Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Muscle Cars, Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2008
Chrysler’s performance division, Mopar, recently took the SEMA show as an opportunity to unveil it’s newest weapon for the professional drifting circuit. Based on the new for 2008 Dodge Challenger, the new machine is based on one of three carbon-fiber show cars that Chrysler used for the cars show circuit run. The carbon-fiber beauty should […]
Posted in Chrysler, Uncategorized on Oct 30th, 2008
In a attempt to reduce it’s overhead costs and get back into profitability, Chrysler LLC has recently announced that they are cutting around 25% of it’s salary-paid workforce. In a statement sent to employees the company did not specify how many jobs were being cut. Spokesman Michael Palese said that, according to the most recent […]
Chrysler has got to get it together. The company is facing extinction if they don’t turn around, and fast. No better proof for my argument is needed than the announcement made by the company recently that they would be closing the factory that produces it’s brand new full-size hybrid SUV’s. The 2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid […]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Incentives, Trucks on Oct 20th, 2008
The Finacial Times has reported that both Ford and Chrysler are giving healthy discount incentives on their new 2009 Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram pickup trucks. The incentives are in place to try and boost North-American sales as this has been a troublesome market lately for the two American auto giants. A discount of $2,500 […]
Posted in Chrysler, Uncategorized on Oct 13th, 2008
Dodge has just released official pictures of it’s newest Police vehicle, aptly named the Dodge Charger Police Car. It features all the goodies a police officer might want or need, most importantly the one thing they all want more of, power. That’s Hemi power to be more specific. The Detroit auto giant claims that cop […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, GM on Oct 13th, 2008
In what could be the most important news in the automotive world this year, word out of Detroit is that General Motors and Chrysler LLC are in talks about the possibility of a merger of the two companies. The news was first reported by AutomotiveNews.com but now it’s starting to circulate the web. Though little […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler on Sep 28th, 2008
Ah, yes, the minivan. If there ever was a symbol for modern middle-class suburbia, this was it. The minivan was a major hit for Chrysler and it forced other manufactures to scramble and come up with their own designs to compete. Next thing you know, there was a minivan explosion. These things were everywhere and […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Dodge, Muscle Cars, Recalls, Safety on Sep 19th, 2008
That didn’t take long did it? Chrysler has announced that it is already needing to recall all 6,636 Dodge Challengers it’s sold that have an automatic transmission. The problem seems to be that the “keyless go” option because may fail to meet a federal safety standard for theft prevention which could result in accidental rollaway. […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Dodge, Sports cars on Sep 4th, 2008
Chrysler is real busy nowadays. The company is in the midst of a sort of renaissance, and is in the process of re-inventing themselves. So it comes as a surprise to hear that one of the company’s icons, the Dodge Viper, is up for sale. The Viper brand has a healthy following around the world, […]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Technology, Trucks on Aug 26th, 2008
If there is one fundamental and basic American thing that hasn’t changed, it’s how pickup trucks get built. Since the dawn of time, pickup trucks have had the same configuration. While cars have moved on into a future of unibody construction and independent suspension systems, the truck has been soldiering on with it’s old […]
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