Chrysler News
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A brand new version of the Chrysler 300 is just around the corner, kicking off a product renaissance at Chrysler that will include a score of new or updated models over the next couple of years. The Auburn Hills-based automaker has already previewed its upcoming 2011 Chrysler 300 in a series of sketches presented during the all-important viability presentations last year and earlier this year a rendering of the car, albeit just a tiny portion of the grille and headlight, was teased at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The new 300, along with a redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, are crucial models...
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Report: Fiat Moving Thousands Of Manufacturing Jobs From Italy To U.S.
For Alfa Romeo to be able to sell cars competitively in North America it will definitely need to start local production. Not only are wage rates actually cheaper here in the U.S., but the dollar’s weakness against the Euro means that it will actually be favorable for Alfa Romeo to export...
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Chrysler Starts Production Of Pentastar V-6, Releases Final Specs
Chrysler is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology the automaker claims will help contribute to an overall fuel efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period. In fact, by 2014, more than 80 percent of Chrysler’s current powertrain lineup will undergo a...
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Designer Automobile To Go With Designer Clothes
Would You Pay More To Have A Car Designed By Diesel?
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Chrysler Sebring To Undergo Major Upgrade, Receive New Name
The deservedly-maligned Chrysler Sebring may go the way of the dodo--in name, at least.
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Chrysler And Lancia To Reveal Joint Product Plan In Geneva
Chrysler’s lineup, both in North America and Europe, is in for a major shakeup over the next couple of years now that the expanding Fiat Group and its demanding CEO Sergio Marchionne are pulling all the strings. We’ve already seen hints of some of the plans with the unveiling of the...
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On Sunday night, Chrysler's edgy brand manager, Olivier Francois, handed over seven "eco style" Chrysler 300s to the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards. Six were used to schlep special celebs like Meryl Streep (totally VIP), Christina Aguilera (sure, okay), and Felicity Huffman (hmmm). The seventh was parked on the red carpet, where celebs off the A- through F-list were asked to sign it. At some point in the very near future, the be-Hancocked 300 will be auctioned off, with proceeds to benefit the Red Cross' recovery efforts in Haiti. The other six will also hit the auction block, with...
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Marchionne: Chrysler And Lancia Could Be Merged Within The Year
The appointment of Lancia CEO Olivier Francois as the new head of the Chrysler division is a clear indication that the two brands will become more closely entwined.
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Report: Chrysler Looking For New Plant To Build Fiats
Chrysler is currently on the lookout for a new site in North America to start building Fiat-based models, with the first cars tipped to be rolling off the factory floor as early as this year. The information comes from Chrysler's senior vice president for manufacturing, Scott Garberding, who...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Chrysler-Badged Lancia Delta
The first Lancia vehicle to show up as a Chrysler-brand product is on the floor today at Detroit.
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Chrysler Releases Specs On Fiat Four-Cylinder, New Pentastar V-6
Chrysler is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology the automaker claims will help contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25% during the 2010-2014 period. In fact, by 2014, more than 80% of Chrysler’s current powertrain lineup will undergo a complete...
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Ferrari and Maserati To Share Stand With Chrysler In Detroit
Previously, brands like Ferrari and Maserati had to lease their own stage areas at the show, and last year Ferrari did not even attend the Detroit event.
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Is it just us, or did 2009 completely suck? The economy tanked, automakers went bankrupt, celebrities died left and right (and not even the good ones). Ugh, midnight cannot come fast enough. Since early this morning, our crack team of auto journalists/clairvoyants has been drinking tea -- mostly English breakfast and Earl Grey, with one small pot of lapsang souchong for Someone Who Just HAS to be Difficult -- and we've now begun reading the leaves. Our visions are still a bit fuzzy (that pitcher of Bloody Marys probably isn't helping), but we can already see that 2010 is going to be far...
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Elecric Fiat 500 To Join New Midsize Chrysler At Detroit Auto Show?
The latest report says there'll be not just one but two new cars on Chrysler's stand at the Detroit Auto Show.
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Chrysler Planning Lancia-Based Unveiling For Detroit Auto Show?
The latest reports are unconfirmed, but the theory at least is sound.
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Chrysler Announces Plans To Build Fiat Multiair Engines In Michigan
The first engine will be a 1.4-liter gasoline unit dubbed the “Fully Integrated Robotized Engine” (FIRE).
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Marchionne To Leave Either Fiat Or Chrysler Within Two Years
Steering both corporations is no small task.
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Chrysler To Extend Holiday Shutdown At Five Plants To Three Weeks
The company will be trying to align output with inventory in the face of flagging demand.
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A new, big, rear-drive Alfa Romeo sedan is set to spearhead a U.S. comeback for the Italian brand--and it'll do it on the coattails of the 2011 Chrysler 300. However, Chrysler says there's no firm plan to bring the brand back, and a business plan must make sense for the moribund Italian car brand to make a return at all sometime after 2012. Nevertheless, the rumormill suggests plans are already in the works to bring Alfa Romeo back to the States. Motor Authority reports that the plans for Chrysler and Fiat's new attack on the U.S. market will be topped by a new rear-drive sedan for Alfa Romeo...
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Chrysler Brand Being Phased Out Overseas
Company bosses have revealed that Chrysler will disappear completely from European car markets in 2011.
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Chrysler Offering 20 Channel Mobile TV With New Flo TV Option
Dubbed FLO TV Auto Entertainment, the new system will offer as many as 20 channels and is the first of its kind for a domestic automaker.
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Chrysler Brand Product Plan Wrap-Up
The next three years will be key to Chrysler's future.
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New Chrysler Logo To Go Live At 2010 Detroit Auto Show
A dip into the United States Patent and Trademark Office has revealed what appears to be a new Chrysler logo.
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Early Look At Fiat And Chrysler’s U.S. Model Roll Out
The success of the Fiat-Chrysler partnership will depend on how Chrysler copes with the next two years.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran