General Motors Announces Creation of New Jobs and Additional Shifts
16 Jan 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the European automotive industry is experiencing the worst period in the last 30 years, in the US things are very different. Following an announcement made by Ford, regarding the addition of n...
Marchionne Says Fiat and Chrysler Will Merge in the Future
15 Jan 2013, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat is slowly buying more and more of the Chrysler group’s shares, and will, eventually end up owning the whole company, if things progress in the same fashion. The merger has already been pr...
Get Out of the Way - The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Is Here
14 Jan 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Germans go about designing their cars to exude and understated aggression (see the 2014 BMW X5), which makes them very imposing and appealing to most buyers, the Americans have never ...
First 2013 SRT Viper Delivered to Customer
11 Jan 2013, 10:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / During a special ceremony held at the Conner Assembly plant in Detroit, the keys to the very first production SRT Viper were handed over to its owner. Scott Thomas of Oklahoma City won the car at...
VW Routan Continuing As Fleet-Only Vehicle in 2013
7 Jan 2013, 16:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Following the announcement that production of the Routan had been halted, rumors began to surface that the van was being killed off for good. However, VW has since confirmed that production will res...
Fiat Interested in Increasing Chrysler Stake to 65%
7 Jan 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fiat-Chrysler group is now a single entity we have all-but gotten used to. The two companies are mutually helping each other, and so far pretty much all of their collaborative efforts have been ...
Fiat 500e Officially Rated at 116 MPGe and 87 Miles Range
6 Jan 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we know that Fiat isn`t really planning to make any money out of their electrified 500, the 500e, that doesn`t mean they made a non-competitive car, just for the sake of making one. In fact...
2013 Chrysler 300 Motown Commercial: Ain’t no Mountain High Enough
20 Dec 2012, 16:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We like the fact that Chrysler is more about being American and less about copying the Germans. Their most outstanding product to date is undoubtably the 300 sedan. Launched just last year, the new ...
Plymouth Prowler: a Valuable Lesson for SRT
20 Dec 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From the depths of the Daimler-Chrysler era comes the the Plymouth Prowler. It’s a perfect example of what comes out when you give designers and engineers the liberty to do whatever they want....
Chrysler May Invest $162 to Get Transmission Plant Up and Running
18 Dec 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Just before Chrysler filed for bankruptcy, in 2009, they were on the verge of opening a transmission plant, which they had already finished in 2008. However, aside from the obvious problem - their b...
Dodge Charger All-Wheel Drive to Gain Sport Package
18 Dec 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler has announced that it will be giving the all-wheel drive version of the Dodge Charger a new optional sport pack, as part of the 2013 model-year refresh. It will be available on SXT, SXT Plu...
Chrysler Yet to Decide What Badge their Next Minivan Will Bear
17 Dec 2012, 16:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler is questioning which badge they should put on the grille of their new minivan, which replaces both the Chrysler Town and Country and the Dodge Grand caravan, despite an initial announcement...
Fiat Committed to Buying Remaining 41.5% of Chrysler
17 Dec 2012, 10:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After seeing that Chrysler is actually profitable, and so much so that it is dragging Fiat along for the ride, Sergio Marchionne is now convinced that buying the remaining 41.5% of the Chrysler Grou...
Dodge Durango Recalled Due to Safety Concerns
17 Dec 2012, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recalls have been strangely frequent in the last few months, and it seems that none of the automakers are able to get their cars right from the very start. From recalls affecting hundreds of thousan...
Volkswagen Routan MPV Gets the Axe - May Get Crossover Replacement
11 Dec 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With sales of the Routan MPV down by 16.9% when compared to last year’s numbers (only 9,923 units sold through November), it is not surprising at all that it Volkswagen isn`t giving it a repla...
2 Million Ram-Cummins Diesel Built for Chrysler Group
11 Dec 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chrysler Group has today announced that Cummins has produced the 2-millionth diesel engine for Ram Trucks, a 6.7-liter straight-six turbo diesel rated at 350 hp and distinguished by its “Cumm...
Chrysler Launches Blu-Ray DVD on Minivans
7 Dec 2012, 17:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chrysler Group minivan customers can now get the latest minivan technology to entertain the family in the back. Both the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country are now available at deal...
Drop Top Customs Renders Chrysler 300 Sedan Roofless
3 Dec 2012, 16:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you are an engineer, or at least know what engineers do, then you may be aware of the fact that chopping a car’s roof off has catastrophic effects on its rigidity, handling, ride and safety...
Chrysler to Bring Refreshed Town and Country S to LA
28 Nov 2012, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chrysler Town and Country has been around for a few years now, and it doesn`t take an expert’s eye to see that it does look its age, as styling has moved on considerably since it was launc...
Fiat Ducaton Confirmed as Base for New Ram-Badged Van
28 Nov 2012, 10:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As Ford is replacing its line of Ecoline commercial vehicles, with the much more modern Euro-spec Transit van, Chrysler has decided to follow the example. They will be using the current European Fia...