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New New Chrysler Earns Four 2010 'Top Safety Picks' From the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

New New Chrysler Earns Four 2010 'Top Safety Picks' From the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 18 -- -- 2010 Jeep® Patriot, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010 Dodge Avenger and 2010 Dodge Journey named Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Picks -- Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and Dodge Journey earn IIHS Top Safety Pick honors two years in a row for both the 2009 and 201 ... Continue reading

Post U.S. Bailout: Fiat's Chrysler Unplugs Its Electric Car Plans

Post U.S. Bailout: Fiat's Chrysler Unplugs Its Electric Car Plans

DETROIT, Nov 6, 2009; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that Chrysler has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars set as it was sliding toward bankruptcy and seeking government aid. The move by Fi ... Continue reading

Dodge Challenger's Gone Plum Crazy

Dodge Challenger's Gone Plum Crazy

Dodge announced an exclusive production run of the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic and SRT8 featuring the classic Plum Crazy Pearl Coat exterior colour. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Reports October 2009 U.S. Sales Increase Compared with September 2009

Chrysler Group Reports October 2009 U.S. Sales Increase Compared with September 2009

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 3 -- -- Sales increase 6 percent compared with September 2009 -- Dodge Avenger posts year-over-year increase in sales of 13 percent -- Dodge Grand Caravan sales increase 8 percent compared with the same time period last year -- Chrysler Brand, led by the Chrysler Sebring, saw total sales incre ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC is First Automaker in the United States to Offer Live, Mobile TV with up to 20 Channels

Chrysler Group LLC is First Automaker in the United States to Offer Live, Mobile TV with up to 20 Channels

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 29 -- -- Watch live sports, breaking news, kids' programs and primetime network shows in the back seat -- Live mobile TV available on Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles as a Mopar(R) option -- Live TV viewing of CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, FOX News, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go, N ... Continue reading

Fiat Models to Drive Chrysler

Fiat Models to Drive Chrysler

Washington DC October 27, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that four months after exiting bankruptcy, Chrysler is about to unveil a product road map that relies heavily on vehicles from Italian partner Fiat SpA while abandoning many of the car maker's own models. According to the Wall Street Journal, the plan, due t ... Continue reading

Pricing for All-new 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty to Start at $28,165

Pricing for All-new 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty to Start at $28,165

New Crew of Heavy Duty Pickups Offer More Content, Lower Price AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 23 -- -- With more standard features and a lower Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) than the 2009 model it replaces, the all-new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 regular cab 4x2 ST with the 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 gives consumers more va ... Continue reading

Time to Stroke Janspeed's Racing Snake

Time to Stroke Janspeed's Racing Snake

Supercar fans can have a special treat this Saturday (October 24) courtesy of the Janspeed-sponsored Dodge Viper. ... Continue reading

2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty and 2010 Dodge Dakota Take Top Honors at the Texas Auto Writers Annual Texas Truck Rodeo

2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty and 2010 Dodge Dakota Take Top Honors at the Texas Auto Writers Annual Texas Truck Rodeo

- All-new 2010 Ram 3500 named "Heavy Duty Pickup Truck of Texas," beating 3/4- and one-ton competition - 2010 Dodge Dakota named "Mid-size Truck of Texas" SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 19 -- Dodge Ram Heavy Duty and Dodge Dakota took top honors at the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) annual Truck Rodeo outside of San Antonio, ... Continue reading

Even Oil Rich Iran Recognizes the Importance and Potential of CNG

Even Oil Rich Iran Recognizes the Importance and Potential of CNG

Ironically, the leader of the Axis of Evil looks to the very same abundant national fuel source for economic stability and environmental improvement that America continues to shun By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL For years, some of us in California have laughed whenever we see trucks ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

A Dodge Challenger with over 400 kilowatts, a Jeep Wrangler that transforms into a mobile campsite, a luxury Dodge Ram 1500 and a go-anywhere, do-anything extreme Jeep Wrangler with 40-inch tyres. It must be SEMA season ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Announces New Appointments

Chrysler Group LLC Announces New Appointments

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5 -- Chrysler Group LLC today announces brand and commercial organization changes. "The brand-focused strategy has been refined further with the unbundling of the Dodge Brand which now consists of the Dodge RAM Brand and the Dodge Car Brand organizations. This reorganization will allow us to p ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Reports September 2009 U.S. Sales

Chrysler Group LLC Reports September 2009 U.S. Sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 1 -- -- Chrysler Group increases market share compared with August 2009 -- Jeep® Wrangler sales up 7 percent compared with August 2009, continues to lead the segment in sales -- Jeep Grand Cherokee sales increase 23 percent versus September 2008 -- Dodge Challenger sales increase 57 percent v ... Continue reading

Fiat to Create Ram Brand, Rush New Chrysler Models

Fiat to Create Ram Brand, Rush New Chrysler Models

MILAN/DETROIT, Sep 30, 2009 Jo Winterbottom and Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that Fiat SpA will rush the first all-new Chrysler model to the U.S. market by the end of 2011 and create a new Ram brand for its truck line under a revival plan for Chrysler that will be shown to the U.S. government this week, ... Continue reading

Chrysler Dilemma: Americanize Fiat Cars To U.S. Driving Tastes

Chrysler Dilemma: Americanize Fiat Cars To U.S. Driving Tastes

DETROIT September 25, 2009; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that Chrysler thinks its future may be in a new lineup of smaller cars based on models from Italian partner Fiat. The question is how to make them for Americans put off by stiff suspensions, firm seats and -- perish the thought -- not enough cupholders ... Continue reading

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