Chrysler News

This year Chrysler will launch its first hybrid models with the Chrysler Aspen and the Dodge Durango SUV's, both of which feature Hemi Hybrids. Chrysler may be a little late to the hybrid party, but that doesn't mean it will be left completely behind as the company is already planning to expand its...

Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli has revealed that his company is open to sourcing more models from rival carmakers in its bid to offer more fuel-efficient models and adapt to changing consumer demand. Last month Chrysler signed a deal with Nissan to source the compact Versa hatch to expand its U.S...

The worsening exchange rate differential between the strengthening euro and weakening U.S. dollar means importing European manufactured models to North America is now significantly more expensive than just a few years ago. It’s a problem Alfa Romeo has to juggle with as it attempts to...

Chrysler is in the midst of updating its line-up to meet tough new CAFE regulations and help turn around flagging sales, and the bleak situation has already led to a number of important models being dropped altogether. However, it appears the RWD Chrysler 300 is safe for now as the Auburn...

The cost of the United States' new CAFE regulations has been widely speculated - and the figures are generally expected to be high - but the first real calculations of what impact the legislation will have on the industry are beginning to be developed. One analyst firm things the American Big Three...

Like all good compromises, it seems none of the parties is really happy with the outcome, but General Motors, Chrysler and the Canadian Auto Workers have reached a tentative labor agreement. Involving both continued production at some plants and job cuts all around, the deal will keep both sides on...

The first fruits of the Chrysler-Chery partnership may be realized as early as next year with news today that a Chinese-built car will be sold wearing Chrysler badges in Mexico within the next 12 months. The new car is the Chery A1 hatch (pictured) and it will be the first global model spawned from...

The Detroit 3 are hoping to change their reputation for chiefly supplying petrol-thirsty SUV's, with a view to getting small and mid-sized vehicles onto the market as soon as possible and one of the most active among the trio is Chrysler. The carmaker’s co-president and former CEO, Tom...

Chrysler's last few years have been emblematic of the difficulty some of the older portions of the automobile industry are having adjusting to the increasingly mature, saturated and urban U.S. and global automobile markets. But Chrysler isn't counting itself out yet. Repackaging the Chrysler...

Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli has repeated statements made by a number of CEOs from rival carmakers including Renault-Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn that the U.S. auto market is likely to slide even further and there’s no prediction of a recovering any time soon. Nardelli expects sales this year to...

Chrysler is developing a new range of vehicles for one of the most competitive automotive segments in the world, the midsize D-segment, currently dominated by the likes of the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. Its current offerings, the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring, are outsold by its Japanese...

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation couched the new CAFE plan as saving billions of gallons of fuel, but the industry sees it as one that will costs billions in research, development and manufacturing costs over the next five years. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters noted in the announcement...

The deal between the troubled American maker Chrysler and China's Chery has been a blustery, on-again, off-again affair, but the latest word has it still on track, despite some delays. Chinese-built Chrysler-branded Chery minicars will not be hitting U.S. roads in the very near future, but the deal...

Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli announced Thursday night that Chrysler will not see a profit at the end of the year. The head of Chrysler was not disappointed though, stating the company was on track to meet the goals it had promised new owner Cerberus Capital Management. While Chrysler hasn't said...

Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its...

A month ago news of Chrysler's impending two-week North American summer shutdown sent ripples through the automotive press. Speculation of tough times and drastic fixes ran amok. Today word from Chrysler reveals that at least three factories could remain open while the rest of the company takes a...

Now that Chrysler is in private hands the tough decisions are coming hard and fast. Last year we saw officials axe cars like the PT Cruiser convertible, Pacifica, Crossfire and Dodge Magnum, and now there are reports that even more models will be dropped from the current lineup. Earlier this month...

Chrysler announced today that it’s recruiting members of the public for its new 'Customer Advisory Board', an online forum where individuals can voice their ideas about what they want to see in a new car. Anyone can join the forum, including consumers who have never previously owned a...

Working and thinking like a small company is how Chrysler hopes to weather the current economic storm. We told you just last week about Chrysler's plan to implement new technologies and product updates on-demand rather than waiting for product refresh cycles, and now it looks like one of the first...

With Chrysler’s new owners Cerberus Capital Management making the hard and fast decisions, the carmaker is now on track to return to profitability. Even with the worsening U.S. economy and fluctuating exchange rates and commodity prices, CEO Bob Nardelli is confident Chrysler will be...