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2017 Dodge Charger Earns "Five-Star" Overall Safety Rating

2017 Dodge Charger Earns "Five-Star" Overall Safety Rating

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5, 2016 -- 2017 Dodge Charger earns five stars overall, the highest single rating in NHTSA's vehicle-evaluation program Five-star rating applies to both rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive versions 2017 Dodge Charger features available Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning-Plus, which benefits from ... Continue reading

Ram Reveals New Rebel TRX Concept - 100-mph Off-road Pickup Rips With 575 Supercharged Horsepower

Ram Reveals New Rebel TRX Concept - 100-mph Off-road Pickup Rips With 575 Supercharged Horsepower

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 29, 2016 -- Ram Rebel TRX concept is an engineering, design and consumer-interest study for an extreme performance half-ton pickup Supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® V-8 delivers 575 horsepower, the most powerful factory-engineered half-ton pickup ever TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmissio ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP - Sept 19-28, 2016: BMW, Land Rover, Hyundai, Ford, Audi, Maserati, Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Trucks, Trailers and RV's

NHTSA RECALL RECAP - Sept 19-28, 2016: BMW, Land Rover, Hyundai, Ford, Audi, Maserati, Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Trucks, Trailers and RV's

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. Safety defects must be repaired by a dealer at no cost to you.Why am I getting this email? What is a recall? When a manufacturer or t ... Continue reading

Fiat Professional Presents Complete, Refreshed Line-Up at The IAA in Hannover

Fiat Professional Presents Complete, Refreshed Line-Up at The IAA in Hannover

HANNOVER, Germany - September 24, 2016: The 66th edition of the Hannover International Motor Show, the biggest European exhibition of commercial and industrial vehicles, takes place from 22nd to 29th September. The event gathers professionals and major vehicle manufacturers together, including Fiat Professional, in the ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - September 12-18, 2016; Recalls, VW And Nissan World Debuts, Bolt 238, EV Points, Ford Goes Mass

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - September 12-18, 2016; Recalls, VW And Nissan World Debuts, Bolt 238, EV Points, Ford Goes Mass

* A VW engineer has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in the company's emission cheating scandal. James Liang, age 62, of Newberry Park, Calif. entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Detroit. He is cooperating with investigators with the hopes of a reduced sentence from the maximum of 5 years and a fine of ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - September 5-11, 2016; Buh Bye Dart and VW Diesels In US; Recalls Ford Mazda

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - September 5-11, 2016; Buh Bye Dart and VW Diesels In US; Recalls Ford Mazda

* The Dodge Dart is being dropped. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV confirmed its product plans for the 2017 model year will not include the Dart, making the 2016 model year the last. In July FCA announced plans to end production of the car in September but did not say that 2016 would be the final model year for the Dart. ... Continue reading

2016 Dodge Charger Review - No Boring Cars By Larry Nutson

2016 Dodge Charger Review - No Boring Cars By Larry Nutson

2016 Dodge Charger No boring cars by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (IMG_5095) Dodge says the Charger is the world’s only four-door muscle car. And yes, it has a muscular look and plenty of muscle under the hood. The 2016 Dodge Charger comes in a slew of models, from the SE to ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM August 2016 U.S. Sales

Fiat Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM August 2016 U.S. Sales

Jeep® brand posts 12 percent sales increase in August compared with same month a year ago Five Jeep brand models up in August, led by 41 percent increase in Jeep Cherokee sales Dodge brand up 5 percent; six Dodge brand vehicles log year-over-year sales gains in August Ram Truck brand up 2 percent; Ram ProMaster and Ra ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: August 16-22, 2016: Chrysler, Dodge, RAM, Bentley, Jeep, Buick, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Others

NHTSA RECALLS: August 16-22, 2016: Chrysler, Dodge, RAM, Bentley, Jeep, Buick, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Others

NHTSA RECALLS: August 16-22, 2016: Chrysler, Dodge, RAM, Bentley, Jeep, Buick, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Others ... Continue reading

First-ever Legal Street Drag Racing on Woodward Avenue with Roadkill Nights Car Festival

First-ever Legal Street Drag Racing on Woodward Avenue with Roadkill Nights Car Festival

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 20, 2016 -- Woodward Avenue transformed into drag strip for first-ever legal street racing for Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge More than 30,000 performance enthusiasts participate in the second-annual free car festival Top four Dodge body and Dodge powered cars won total prizes worth $19,000 ... Continue reading

Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona +VIDEO

Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona +VIDEO

Dodge Kicks Off Annual Woodward Dream Cruise With Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona – Two Performance-upgraded Models Infused With Heritage Style ... Continue reading

Cars That Have the Most and Least Maintainence Costs

Cars That Have the Most and Least Maintainence Costs

Washington DC August 12, 2016; The AIADA online newsletter reported that according to the website Priceonomics the Toyota brand and its gas-electric hybrid Prius are the winners in keeping maintenance costs low in the long run and luxury brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are on the high end of maintenance costs. Over t ... Continue reading

Dodge and SRT Unleash Their Power with New Tagline, 'Domestic. Not Domesticated.' +VIDEO

Dodge and SRT Unleash Their Power with New Tagline, 'Domestic. Not Domesticated.' +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 29, 2016 -- Tagline captures the passion and attitude of America's mainstream and ultimate performance brands 'Domestic. Not Domesticated.' to be integrated in all Dodge and SRT brand communications and consumer touch points across multiple platforms 'Warning,' first TV spot featuring tagline, ... Continue reading

FCA US LLC EXPLANATORY NOTE ON SALES REPORTING PROCES

FCA US LLC EXPLANATORY NOTE ON SALES REPORTING PROCES

Auburn Hills, Mich.July 26, 2016; Recent press reports have raised questions about the manner in which FCA US reports vehicle unit sales data on a monthly basis. These reports have mistakenly suggested that potential inaccuracies in the monthly data somehow impact the integrity of FCA’s reported revenues in its finan ... Continue reading

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