Chrysler U.S. Sales Plummet 25% in November
Chrysler Group today reported a sales decline of 25% in November compared to what was also depressed month last year. The company pointed out however, that the Group’s market share increased slightly...
View ArticleJeep Plans New Packages for NAIAS
Chrysler Group LLC is not planning any official press conferences for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. However, Jeep plans to introduce three new packages, including...
View ArticleChrysler Launches May Sales Incentives
Year-to-date, Chrysler sales at 330,000 units are up 2%, while the total light vehicle market is at 3.5 million units or +17%. Chrysler last month posted a 25% sales increase, which was its best...
View ArticleChrysler Smartphone App Coming
Chrysler is joining the smartphone craze with an app to help customers learn more about their vehicles and connect with other owners. The new owner information app, an industry first, will be...
View ArticleGM’s New App Turns Smartphones into Virtual Key
The automotive world is going smartphone app crazy. The latest to join the fray? General Motors will roll out smartphone apps - specialized apps geared for customers of its four remaining U.S. brands -...
View ArticleChrysler Won’t Return to “Old Days of Sin,” Insists CEO Marchionne
Gone are the “days of sin,” when cash was seen as the answer to everything at Chrysler, said CEO Sergio Marchionne, as he answered questions about the maker’s second-quarter loss and dodged others...
View ArticleReborn Jeep Cherokee Takes a Radical Design Turn
Making its formal debut at the New York Auto Show, the Jeep Cherokee replaces the maker’s old Liberty model – and brings back a nameplate that decades ago helped touch off America’s love affair with...
View ArticleChrysler Adding Engine Line
TheDetroitBureau reports that Chrysler Group has a popularity problem. The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based maker is selling so many vehicles with the four-cylinder Tigershark engine the company is working on...
View ArticleChrysler Recalls 469,000 Jeeps
TheDetroitBureau reported that Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Commanders as well as 532 Ram pickup trucks for different issues.
View ArticleChrysler Refusing To Recall 2.7 Million Jeeps
Chrysler Group is at odds with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the results of a lengthy investigation that could result in the recall of 2.7 million vehicles. The agency asked...
View ArticleChrysler Sold to Fiat. Immediate Organizational Changes Are Announced
Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer of the New Chrysler Group, put in place a new organization at the same time the sale of Chrysler to Fiat was completed this morning. The U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleCan This Latest Plan Save Chrysler?
Can CEO Sergio Marchionne pull off another successful turnaround ala Fiat? That is the question being debated this morning in automotive circles. Chrysler Group reported total U.S. sales for October of...
View ArticleJeep Brings Back Memories with Wrangler Willys Wheeler
Devotees of the original, military-style Willys Overland Jeep may have something they can be excited about with the introduction of the 2014 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler. The new model begs for a white...
View ArticleJeep Eyes Scaling 1 Million Sales Mountain by 2015
Jeep has set its sights on selling more than 1 million vehicles annually by the end of 2015. Expanding global sales and finalizing a long-term plan for the Wrangler will help meet the target. For more...
View ArticleJeep Invading Easter Safari in Utah with Modded 4x4s
Jeep is rolling into Moab, Utah, for the 48th annual Easter Jeep Safari with six new concept vehicles, including for the first time two Cherokees and a Grand Cherokee, for enthusiasts to pore over and...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler Hopes to Redefine, Sharpen Image as it Outlines Global Strategy
Five after taking control of the bankrupt US automaker, CEO Sergio Marchionne will outline his global strategy for both Chrysler and its Italian partner Fiat during a day-long strategy session Tuesday....
View ArticleFiat Chrysler Lays Out Broad Growth Plan
With a veiled reference to the disastrous alliance that nearly destroyed Chrysler recently, CEO Sergio Marchionne and his management team laid out an ambitious plan for the U.S. maker and its Italian...
View ArticlePickup, Plug-in Hybrid Appear on Jeep’s Horizons
Looking to nearly double global sales by 2018 – while also having to address increasingly stringent emissions and fuel economy standards -- Jeep is looking at a variety of product and powertrain...
View ArticleJeep Cherokee Gets a More Conventional Look for 2019
Utility vehicles are the hottest things on the market, and few brands have done a better job riding that wave than Jeep. The automaker aims to continue building momentum with the updated 2019 Cherokee...
View ArticleFCA Lays Out Plan for “Transformative Merger” with Groupe Renault
After extensive, secret negotiations, Fiat Chrysler has laid out a merger proposal to Renault. What happens next? What are the potential benefits? And how did the deal come together?...
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