Chrysler

Italy-built Jeep will still appeal to U.S. buyers, brand boss says

March 6, 2014 13:06 CET
Jeep's new Italy-built Renegade will be the brand's first model built exclusively outside of the United States, but this will not deter fans of the iconic U.S. marque from buying the small SUV, Jeep boss Mike Manley said.... Read More »

 

SEAN GAGNIER

The race to sell a truck to Jimmy Fallon

5:06 pm U.S. ET | March 6, 2014
Jimmy Fallon, new host of “The Tonight Show” knows what he wants to spend one of his first paychecks on -- a truck.... Read More »

 

Maserati SUV production to begin in 2015

8:17 am U.S. ET | March 5, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to begin production of bodies for the new Maserati Levante SUV at its Mirafiori plant in northern Italy next year, CEO Sergio Marchionne said today.... Read More »

 

Chrysler says it will keep minivan production in Canada

10:05 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2014
Chrysler Group will keep minivan production in Windsor, Ontario, and has withdrawn a request for government help, but warned today that Canada must become a cheaper place to do business to be considered for future products.... Read More »

 

Chrysler idles 325 Illinois workers for a week amid slow Dart sales

2:05 pm U.S. ET | March 4, 2014
Chrysler Group has idled 325 workers at its Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant for a week because of slow sales of the Dodge Dart.... Read More »

 

All-wheel-drive sales get lift from severe winter

12:34 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2014
While U.S. auto sales have been slowed this winter by record cold and snow, brands known for their all-wheel-drive offerings have fared well, and in several cases, are thriving.... Read More »

 

Jeep Renegade, made for overseas, will offer entry point for U.S. buyers

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2014
The 2015 Jeep Renegade is the first Jeep designed for sale around the world since the first Jeep was designed to sail around the world -- in military transports. The subcompact Renegade shares a platform with the Fiat 500L and will be assembled in a Fiat plant in Melfi, Italy. Its boxy, upright design is reminiscent of the 2002 Jeep Liberty, but it is smaller and more technologically advanced in almost every respect.... Read More »

 

FEBRUARY U.S. AUTO SALES

Mother Nature chills showroom traffic, sales

7:00 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2014
U.S. auto sales were flat in February as rising showroom traffic in recent weeks fueled hope that the industry would finally break out of its three-month, weather-crimped slump in March. Total sales fell by just 357 units, or 0.03, percent. Four of the five biggest automakers posted declines, while Chrysler Group and Nissan bucked the trend with double-digit increases. All-wheel-drive specialist Subaru plowed to a 24 percent gain.... Read More »

 

Chrysler Group sales rise 11% on Jeep, Ram

1:47 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2014
Chrysler Group's U.S. sales climbed 11 percent in February on the strength of Jeep and Ram, which offset declines at Dodge. The company reported sales of 154,866 units last month, its best February since 2007 and its 47th consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains.... Read More »

 

Jeep to unveil Italy-built Renegade subcompact SUV

March 3, 2014 06:01 CET
Jeep tomorrow will unveil its new Renegade subcompact SUV. The 'baby' Jeep is key to parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' ambitious global growth plans for the iconic off-road brand.... Read More »

 

EDITORIALS

A hard act to follow

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2014
The U.S. auto industry will lose a vigorous advocate of nearly six decades when Rep. John Dingell Jr. retires.... Read More »

 

Generators keep dealerships humming

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 3, 2014
Electricity is the invisible heart of an automotive dealership.... Read More »

 

Japanese stay atop Consumer Reports rankings as Detroit struggles

12:45 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2014
Detroit has come clawing back from the brink with award-winning products, but Japanese and luxury brands still have the best lineups of cars and light trucks in the industry, the editors of the influential shopping guide Consumer Reports say.... Read More »

 

Rep. John Dingell, who championed the auto industry, to retire

10:52 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history and staunch ally to the U.S. auto industry, plans to retire at the end of his current term.... Read More »

 

Chrysler turned away by bankruptcy court in tax-refund quest

12:34 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
Chrysler Group couldn't get a New York bankruptcy court's help in its bid to recover an alleged $50 million overpayment of state unemployment insurance premiums.... Read More »

 

5 YEARS LATER

GM, Chrysler bounce back from the brink

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
General Motors' comeback from near-collapse has been faster and stronger than most experts believed it could be.... Read More »

 

The Battle for Billings

A Montana dealer fights to reopen his terminated Chrysler-Jeep store

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
Nearly five years after Chrysler terminated his Billings, Mont., Chrysler-Jeep store, along with 788 other dealerships around the country, Steve Zabawa believes he is on the threshold of reopening. If it happens, he will be one of a small band of Chrysler dealers in the country to pass from termination to reinstatement to reopening.... Read More »

 

5 YEARS LATER

2009 timeline: February meltdown

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
A timeline of the events that made up the industry collapse.... Read More »

 

Dealers bullish on diesel Ram 1500 pickup

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24, 2014
Almost half of the initial dealer orders for the 2014 Ram 1500 pickup are for the diesel-powered version.... Read More »

 

2014 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

High-octane supercars reign supreme at Geneva show

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 23, 2014
Supercars will play a large role at this year's Geneva auto show as Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren unveil their latest high-performance models.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Jeep's software fix and the law of unintended consequences

12:30 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 21, 2014
One of last year's Jeep recalls led to an unintended consequence for some owners of 2005-10 Grand Cherokee and 2006-10 Commanders -- a consequence Chrysler now says it intends to fix, at least for most people.... Read More »

 

U.S. conservative 'Joe the Plumber' joins UAW at Chrysler

1:20 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 19, 2014
An Ohio man who rose to fame as "Joe the Plumber" by challenging then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on tax policy in 2008 has taken a unionized job at Chrysler Group.... Read More »

 

Dealers order more than 8,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500s in 3 days

3:55 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2014
Chrysler Group dealers ordered more than 8,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500 pickups in the first weekend that they could do so -- a figure that represents nearly half of the light-duty pickup's normal monthly production.... Read More »

 

Canadian spiffs for Chrysler?

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 17, 2014
Chrysler Group's Windsor minivan plant is poised to grab a share of funds that Canada's federal government has pledged to keep auto plants operating there. A budget approved last week by federal lawmakers in Ottawa included more than $500 million Canadian in incentive money.... Read More »

 

Fiat faces hurdles to accessing Chrysler cash after merger

Feb. 17, 2014 12:59 CET
Fiat says its access to the cash of unit Chrysler, which it took full control of last month, was limited by a cap on dividends from the U.S. automaker and its debt covenants.... Read More »

 


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