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The Chrysler Minivans Get Recalled

The Chrysler Minivans Get Recalled

A select grouping of Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans will soon be recalled.  The reasoning is the result of an investigation into the vehicle’s liftgate which may not operate to Chrysler’s specifications.  After an internal quality audit, the right-side anit-pinch sensor on three vans failed to reopen the liftgate when the prescribed range [...]

Chrysler To Recall The LX Cars

Chrysler To Recall The LX Cars

Due to the same issue, Chrysler LLC will be issuing a voluntary recall on certain models of the LX sedans.  Both the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger are at risk of loosing antilock braking (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) because of a negative relationship.  The location of the ABS/ESC fuse can interfere with the car’s [...]

Chrysler Won’t Shutdown

Chrysler Won’t Shutdown

In the past, Chrysler Group LLC has issued what it calls a “summer shutdown” for its facilities.  For two straight weeks, assembly plants and other complexes turn off their lights and idle production.  This not only allows inventories to flatten out and costs to go down but it gives the hard-working people a much need [...]

Chrysler’s Net Income Jumps in 2012

Chrysler’s Net Income Jumps in 2012

One year ago, Chrysler Group LLC turned a net income of $116 million.  Impressive as that may be, the first quarter of 2011 was right at the cusp of the brand’s “rebirth” which is now, almost fully implemented.  Proof of this can simply be found in the pudding as at the end of the first quarter [...]

Chrysler’s PHEVs Go To Arizona

Chrysler’s PHEVs Go To Arizona

Chrysler Group LLC has been hard at work recently to put more and more of their Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) into fleet work.  The next battling ground for the experimental machines will be the sun-baked state of Arizona as three Chrysler Town & Country PHEVs have been sent off to Yuma.  As they roam the extreme [...]

Chrysler Sends Plug-in Town & Countrys Off for Testing

Chrysler Sends Plug-in Town & Countrys Off for Testing

It appears that Chrysler LLC is getting ready for an EV revolution.  With such fleet vehicles as the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Ram Trucks rolling around the United States, the other member of the Big Three seems to be putting extra effort into alternative versions of their products as more are finding their way on to the [...]

Chrysler May Supplement the Pentastar

Chrysler May Supplement the Pentastar

The Ward’s 10 Best winning new corporate block from Chrysler LLC known as the Pentastar has been doing rather well lately and has been mainly responsible for numerous vehicle saves.  It may have working duty in almost every product from the automaker but there is only so much one engine can do.  In order to [...]

Mopar Expands In South America

Mopar Expands In South America

The parts and performance division of Chrysler Group LLC, Mopar, is currently on a roll.  All-new bolt ons for numerous models are being put out daily it seems and to keep up, the brand will be expanding even further.  It hasn’t been too long since all-new facilities were opened in China and United Arab Emirates [...]

Chrysler Group Selling “Imported From Detroit” Merchandise

Chrysler Group Selling “Imported From Detroit” Merchandise

Chrysler has been doing its hardest to imprint the “Imported From Detroit” (IFD) tag-line into our collective consciousness for a bit over a year now. Now that Clint Eastwood and Eminem have been used to draw america to Chrysler’s cause, it has decided to start selling merchandise to further expand its message. Head to www.IFDstore.com and you [...]

Chrysler Gives SRT Its Own Site

Chrysler Gives SRT Its Own Site

If a product of Chrysler LLC rolls off the assembly line floor with a SRT badge stamped to its flanks, there can mean only one thing: high performance is ready to had.  The loosely sane engineers that make up the Street and Racing Technology team have put together some of the most radical and impressive cars and trucks [...]

 
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