Chrysler Group to Increase Size of HEMI Badge
Apr 20, 2005
* Size of badge increases 145 percent * Take-rate for the HEMI(R) is 44 percent * 556,614 HEMI engines sold AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20 -- Chrysler Group is building a bigger, better HEMI badge. "By increasing the size of the HEMI badge, we're building awareness and helping our customers communicate what they're pack ... Continue reading
2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags
Apr 15, 2005
2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading
Apr 14, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 Laramie Size can have advantages, particularly for a pickup. And the Dodge Dakota has always been unique from a size standpoint. Larger than the compacts, but smaller than any full-size truck, the Dakota was the first mid-sized pickup. As most compact ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Orders Voluntary Recall of 70,000 Minivans
Apr 8, 2005
WASHINGTON April 8, 2005; The AP reported that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Friday announced a voluntary recall of about 70,000 model year 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans because of problems with a latch on the rear door. The automaker said the power liftgate latch on a small num ... Continue reading
Apr 8, 2005
- Chrysler Group Exhibit Promotes Engineering Technology in Mainstream Automotive Markets - Keynote Presentation by Chrysler Group Executive: Achieving Greater Market Relevance with Model-Based Development - Chrysler Group Engineering Experts Participate in Panel Discussions on Advanced Safety Systems, Powertrain Techn ... Continue reading
Dodge Announces Pricing for All-New 2006 Dodge Charger
Apr 6, 2005
- Dodge Charger is back...starting at only $22,995 - Dodge Charger R/T, with legendary HEMI(R) V-8 performance and fuel-saving Multi-displacement System, starting at $29,995 - Electronic Stability Program (ESP), All-speed Traction Control and Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) standard on all models - Modern design for today ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Shareholders Complain Over Earnings, Mercedes Unit
Apr 6, 2005
BERLIN April 6, 2005; Matt Moore writing for the AP reported that fund managers and individual shareholders confronted DaimlerChrysler CEO Juergen Schrempp on Wednesday at the company's annual meeting, venting frustration over the automaker's sagging earnings and troubles at its Mercedes division. "Is it really useful ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Supplies Chain Timing System to New, More Powerful DCX Hemi
Apr 5, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 5 -- BorgWarner supplies the engine chain timing system to the powerful new DaimlerChrysler 6.1-liter V-8 HEMI engine -- a 425-horsepower engine with the highest specific output of any V-8 engine ever offered by the Chrysler Group. It debuts this spring on the 2005 Chrysler 300 C SRT8. "The H ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High
Apr 4, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4 Review Street Racer Extraordinaire
Apr 4, 2005
Dodge Neon SRT-4 Street Racer Extraordinaire By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau Now, here’s a youngster I can relate to! Some may accuse me of being a bit curmudgeonly in my old age. I find it hard to understand modern styles like a two-day growth of beard, the baseball cap as costume worn inside a nice restaurant and ... Continue reading
U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005
Apr 2, 2005
April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Reports Twelfth Consecutive Month of Positive Sales Gains
Apr 1, 2005
Quarterly Sales Rise 7 Percent; Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Positive Sales Gains - Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee Sales Continue Positive Momentum, Increase 6 Percent - Dodge Durango Sales Rise 12 Percent - Chrysler 300 Sets New Monthly Sales Record - Minivan Sales Surge 28 Percent - Chrysler Brand March 2005 Sales Increase 1 ... Continue reading
Apr 1, 2005
- Chrysler Group Reports Sales of 212,978 Vehicles, an Eight Percent Increase Unadjusted (Four Percent Adjusted) for March 2005 - Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Sales of 18,162 Vehicles, Up Two Percent Unadjusted for March 2005 NEW YORK, April 1 -- DaimlerChrysler AG , the third largest U.S. auto maker, today reported total ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Surpasses 11,000,000 Minivan Mark - Lot's of "Least Most Liklies"
Apr 1, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 1 -- Twenty-one years ago, Chrysler Group invented the modern minivan, known then as "the Magic Wagon." Eleven million sales later, the minivan has forever changed family transportation and the automotive landscape of America's highways and driveways. It replaced the old-fashioned station wag ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Commits Over $70 Million to Fuel Cell Development in the U.S.
Mar 30, 2005
- The United States Department of Energy and DaimlerChrysler Work Together for Further Development of Fuel Cell Vehicles - DaimlerChrysler has More Fuel Cell Vehicles in the US than any Other Manufacturer - Vehicles are Part of the 100-Plus DaimlerChrysler Fuel Cell Worldwide Fleet WASHINGTON, March 30 -- DaimlerChrysl ... Continue reading
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