Chrysler News

Carmakers have a number of solutions for reducing their fleet-average fuel consumption and emissions levels, but for a cash-strapped company like Chrysler the options are limited. Some of the ideas being suggested include launching more fuel-efficient models, introducing compact turbo engines and...

Worries over Chrysler's existence beyond the next handful of years have gone from whispers to open conversation in recent months, and the decision to shutter its entire operation for two weeks at mid-year will no doubt spur even more speculation. Chrysler is couching the shut-down as a way to...

In line with Chrysler’s global strategy turnaround plan officials have decided to close the carmaker’s Pacifica Advance Product Design Center located outside of San Diego in California. The studio is credited with creating a number of important models including the 300 sedan and Dodge...

Brabus has used this week's Geneva Motor Show to debut its latest STARTECH tuning program for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep automobiles. STARTECH modifies the exterior appearances of the cars as well as focusing on engine tuning, horespower upgrades and handling improvements in much the same way that...

When Chrysler rolled out its trio of hybrid concepts (ZEO, EcoVoyager, Renegade) at last month’s Detroit Auto Show, no one envisaged it would be a sign the carmaker was serious about offering a full hybrid lineup one day. Latest comments from Chrysler’s new President Jim Press reaffirm...

America’s three major carmakers may soon get the break they’ve been waiting for with news that employees paid just $14-an-hour will be joining the ranks in less than a year. All three brands - Chrysler, Ford and GM - are expected to hire about 36,000 hourly and salaried staff in...

India’s Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is currently in talks with officials from Chrysler over a possible deal to develop a range of new models. M&M is best known for building farm equipment and light trucks but the company is looking to build a larger presence in the auto industry and it knows...

Last month Chrysler revealed its plans to establish a global midsize vehicle center specifically for the design and construction of a new flexible platform that could be used to for an entire family of vehicles including sedans, hatchbacks, crossovers and small pickups. The new platform is a...

Chrysler’s lineup is in store for a massive upheaval with possibly half of all its models getting the axe. Under its new ‘Project Genesis’ turnaround plan, Chrysler wants to streamline the entire business from top to bottom, combining dealerships, dropping duplicate models and...

The recently announced Project Genesis aims to put Chrysler's house back in order by chopping models and combining dealerships. Streamlining the entire business, from top to bottom, is the basic goal. To that end, dealerships will have to get with the program or face going without a full line of...

Update: Plastech and GM have reached a temporary agreement that will put Plastech parts back in production as early as the second or third shift today. Presumably that would enable Chrysler to resume production at its four idled plants as early as tomorrow or the day after. The agreement reached is...

Chrysler could be adding another foreign carmaker to its growing list of global partners if reports coming out of India prove to be true. The reports claim Indian carmaker Tata has signed a deal with Chrysler to develop an electric version of its current Ace, a mini truck sold exclusively in India...

If Chrysler hopes to be around in years to come it has to evolve into a serious global player, and to do that it needs a range of new models engineered to suit global tastes. Of America’s three major carmakers, GM was first off the bat to take advantage of its global resources, calling on...

First Cadillac revealed it was canceling its V8 program and now Chrysler has announced that its legendary Hemi V8 engine doesn’t have a bright future. Rising oil prices and toughening fuel economy standards is causing carmakers around the world to rethink their powertrain options, and the...

We previewed the three Chrysler concepts coming to NAIAS earlier today, and now we can show you the full story and all the high-res pictures. The sleek and surprisingly powerful ecoVoyager takes Chrysler's hydrogen fuel-cell technology to the next level of application, yielding a spacious...

Last month Chrysler announced four of its models would be dropped from its lineup and today the first of those ill-fated vehicles has been given the axe. The last Chrysler Crossfire to ever be built rolled out of its German factory today after nearly five years of production and almost 80,000 units...

Chrysler has promised to follow the lead of carmakers like BMW by offering fuel-saving engine stop-start technologies on some of its cars in the near future. The system, which shuts down the engine while the car is stationary in traffic, then starts it again once the driver releases the clutch or...

After having recently reported the cost cutting to take place at Chrysler we are relieved to bring word the exciting SRT (Street and Racing Technology) performance division will be hardly affected. Last week Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli announced plans to cull four models and cut up to 10,000 jobs but...

Top officials at Chrysler have acknowledged that some models will be dropped but until now there’s been no confirmation of which cars and exactly how many would disappear. Chrysler’s board are expected to decide today on dropping at least three models, with most in the industry...

Turbulent times at Chrysler since the split with Daimler several months ago are causing the new ownership to rethink its Chrysler brand while continuing the Dodge product blitz. Chrysler models that face elimination or rejuvenation include the Pacifica, the PT Cruiser, the 300 and the Crossfire...