dodgeNEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Show to star a cavalcade of crossovers and SUVs 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  A parade of new and redesigned crossovers and SUVs will headline the New York auto show this week. The list includes the Jeep Cherokee, which replaces the Liberty, and new renditions of the Acura MDX, Toyota Highlander and Range Rover Sport. Subaru will debut a hybrid version of its XV Crosstrek.... Read More »
Bad cable, fires cause Challenger recall 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013 A faulty terminal on a battery cable caused Chrysler Group last week to warn about 2,500 owners of 2013 Dodge Challengers to park their cars immediately or risk a fire.... Read More »
Higher-volume cars get carbon fiber 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2013  Carbon fiber has finally broken out of its European supercar niche. The 2013 SRT Viper and the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette have carbon fiber hoods and other parts, and the Corvette's production is likely to top 20,000 units this year.... Read More »
Chrysler tells 2,500 owners of V-6 Challengers to stop driving because of fire risk 3:05 pm U.S. ET | March 17, 2013 Chrysler Group is warning about 2,500 owners of 2013 Dodge Challengers with V-6 engines built in December and January not to drive their cars because of a potential short-circuit that could lead to a fire. Seven such fires have occurred, none causing injury, on Challengers built from Dec. 3, 2012, through Jan. 24, 2013.... Read More »
GROWLIN' -- FOR NOW Sports cars are hot today, but who'll buy them tomorrow? 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  A new SRT Viper and an upcoming Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Alfa Romeo 4C and Acura NSX. If consumers didn't know better, they might think that all is well in the sports car business. It's not.... Read More »
Chrysler to spend $374 million on transmission plants in Ind. 11:11 am U.S. ET | Feb. 28, 2013  Chrysler Group is investing $374 million into several Indiana transmissions plants responsible for building eight- and nine-speed transmissions, the company said. After months of preliminary steps, Chrysler will invest $162 million in an empty Tipton, Ind., plant to build nine-speed automatic transmissions for front-wheel-drive vehicles.... Read More »
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE With stellar detective work, today’s recalls are not like yesterday’s 10:44 am U.S. ET | Feb. 22, 2013  People in this industry have a love-hate relationship with recalls. Dealers can love them if they ring up service reimbursements from the factory and give people a reason to visit their stores. But they can hate them if the recall leaves a customer inconvenienced or worse, gives consumers a reason to question the integrity of their vehicle.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Alfa Gloria hints at forthcoming GiuliaFeb. 18, 2013 11:00 CET  A styling model that hints at the Alfa Romeo Giulia will debut at the Geneva auto show next month. The mid-sized Gloria concept resulted from a collaboration between the Alfa Styling Center and the European Design Institute in Turin.... Read More »
MAKE MEETINGS -- CHRYSLER GROUP Chrysler to dealers: Keep focus on sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013 Chrysler Group executives promised Fiat dealers a spring preview of new products planned for their showrooms and heard Jeep retailers plead for more Wranglers and Grand Cherokees.... Read More »
BMW recalls X5 SUV for brake flaw 12:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013  BMW is recalling 30,265 of its X5 SUVs from model years 2007-2010 to correct a brake vacuum pump leak, according to U.S. safety regulators. Separately, Chrysler said it is recalling 4,278 Dodge Viper sports cars globally to fix a part that could cause the airbags to inadvertently deploy.... Read More »
Chrysler plans diesel version of 2014 Ram half-ton pickup 10:09 am U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2013  Chrysler Group's Ram brand plans to sell a half-ton pickup later this year with a diesel engine -- its first such offering since 1978.... Read More »
Lexus again tops J.D. Power dependability study; Detroit 3 narrow gap 10:00 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13, 2013  Lexus remains the most dependable vehicle brand after three years of ownership but the Detroit 3 continue to close the gap with foreign rivals, J.D. Power and Associates says. Across the industry, owners of three-year-old 2010 cars and light trucks reported 126 problems per 100 vehicles, an all-time low and a 5 percent improvement from 132 problems per 100 on 2009 models a year ago.... Read More »
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE New van crop is ugly — but in a money-making way 1:10 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013  Not to burst the ego of the automotive stylists who worked on them, but the new commercial vans that are about to flood the market are ugly. Beautifully, hideously ugly. The vans from Nissan North America, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group are to automotive design what a young Mike Tyson was to opposing boxers: unorthodox and confusing, but devastatingly effective.... Read More »
