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2014 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW

Chrysler video teases '14 Jeep Cherokee

2:10 pm U.S. ET | March 19, 2013
Chrysler Group has released a short video showing the upcoming 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk traversing obstacles off-road in Texas before its official launch next week at the New York auto show.... Read More »

 

Chrysler hiring 200 at Ohio plant to boost Wrangler output

8:26 pm U.S. ET | March 14, 2013
Chrysler Group will hire 200 people at its Ohio Jeep plant that makes the rugged Wrangler SUV. Demand for the Wrangler and the Wrangler Unlimited has prompted Chrysler to find ways to increase production at the Toledo, Ohio plant, said Jodi Tinson, a Chrysler spokeswoman.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

A prenatal nose job for the Jeep Cherokee? Or...

2:19 pm U.S. ET | March 6, 2013
Is Jeep planning a nose job for the 2014 Cherokee, even before its official unveiling this month in New York? A mule spotted last week by an Automotive News reporter in Los Angeles shows that they're at least testing the idea.... Read More »

 

Jeep Cherokee design is a love/hate thing on Twitter

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Chrysler Group said it was going for a "polarizing design" with the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. Mission accomplished, judging from the torrent of comments that streamed into the Twitter feed of Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's head of design.... Read More »

 

2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW

Small SUVs poised to dominate at Geneva

March 4, 2013 06:01 CET
Renault and PSA will use the Geneva auto show as the launching pad for models that are forecast to go to the top of Europe's fast-growing small SUV segment.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Why this Jeep should sell -- whether you call it Cherokee or not

3:08 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Here's the thing about the 2014 Jeep Cherokee that Chrysler Group was forced to reveal on Friday: It's a really good, modern take on the AMC Eagle. But it's not a Cherokee -- and that to me is what had many Jeep enthusiasts wailing and gnashing their teeth last week when the Web site Jalopnik showed the first images of the coming crossover.... Read More »

 

Grand Cherokee's diesel delivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Jeep will begin selling the re-engineered 2014 Grand Cherokee in the United States this spring with an optional 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine that delivers 240 hp and 420 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »

 

Jeepers! Hacked on Twitter

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Jeep brand's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, Feb. 19, and given a thorough, McDonald's-inspired makeover.... Read More »

 

Chrysler revives Cherokee nameplate for Liberty replacement

9:24 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 22, 2013
Chrysler Group is reviving the Cherokee nameplate as part of plans to replace the Liberty SUV in Jeep's lineup. The move was announced Friday. The automaker had hoped to keep the mid-sized SUV -- and its name -- secret until a planned introduction at the New York auto show next month.... Read More »

 

Jeep serves as poster child for the Twitter-hacked

2:54 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 20, 2013
Jeep is becoming a corporate poster child for the Twitter-hacked -- and automakers are taking note and playing defense. Companies should reassess the way they handle social media passwords after Jeep's Twitter account was invaded yesterday, a computer forensics expert suggested today.... Read More »

 

Jeep gets hacked on Twitter

4:07 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 19, 2013
The Jeep brand's Twitter account was hacked this afternoon and given a thorough makeover by Internet tricksters. The account's Jeep logo was swapped with a Cadillac logo and its wallpaper was replaced with a photo of a McDonald's-themed vehicle with a man holding a Ronald McDonald doll out of the window.... 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 »

 

Land Rover, Kia, Audi were Europe 2012 winners

Feb. 15, 2013 06:01 CET
European sales declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2012, falling 8 percent to 12.6 million. But not everyone suffered. Kia, Hyundai, Audi, Land Rover and Jeep bucked the downward trend because of fresh models in hot segments.... Read More »

 

Willie Racine, Vermont Jeep dealer, dies at 89

12:24 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 13, 2013
Willie Racine, a longtime Jeep dealer in Burlington, Vermont, died Feb. 9. He was 89.... Read More »

 

Chrysler dealers hungry for more Wranglers

3:38 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 10, 2013
Chrysler Group dealers used its make meeting during the National Automobile Dealers Association convention here to voice a concern they share with the factory: There aren’t enough Jeep Wranglers and Grand Cherokees to meet demand in the United States.... Read More »

 

Chrysler takes patriotic road with popular Super Bowl ads

10:48 am U.S. ET | Feb. 5, 2013
Chrysler was once again one of the big winners in the Super Bowl ad battle, scoring with a military-themed spot narrated by Oprah Winfrey and another highlighting farmers that underscored the automaker's attempts to rehabilitate its image by playing to viewers' patriotism.... 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 »

 

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 »

 

Fiat gets union agreement for layoff scheme at Melfi plant

Jan. 25, 2013 06:01 CET
Fiat has received trade unions' go-ahead for a layoff scheme at its Melfi plant in southern Italy that will allow it restructure the plant before producing a new Jeep and a Fiat model there.... Read More »

 

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Marchionne: Shortages of parts slow Jeep sales

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
Chrysler Group is pressing suppliers to the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee to increase capacity after bottlenecks cost the company up to 70,000 lost sales globally in 2012, Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said at the auto show last week.... Read More »

 

Jeep to build 100,000 units a year in China

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
Chrysler Group expects to make at least 100,000 Jeeps in China soon after production starts in 2014, Reuters reported.... Read More »

 

Chrysler CEO sees 200,000 9-speed transmissions for 3 new models

2:37 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 18, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC may have as many as 200,000 nine-speed transmissions available this year that will eventually go in three new models, its CEO said.... Read More »

 

Marchionne predicts fast rise for Jeep production in China

Jan. 17, 2013 14:46 CET
Fiat and U.S. unit Chrysler expect to make at least 100,000 Jeeps in China soon after production starts in 2014 as they seek to catch up with rivals in the world's biggest car market. Output could quickly double, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said.... Read More »

 

Chrysler, Fiat reach accord to build Jeeps in China

1:34 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 15, 2013
Chrysler Group and its majority owner Fiat reached a preliminary agreement with partner Guangzhou Automobile Group to make Jeep SUVs in China for sale in that market. The accord requires Chinese national and regional government review, and Jeep would aim to begin sales within two years of approval, Mike Manley, the brand's chief, said this week at the Detroit auto show.... Read More »

 

Marchionne pushes to end production bottlenecks

10:59 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Chrysler Group is pressuring suppliers to the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee to increase capacity after bottlenecks cost the company 60,000 to 70,000 lost sales globally in 2012, Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said at the show on Monday.... Read More »