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Friday, 15 June 2012

Imported from Gotham City: Chrysler Teams up with The Dark Knight

A new marketing effort from Chrysler will see the brand's "Imported from Detroit" slogan briefly changing to "Imported from Gotham City" as part of a promotional campaign with Warner Bros. Pictures and its upcoming film, "The Dark Knight Rises".

On Friday, the automaker launched the “Imported from Gotham City” contest in which participants are asked to create an original co-branded TV spot featuring the Chrysler brand and the Dark Knight by utilizing a collection of assets, including Chrysler 300 car footage, film footage and music stems from the official trailer.

Jeep Preparing 3 New Models, Hopes to Boost European Sales Five-Fold

Jeep has set its sights on improving its sales volume in the European car market more than five-fold in the next three years through the introduction of three new models, the expansion of its dealer network and to a lesser extent, by completing a football (soccer) sponsorship deal, reports Autonews Europe.

In 2011, Jeep sold 23,745 units in Europe, up 62 percent from the previous year, while in the first four months of 2012, the Chrysler Group company delivered 9,807 units.

Thursday, 14 June 2012

NHTSA Upgrades and Expands Fuel-Tank Fire Probe of Jeep Models to 5.1 Million Units

A federal investigation regarding the fuel tank integrity of the 1993-2004MY Jeep Grand Cherokee has been upgrade to an Engineering Analysis and has also been expanded to include two more Jeep models, the 1993-2001MY Cherokee and the 2002-2007MY Liberty.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that the data it collected during a preliminary evaluation indicates that rear-impact-related tank failures and vehicle fires are more prevalent in said Grand Cherokee models than in the non-Jeep peer vehicles.

Monday, 11 June 2012

2013 SRT Viper GTS-R gets its First Track Time

We first laid eyes on both the road-going and racing versions of the all-new SRT Viper GTS during their world premiere at the 2012 New York Auto Show in April.

Now we learn that SRT Motorsports recently completed the first on-track test of the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R racer with team driver Marc Goossens at the Carolina Motorsports Park in preparation for its entry in the American Le Mans Series GT class later this year.

Saturday, 9 June 2012

Fiat CEO Says Euro Break Up Could Slash Car Sales by 30 Percent

Even though the dismal economic situation in the Euro zone hasn't left automakers unaffected, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne told journalists on Friday during an event organized by the Council for the United States and Italy, that for the time being, the Italian company is likely to achieve its targets for 2012. Read more »

Monday, 4 June 2012

Chrysler Sebring Convertible Dressed Up as a Bentley Continental GTC Supersports

The Sebring is one vehicle series that the folks under the Pentastar would rather forget, as evidenced by the change of name on its facelifted replacement, the 200.

On the face of it, some customers share the feeling with Chrysler. Like this owner who transformed a 2003 Sebring Convertible V6 into a fairly accurate replica of the pre-facelift Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports cabriolet.

Fiat Sells Out Entire U.S. Production of 2012MY Abarth 500 in a Little Over a Month

If you were eyeing the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, it looks like you are out of luck, at least for the next few months, as the Chrysler Group told its dealers today that it is no longer accepting wholesale orders for the $22,000 sporty mini car, according to a report from Detroit News citing company sources. Read more »

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Turbocharged Vehicle Sales Expected to Reach 3.2 Million Units in North America this Year

After conquering Europe, turbocharged engines are now picking up steam in North America, mainly thanks to the efforts of Ford Motor Corp. and General Motors that embraced the technology on their mainstream products.

Honeywell, which develops and provides turbochargers for many vehicles including the gasoline-powered Dodge Dart and Fiat 500 Abarth, and the diesel versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and Volkswagen Touareg, estimates that North American sales of turbocharged commercial and passenger vehicles is projected to reach 3.2 million units in 2012, up from 2.2 million in 2011.