2013 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW Chrysler back in commercial van market with Ram ProMaster 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 7, 2013  Chrysler Group is driving back into the commercial van segment after a three-year absence with the introduction of the 2014 Ram ProMaster. The ProMaster is based on the Fiat Ducato van, which has been on sale in Europe for more than 30 years. It will be built in Saltillo, Mexico, for sale in North and South America, and is expected to arrive in dealerships this fall.... Read More »
Redesigned Nissan Titan pickup truck due next year 4:31 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 6, 2013  Nissan's U.S. arm is preparing to expand its lineup of full-sized pickup trucks as it replaces the aged Titan, which has not been significantly refreshed since it was introduced in 2003. Engineers and designers are leaving "nothing off the table" in delivering a competitive truck to U.S. consumers, said Pierre Loing, Nissan North America's chief for product planning and marketing strategy.... Read More »
Chrysler's new roadmap 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  Chrysler Group has dropped plans to pack five more small nameplates into its crowded Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Ram showrooms. Instead, it's adding nameplates at its Fiat and upcoming Alfa Romeo dealerships.... Read More »
Fiat, SRT almost fill U.S. dealership networks 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  Chrysler Group's two smallest brands -- Fiat and SRT -- have nearly filled out their dealership rosters in the United States. Ralph Gilles, who heads the automaker's SRT brand, said 430 Chrysler Group dealerships have finished their training to sell the 2013 SRT Viper.... Read More »
Hit the gas and let the awd do its work 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  The sudden wind gusts kicked up a barrier of snow as I maneuvered a 2013 Dodge Charger with all-wheel drive around Chrysler's winter testing grounds in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.... Read More »
Chicago Auto Show preview 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  Toyota will make a big splash at the Chicago Auto Show this week with the introduction of its redesigned Tundra pickup. The full-sized truck will be positioned upscale, avoiding a direct face-off with the Detroit 3 pickups, say company sources.... Read More »
Chrysler gain propelled by sedans and coupes 11:59 am U.S. ET | Feb. 1, 2013  Chrysler rode strong sales of sedans and coupes to a 16 percent sales increase in January, increasing its string of consecutive monthly year-over-year sales gains to 34 months. Chrysler Group sold 117,731 vehicles last month, compared with 101,149 units in January 2012. Car sales were up 50 percent for the month and accounted for 37 percent of the company’s sales.... Read More »
Chrysler drops one shift at Dundee Engine plant line 4:00 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 24, 2013  Chrysler Group has eliminated a shift of production at its Dundee Engine plant on the line that builds 1.4-liter engines, including the turbocharged version, for the Fiat 500 subcompact and some variations of the Dodge Dart.... Read More »
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE Sergio promises updated Chrysler product plan next week 3:52 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 24, 2013  Sergio Marchionne said he will update the five-year product plan that the automaker laid out in November 2009 when Chrysler Group announces its earnings Wednesday. Speaking to Automotive News last week during the Detroit auto show, the Chrysler-Fiat CEO said that enough changes have been made to the original product roadmap to warrant a redraft.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Prime time for big pickups 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Low incentives, new products and construction sites filled with aging pickups have set the stage for an especially competitive -- and lucrative -- battle in the one segment the Detroit 3 still dominate: big pickups.... Read More »
NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Execs unfazed by Dart's slow start 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  Top Chrysler Group executives took responsibility for the 2013 Dodge Dart's sluggish sales start but said they have "a lot of levers" available to boost sales.... Read More »
For some, trucks are about panache, not power 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  As the economy improves, marketers of full-sized pickups are devising strategies to snag first-time buyers and lifestyle buyers who are returning to the vehicles.... Read More »
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