Chrysler News
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The 2014 Chrysler 300S benefits from some special touches, including a Beats by Dr. Dre sound system developed specifically for it by Dr. Dre and Jimmy lovine.
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Chrysler Reveals 2013 SEMA Lineup
Chrysler will bring 20 modified vehicles to the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas.
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Next-Gen Jeep Wrangler To Lose Solid Axle Along With Weight?
The next Jeep Wrangler needs to lose weight to meet stricter fuel economy standards, Jeep says.
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Fiat Ups Chrysler Stake To 68.49 Percent, Edges Closer To Full Control
Fiat has exercised an option to buy an additional 3.3 percent of Chrysler, bringing it closer to full control of the American automaker. As part of the 2009 deal that originally gave Fiat 20 percent of Chrysler and the promise for more if certain targets were met, Fiat also gained the option to buy...
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Detroit 3 Will Be Absent From Tokyo Motor Show, Again
The Detroit 3 automakers, made up of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, will be absent from the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, making this the third time in a row that the American brands have skipped the event. The first was in 2009, during the height of the financial crisis and ensuing bankruptcy of two...
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Chrysler 300 Diesel Still On The Table: Report
As more and more diesel models slowly creep their way onto the market, and with gas prices showing little sign of receding, there has probably never been a better time for the launch of a diesel-powered Chrysler 300. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is once again offered with a diesel engine, a...
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Chrysler is introducing a new special edition 200 sedan, which it plans to debut at next week’s 2013 New York Auto Show. Developed in partnership with fellow Detroit legend Carhartt, a specialist in workwear, the new special edition is being introduced midway through the 2013 model year, hence the ‘2013.5’ classification. The car is the 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition, which Chrysler tells us, was built to celebrate the values of hard work and perseverance. It shares many of the luxury traits found on the 300 S range, including 18-inch aluminum wheels with a dark...
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Chrysler 200 Redesign To Be Introduced On 2015 Model
In January of this year, Chrysler design boss and head of SRT Ralph Gilles said the next Chrysler 200 would introduce a new styling direction for the brand. At the time, we thought this new, redesigned Chrysler 200 would be introduced for the 2014 model year. According to Autoweek, Chrysler is...
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SRT Adds 'Core' Performance Models To Its Catalog
The idea behind the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee is a simple one: focus on the performance and handling aspects of the car, while reducing luxury content to keep the price attractive to the enthusiast buyer on a budget. SRT is now applying this less-is-more philosophy to the Challenger SRT8...
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Chrysler Scripts More Memorable Super Bowl Ads: Video
For Super Bowl XLV, in 2011, Chrysler hired Eminem to deliver a loud and clear message: the American auto industry, most noticeably Chrysler and its affiliated companies, were back. Perhaps even more relevant was the theme that Detroit, America’s motor city, was also on an upswing. Last year...
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Chrysler's Revised Product Plan Mixes Good News And Bad
If you were holding out hope for a new Mustang and Camaro-fighting SRT Barracuda to debut in the next few years, you may want to sit down. According to the latest product plans released by Chrysler this morning, the SRT brand won’t see a new model before the 2016 model year. If that’s...
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2014 Chrysler 200 To Debut New Design Direction From Brand
The current Chrysler 200 sedan and convertible may be the best automotive example of the time-honored cliche, “we did the best we could with what we had to work with.” Though the Chrysler 200’s sheet metal, interior and chassis may be updated, underneath, the car is remarkably...
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Chrysler has revealed a new version of its Uconnect touch-screen interface at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, which the automaker claims is the first in the industry to enable dealers to upgrade the system with navigation, weeks, months or even years after the car is bought. This means that used car buyers with a Uconnect-equipped car can have navigation added to the system if the car wasn't originally ordered with the mapping tool. The latest Uconnect systems have all the necessary hardware for navigation; they just need to be unlocked by a dealer. Chrysler’s navigation system...
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Chrysler Celebrates Motown Spirit With Special 300: Video
Chrysler continues its ‘Imported From Detroit’ campaign with a new special edition 300 that celebrates the spirit of Motown.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chrysler Showing An Impressive 24 Vehicles At SEMA 2012
To mark 75 years of Mopar parts and accessories, Chrysler is pulling out all the stops for this year’s SEMA show. With plans to display 24 Mopar modified vehicles (plus parts and accessories), the automaker has taken a 15,300 square foot booth in Las Vegas. Top draws to the exhibit will...
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Chrysler Teases (Some Of) Its 2012 SEMA Show Cars
Emphasizing the strength of its Mopar brand, Chrysler is teasing five Mopar-modified vehicles in advance of this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. The five shown, including a Jeep Wrangler, a Dodge Dart, a Dodge Charger, a Fiat 500 and a RAM pickup, are only a...
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Italian Fiat Plants May Build Chrysler And Jeep Models For U.S. Market: Report
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne met with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti over the weekend to address concerns Fiat might be closing one or more plants in Italy due to its shrinking market share and excess capacity. A joint statement after the meeting said Fiat would revise its plans by...
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Fashion’s John Varvatos Designs Two Special Chrysler 300 Sedans
First he starred in one of Chrysler’s Imported From Detroit commercials, then he helped design a one-off Chrysler 300 for charity, now fashion designer John Varvatos, a self-made Detroiter, has developed two special edition 300 sedans to be introduced for the 2013 model year. Combining...
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If you’re looking for a sedan with amenities like Poltrona Frau leather, hand-sanded matte wood trim, a powered rear sunscreen, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-path detection and an eight-speed automatic transmission, chances are good you’re shopping only European brands. For 2013, you may want to expand your search to include the Chrysler 300, which now features availability of all these amenities and much more. In the words of Saad Chehab, Head of the Chrysler brand, “Our mission is simply to bring the ultra exotic to the masses.” And the masses have one more...
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Chrysler Launching High Fuel Efficiency (HFE) Line
Just days after announcing an upcoming line of clean diesel products dubbed “EcoDiesel,” Chrysler has filed paperwork with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to claim the “HFE High Fuel Efficiency” name as its own. As Car and Driver reports, the automaker had previously...
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Chrysler To Launch 'EcoDiesel' Badge For Clean Diesel Range
Chrysler is set to introduce a range of frugal diesel engines across its brands, starting with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300 initially and spreading to other models if demand necessitates. The move is just one part of Chrysler’s overall strategy to meet tough new CAFE standards...
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Chrysler's SRT Division Ponders New Models
For a performance brand, Chrysler’s SRT division has a fairly impressive lineup, ranging from the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 through the Dodge Charger SRT8 and the Chrysler 300 SRT8. Still, these are models that originate from other Chrysler divisions, which leaves SRT with just one model to...
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Chrysler Releases ‘Imported From Gotham’ Ad For The 300: Video
The 2012 Chrysler 300S gets the Batmobile treatment in Chrysler's 'Imported From Gotham City advertisement.
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Chrysler Teams With 'The Dark Knight Rises' For Video Contest
Chrysler has teamed with the latest Batman movie to market the 2012 Chrysler 300.
Nelson Ireson