Fiat Not Interested in Mazda Stake, but will Increase its Chrysler Stake to Over 60 percent

Ever since Italy's Fiat Group and Japan's Mazda Motors announced plans to join forces for the development and production of their next MX-5 and Alfa Rome Spider roadsters, the newsvine has been abuzz with numerous rumors about a deeper relationship between the two automakers. Read more »

Monday, 28 May 2012

Most blunt nosed eagle hood ornament anyone ever made is my guess, Chrysler Imperial, compared to a normal one

and the above was trumped by a badge... even less hood ornament like

compared to the below "proper" hood ornament

Saturday, 26 May 2012

1955 stock race car (Grand National series) of Tim Flock, a Chrysler 300, worlds fastest stock sedan at 130 mph... when Nascar meant stock car

Friday, 25 May 2012

Fiat May Deepen Proposed Partnership with Mazda and Produce its Cars at Chrysler Plants

As it turns out, the Fiat Group's decision to tie the fate of its next generation Alfa Romeo Spider to the Mazda MX-5, could be the beginning of a new relationship between the two automakers.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at a Chrysler plant in Belvidere, Illinois, Fiat and Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne said that the company is open to deepening its newly found partnership with Mazda in order to lower its manufacturing and developing costs as well as to expand its reach.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Yoopers will understand why I post this, Lake Superior in November? Bad idea, remember hearing Gordon Lightfoot's song about the Edmund Fitzgerald? "Gales of November" he sang of

it's rare that anything newsworthy happens in the yoop, and I'd never heard of this one.

In nov 1926 Chrysler tried to move one ship with 248 new cars through Lake Superior. You can see that the ship ran aground after losing power steering. The cars were unloaded and waited til February for roads to become passable so the cars could get to the nearest train station

the full write up and photos from http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.ca/2012/03/wreck-of-city-of-bangor.html

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

It Came from eBay Hell: The Plymouth PT Cruiser Limited

While originally conceived by the Chrysler Group as a Plymouth model, the PT Cruiser ended up being launched onto the market as a Chrysler branded vehicle in 2000, following the Detroit carmaker's decision to axe Plymouth the following year. The rest, of course, is history with the PT Cruiser becoming a moderate success for Chrysler. Read more »

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Dean Martin's Customized 1962 Ghia L6.4 Could be Yours for Just Under $200,000

He may be gone for close to 17 years now, but the coolness of Dean Martin is timeless. In fact, some would say that his star only gets bigger as the years go by. Naturally, a cool person like Martin would only roll around in an equally cool car in his ostensible heydays of the 1960s.

That car was none-other than the ultra-rare Ghia L6.4 from 1962, of which only 26 examples were ever made.

However, Dean Martin wasn't content with owning the Chrysler V8-powered Italian sports coupe and had Hollywood's George Barris, the man that created the 1966 Batmobile, among other vehicles, make a few customizations of his own.

Now, half a century later, Martin's bespoke Ghia L6.4 has been put up for sale on eBay by Hyman Classic Cars with a 'buy it now' price of $199,500.

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

grand looking Chrysler, I'd feel like a million bucks driving this

1939 Chrysler Imperial

the above interior shot worked out well, and the below radio shot shows the radio stations from WAAYYY back in the 40's. KFI is still on the air, or it sounds really familiar. The others I haven't heard of

great matching luggage and radio

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

First Series Production 2013 Dodge Dart Rolls Off the Assembly Line

One of the more promising Chrysler Group models created under the leadership of the Fiat Group, the 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan, began series production on Monday, May 7, at the firm's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.

The first vehicle to roll off the assembly line was a red Dodge Dart Rallye with a black and red interior, powered by a 1.4-liter gasoline engine matched to a manual transmission.

BMW and Chrysler Issue Separate Recalls on 2012 3-Series, Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan

In today's recall roundup, BMW and the Chrysler Group have announced two new safety recall campaigns concerning the 2012 3-Series and the Town and Country and Dodge Caravan people carriers on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

We will begin with the Bavarian automaker that issued a recall of approximately 7,600 3-Series models built from October 19, 2011, through March 18, 2012, over an issue with the front seat head restraints.

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Close to 120,000 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger Sedans Recalled in the States

The Chrysler Group has posted a voluntary safety recall of 119,700 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans from the 2011 and 2012 model years because of a potential problem with the power distribution center that could overheat causing the anti-locking braking system (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) to fail. Read more »

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