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0Report: Chrysler slows minivan production, hasn't built VW Routan this year 1363177500
Chrysler has slowed production of its Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans this week, Automotive News reports. The Windsor, Ontario plant will cut its three shifts from eight hours each to four hours each in an effort "to align production with market demand," a Chrysler spokesperson ...
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Marchionne on Alfa's US return, Dodge Dart's powertrain weakness and minivan plans 1358553660
As a reporter covering an auto show, the one opportunity you never want to miss is going to the Sergio Marchionne press briefing. "This undertaking to bring Alfa back is a one-shot deal... We are not going to do this twice." There just aren't that many real characters left in the auto ...
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Report: Chrysler still on the fence about which brand will get next minivan 1355772540
Chrysler has had at least two minivans since it started the family-friendly craze back in 1984, but we've known for some time that one of two not-so-mini vans (the Dodge Grand Caravan or Chrysler Town and Country) would not survive for a next generation. Last we heard, it was the Chrysler model ...
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Report: These cars are headed to the Great Crusher In The Sky 1345834680
It happens every year. We bid adieu to some cars and trucks that will be missed, and say good riddance to others wondering how they stayed around so long. Whether they're being killed off for slow sales or due to a new product coming along to replace them, the list of vehicles being discontinued ...
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Report: Consumer Reports calls out "Five Popular Cars To Avoid" 1344526140
Those crusaders of shopping empowerment over at Consumer Reports have put together a list of five cars to avoid, even if their sales numbers suggest otherwise. CR points out that just because a vehicle is making a lot of buzz and ringing cash registers, that doesn't necessarily make it a wise ...
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Report: Rebadged Dodge, Chrysler model sales a mixed bag in Europe 1337371080
Fiat, in an attempt to make its purchase of Chrysler more profitable, has been marketing rebadged Dodge and Chrysler models in Europe with mixed results. Europeans apparently love the Fiat Freemont, known as a Dodge Journey here in the States. Fiat sold almost 6,500 of the crossovers over there ...
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Recalls: Chrysler recalling 471 minivans over liftgate issue 1336591800
Chrysler has already sold over 84,000 minivans this year, but an unfortunate few were built with defective liftgate sensors. The 471 vehicles with the bad parts include both Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models, all of them 2012s built in March, according to the National ...
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Report: Chrysler CEO votes for keeping Town & Country if minivans merge [w/poll] 1330101000
If you believe the gossip around Detroit, one of the Chrysler Group's minivan twins is fixin' to be killed. This is not news. In fact, it's now been over one year since we first reported that either the Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan will likely get the axe by 2013. What's ...
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Report: Streamlined Chrysler minivan lineup to get different branding in U.S. and Canada 1322326980
The Detroit News reports that while Chrysler is only expected to offer one minivan going forward, the vehicle will carry two different names depending on where it's sold. The Dodge Grand Caravan is expected to carry on in Canada while American buyers are likely to continue to be able to buy the ...
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Report: Dodge, Toyota duking it out for minivan sales title 1321297140
We know minivans aren't all that exciting, but automakers take the sliding door segment very seriously. Chrysler takes special pride in its minivans, which makes sense because Team Pentastar all but invented the segment. Toyota takes just as much pride in the Sienna, which continues to sell well ...
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Report: Dodge Grand Caravan, Avenger to be replaced by Fiat-based crossover 1318255260
According to Automotive News, the Chrysler Group will kill off one of its bread-and-butter minivans – the Dodge Grand Caravan – sometime during the 2013 calendar year. This will leave only the Chrysler Town & Country to do minivan battle for the Pentastar automaker. Curiously, ...
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Recalls: Chrysler recalls 300,000 minivans for airbags that could spontaneously deploy 1312498740
Chrysler has announced that it is recalling 299,178 minivans for a potentially dangerous HVAC fault. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, certain 2008 Chrysler Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models could have air conditioning systems that leak ...
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Chrysler recalling 11,000 new vehicles over steering concern *UPDATE 1308236460
Chrysler has issued a recall that spans across its family lines. A missing or incorrectly installed rivet on the steering column could result in a loss of control. The recall affects the following 2011 model year vehicles: Chrysler 200 Chrysler 200 convertible Chrysler Town and ...
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Ram unveils Caravan-based Ram Cargo Van 1299601740
Ram C/V - Click above for high-res image galleryDon't call it a Dodge, whatever you do. Ram has officially yanked back the sheets on the newest addition to its growing stable of workhorses – a Grand Caravan-based cargo van built to cater to the small business owners of the world. Along ... -
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan gets new $23,995 base MSRP, now least expensive minivan in U.S. 1299283140
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan – Click above for high-res image galleryChrysler has announced that the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan will get lob $1,000 off of its base MSRP, making it the least expensive minivan in the United States. This savings applies to the base Express model, which is now ... -
Review: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan 1299171420
Chrysler Tries Harder To Compete With All-New Competition
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan – Click above for high-res image galleryAmong the most famous advertising slogans of all time is the Avis classic: "We try harder." Conceived of in the early '60s, when Avis was the number two rental car ... -
Video: Dodge does walk-around of new performance models, including Charger SRT8 1298678220
Dodge Charger SRT8 Walk Around – Click above to watch video after the jumpItching for a closer look at the new line of performance-oriented vehicles from Dodge but don't want to brave the polyester-clad wolves at your local dealership? We have good news for you. Dodge has been so kind ... -
Chicago 2011: 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T is spruced up, yet unsurprisingly sedate 1297376460
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T – Click above for high-res image galleryLong ago, Chrysler told us that it would be launching a "manlier minivan," and the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T looks to be just the ticket. Sort of. Power still comes from the automaker's 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, and ... -
Chicago 2011: Dodge gives Grand Caravan, Journey the R/T treatment for 2011 1297233060
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T – Click above for high-res image galleryAs part of Chrysler's giant product onslaught for the 2011 model year, The Pentastar has released new R/T trim levels of both the Dodge Grand Caravan and Journey crossover. Both models make their debut at the Chicago ... -
Marchionne: Chrysler planning hybrid minivan for 2013 1295452860
2011 Chrysler Town & Country – Click above for high-res image galleryChrysler, the automaker at the forefront of the minivan movement back in the 1980s, is seriously rethinking its family-hauler business. As we reported earlier, Chrysler will be scrapping one of its two minivan twins ...

