015. Constellium will feature its new generation of high strength Crash Management Systems as ... Continue reading

Tire Surfing in Baja California, Mexico With Surfmaster Thom Cannell +VIDEO

Tire Surfing in Baja California, Mexico With Surfmaster Thom Cannell +VIDEO

Many were driving off road for the first time and I worried about their skills as it was far from Off Road #1 for me. Those initial impressions were soon to be proven both correct, and very wrong. My off roading has been in truck and SUVs with windscreens, not in $100,000 open wheeled race cars called BC Buggies, the o ... Continue reading

Garmin RV 660LMT Expands the RV Series with Advanced RV-Specific Navigation Features

Garmin RV 660LMT Expands the RV Series with Advanced RV-Specific Navigation Features

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced the new RV 660LMT, a 6-inch navigator packed with features built specifically with the recreational vehicle driver in mind. Helpful RV-specific road warnings inform drivers of bridge heights, weight limits and sharp curves, while custom routing1 takes i ... Continue reading

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