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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for U.S. Postal Service duty

Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery powered minivans for the US Postal Service. The U.S.P.S. will be using the vans for variety of duties at locations around the country – including daily home delivery. The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service – which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route – these ... Read more →

Chryslers to remain Sirius-equippped through 2017 Chris Shunk

We may not know exactly which vehicles Chrysler will still be making by 2009, but we do know the automaker will offer Sirius Satellite Radio through 2017. Chrysler has had plenty of success with its ...

2008 Chrysler minivans being sold with incentives already John Neff

Perhaps the rhetoric coming from Chrysler that the market for minivans is alive and well is just that: rhetoric. The automaker's year end Event of a Lifetime sale happens to include its brand new ...

Dodge-based VW minivan caught on dealer TV - too little, too late? Sam Abuelsamid

After teasing fans with a modern interpretation of the classic Type 2 micro-bus a few years ago, Volkswagen decided it wasn't an economically viable project. It ultimately decided to strike a deal ...

Chrysler prices 2008 minivans well below outgoing models Frank Filipponio

While it's hard to argue with the industry minivan leader, the new-for-2008 Chrysler minivans had us scratching our heads a bit. Their styling appears to take a page from the Chevy Venture book of ...

Chrysler first to offer Sirius Backseat TV in 2008 models 2 years ago on Autoblog

Chrysler announced today that it will nab another exclusive for its upcoming redesigned 2008 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans. In addition to their popular Stow 'n Go and Swivel 'n Go options, the new soccer mom-mobiles will be the first available with Sirius Backseat TV. ...

Detroit Auto Show: Bread & Butter - The Chrysler Group's Minivan Unveiling 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on above image to view high-resolution gallery of live shots We're back from Chrysler's minivan unveiling, where, truth be told, not a whole lot of new stuff happened, as leaks on the web revealed most of the juiciest features of DCX's new family haulers last week. In any case, The show ...

The dam has broken: more DCX minivan pics appear on web 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on image above to view high resolution gallery with 12 pics A kudos goes out to the Chrysler Group PR team, which has been trying to plug these leaks since early yesterday morning, but at this time what was once a leak is now a deluge of images revealing the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country ...

DCX minivans appear online ahead of Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: At the request of the Chrysler Group we've removed the photos of the DCX minivans from Autoblog. In our quest to be seen as a legitimate and professional automotive news outlet, we strive to play this game above board as much as possible. These pics appeared on the forum of a Spanish ...

The US Minivan's last stand - Chrysler to debut 2008 Minvans at Detroit 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford and General Motors have lost their taste for the minivan wars, leaving the Chrysler Group to stand alone as the sole domestic player in the minivan arena. It's just as well -- DCX always had the best American vans, anyway. Having invented the segment, Chrysler has hunkered down and pushed their ...

Spy Photos: 2008 Dodge Caravan/Chrysler T&C 3 years ago on Autoblog

Johnathan Stein over at HowBourgeois ran across this heavily disguised prototype of what appears to be a 2008 Dodge Caravan, or possibly a Chrysler Town & Country, or possibly what will eventually be an unnamed Volkswagen minivan. He braved severely aggravated DaimlerChrysler staff to capture ...

Spy Shot: 2008 Chrysler Town and Country interior 3 years ago on Autoblog

This shot of the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country's interior shows a marked departure from the current model's dash. As Straighline points out, notice the dash-mounted shifter between the gauge pod and center console, the new stereo head unit and upright, van-like seating. Though the source-site ...

NHTSA investigating 1.16 million Chrysler vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Monday that it has authorized an engineering analysis of possible defects in 1.16 million minivans, SUVs and trucks from the Chrysler division of DaimlerChrysler. Targets of the investigation include front airbag crash sensors in ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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