The most capable factory-produced Wrangler ever – the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition – has arrived in Australia. Fiat Chrysler Australia has secured 30 of the limited edition Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary ...
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Fiat-Chrysler has no plans to invest in electrified powertrains in the near future, citing low customer demand and high development costs as the main reasons for the decision. Instead of pursuing electric and hybrid solutions, Fiat and ...
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Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
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US based automaker Chrysler Group is planning to invest about $52m in its Michigan engine plants at Trenton and Dundee to boost the capacity of Tigershark engine. Of the overall investment, $11.5m will be spent in Trenton North facility ...
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In early 20th-century China, personal transportation didn’t get much better than a rickshaw. On the other side of the world, automakers like Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland, Ohio were bringing automobiles to the masses. ...
For July, Chrysler Group reported US sales of 140,102 units, an 11 percent increase compared with sales in July 2012 (126,089 units), and the group's best July sales since 2006. July 2013 also reflected the 40th consecutive month of ...
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Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has opened a new automatic passenger car transmissions manufacturing plant in the US, built at an investment of about EUR300m. Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, will ...
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Porsche has been rated the most appealing new car brand to own in the US for the ninth consecutive year. The Stuttgart-based luxury sports car maker topped the 2013 JD Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study ...
A trio of Fiat 500-inspired ‘personal watercrafts’ has been unveiled at the US Open of Surfing in California, as a part of the carmaker’s efforts to increase its exposure in the US. Despite being Europe’s fourth ...
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Alfa Romeo will cease production of its front-wheel drive-hatchbacks and shift to rear-wheel-drive models in early 2015, according to an overseas report. Car magazine claims the front-wheel-drive Alfa Romeo Mito and Giulietta hatches ...
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Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have thrown their support behind Detroit after the automotive industry hub known as ‘Motor City’ filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in US history. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder ...
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US based automobile manufacturer Chrysler has collaborated with Detroit-based NextEnergy to examine the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) technology. The test will be conducted with four battery-powered all-electric minivans ...
"Dodge is here to stay!" That's the word from SRT president and CEO Ralph Gilles, who took to social media on the weekend to deny rumours that the 99-year-old car maker's days are numbered. In response to a question about Dodge's future ...
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US based automobile manufacturer Chrysler will recall about 840,000 vehicles across the globe over various issues. The recall affects 500,000 cars and sports utility vehicles (SUV) over a problem with active-restraint head rest, in ...
A new seven-seater Jeep is still to be officially confirmed by the US 4WD brand but is believed to be in the pipeline for a 2015 release. Jeep hasn’t offered such a vehicle since the Commander was discontinued in 2010 (2009 for ...
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