Dec 19, 2016
Waymo and FCA reveal first look at fully self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan Program kickoff to full vehicle assembly completed by technical teams in six months Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project) and FCA announced today that production of 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans uniquely built ... Continue reading
Wards 10 Best Engines List for 2017 Includes New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Hybrid Propulsion System
Dec 12, 2016
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2016 -- New propulsion system from FCA US LLC powers the most fuel-efficient minivan ever – the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid eFlite electrically variable transmission is key to benchmark efficiency of all-new hybrid minivan Pacifica Hybrid delivers 84 MPGe fuel economy rating in electri ... Continue reading
Dec 11, 2016
* President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has enraged environmental activists, but he fits with the Republican president-elect's ... Continue reading
All-new Chrysler Pacifica Only Minivan Named IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 2017
Dec 8, 2016
All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica named IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 2017; only minivan so-designated Second TSP+ rating for Chrysler Pacifica; complements five-star overall safety rating from NHTSA All-new Pacifica achieves "good" rating – the highest possible grade – in each of five tests used by IIHS to evaluate crash ... Continue reading
2017 IIHS Safety Picks+ Light Up The Night +VIDEO
Dec 8, 2016
Consumers who choose a 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award winner shouldn't have trouble seeing the road on nighttime drives. Good or acceptable ratings in the Institute's new headlight evaluations set the latest crop of qualifiers apart. ... Continue reading
6 to 15 Passenger 2017 New Vehicles - Perfect For Large Families Or Those With Lots Of Friends
Dec 7, 2016
Over the years one of The Auto Channel's most popular pages has been a short cut to 6-9 passenger vehicles. All of the main stream media talk of a ... Continue reading
Dec 7, 2016
North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit ... Continue reading
Eight "Best New" Winners Announced for 2017 AJAC's 2017 Canadian Car of the Year Awards
Dec 6, 2016
Eight "Best New" category winners were announced today by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, better known as AJAC. The results were tabulated by KPMG, the accounting firm that works with the association and its Canadian Car of the Year awards. The eight "Best New" categories cover the full new-model spec ... Continue reading
Sport Utility Vehicles Still the Darlings of Auto Thieves
Dec 6, 2016
IBC publishes its list of the top 10 stolen vehicles for 2016.* MONTREAL, Dec. 6, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) today unveiled its annual list of the ten vehicles most frequently stolen in Quebec. ... Continue reading
Dec 5, 2016
In another web first, The Auto Channel makes it easier for new vehicle researchers to pare through the thousands of vehicles by body style, trim levels, prices, hundreds of specs, dimensions, capacities and now your choice of transmission type, manual, CVT and automatic. ... Continue reading
November 2016 US Auto Sales Scorecard and Index By Make
Dec 2, 2016
November 2016 US Auto Sales Index By Make ... Continue reading
Fiat Chrysler Jeep RAM Dodge November 2016 U.S. Sales
Dec 1, 2016
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 1, 2016 -- Ram Truck brand sales up 12 percent compared with same month a year ago; Ram pickup truck sales up 8 percent All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan sales up 13 percent compared with previous month of October Jeep® Renegade sales up 30 percent; all-new 2017 Jeep Compass makes its U. ... Continue reading
2017 Chrysler 200 Earns Five-star Safety Rating From NHTSA
Nov 23, 2016
2017 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan (FWD version) earns five stars, the highest possible score in NHTSA’s safety-rating program More than 60 percent of Chrysler 200’s body structure consists of high-strength steel 2017 Chrysler 200 has 60 available safety and security features, including Full-speed Forward Collision-P ... Continue reading
Nov 22, 2016
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the U.S. has once again climbed slightly this year, to 11.6 years, according to industry experts at IHS Markit , a leading provider of business information and analysis for the global automotive industry. Registrations for light VIO, including ... Continue reading
NHTSA RECALL RECAP : November 21, 2016
Nov 22, 2016
Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading
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