Chrysler
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0Official: U.S., German automakers will demo fast-charging system at EVS26 1336391820
BMW, Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen are among the eight U.S. and German automakers that will demonstrate a single-port fast-charging system for electric vehicles at the Electric Vehicle Symposium 26 (EV26) in Los Angeles starting next week. Audi, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler and ...
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Report: Robust Grand Cherokee and Durango sales to keep plant open through planned shutdown 1335900600
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 37 percent through April, and Chrysler has already sold nearly 50,000 units in 2012, placing the flagship Jeep model ahead of all other Pentastar vehicles, save for the Ram pickup. That demand will be keeping the Jefferson North assembly plant in Detroit open ...
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Report: Dan Knott, former Chrysler exec, succumbs to cancer at 51 1335823260
Chrysler executive Dan Knott, considered an all-around great guy, took medical retirement on April 13 due to cancer, and he sadly passed away on April 29. His 24-year tenure with The Pentastar began in the role of senior engineer. By the time he took the job as head of procurement in 2009, he had ...
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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #280 LIVE 1335820440
We record Episode #280 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below, and chime in to direct our conversation. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven't already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our ...
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Report: Chrysler sales explode in California, up 222% 1335459660
Auto sales in California are red hot right now. The Detroit News reports that sales of new vehicles are up 17.7 percent in 2012, outpacing overall U.S. growth, which sits at a still healthy 13.3 percent. And since gas prices are still extremely high, cars accounted for a reported 62.7 percent of ...
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Official: Chrysler Group reports quadrupled Q1 profits on U.S. sales increase 1335448980
Chrysler Group had nothing but good news to share this morning as it has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. The headline-hogging number is that the automaker's first quarter profit quadrupled from $116 million a year ago to $473 million this year. All that was on the ...
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Report: Chrysler vs. Pure Detroit "Imported From Detroit" legal dustup settled 1335389100
Chrysler and Pure Detroit have agreed to a settlement in the legal wrangling over Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" tagline. According to The Detroit News, the automaker and T-shirt purveyor have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuits against one another. Terms of the agreement were not ...
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Video: 30 Rock spoofs Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad 1335286800
Chrysler has gotten quite a bit of mileage out of its "Halftime in America" ad, if only for the comedic value. Saturday Night Live pulled off what was perhaps the funniest rendition of the two-minute spot, and the hits just keep on coming. This time, NBC's 30 Rock gets in on the gag, with ...
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Official: Chrysler marks return to China with 300 Ruyi design concept 1335219600
Considering the rate at which the Chinese market gobbles up Buick models, you'd think it would be a prime market for Chrysler. Yet the House of the 300 wasn't present in China at all in recent years, as the brand has just announced at the Beijing Motor Show its return to the Chinese market. In ...
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Video: Viper coming to Forza this summer, will include Autovista version [w/video] 1333746780
Anyone with an Xbox 360 and Forza Motorsport 4 will be able to get their hands on a virtual version of the all-new 2013 SRT Viper. As revealed at its New York Auto Show debut, the hotly anticipated American supercar is headed to the game as part of an exclusive Viper Pack. Turn 10, the studio ...

