The minivan's advent in the '80s was sparked by Chrysler's Caravan and Voyager twins, and they were powered by a 4-cylinder engine. Young and not-so-young families scooped up the 7-passenger, K-car derived wagons like hot cakes, despite its 96-horsepower mill. Competitors soon followed.
Two of Detroit's three automakers are confirmed no-shows for this year's Tokyo Motor Show, with the third uncommitted as the deadline nears. GM and Chrysler Group will sit out the December event, skipping the show for a second straight time.
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Sixty-four dealerships that were terminated during Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy reorganization sued the U.S. Treasury Department today, seeking at least $130 million. The suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.
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Chrysler is selling and#8220;Imported from Detroitand#8221; T-shirts in response to the popularity of its Super Bowl ad, which included the new Chrysler 200 and Eminem, a Detroit native.
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Chrysler is selling and#8220;Imported from Detroitand#8221; T-shirts in response to the popularity of its Super Bowl ad, which included the new Chrysler 200 and Eminem, a Detroit native.
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U.S. auto sales per dealership may return to levels reached before the recession after GM and Chrysler closed locations. Sales per dealer may rise to about 745 new vehicles this year, according to auto-dealership consultant Urban Science.
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Chrysler Group LLC's global sales in January rose 17 percent from a year earlier as the company works to improve its international business. Sales outside of the U.S., Canada and Mexico rose 1.3 percent to 11,610
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Lancia has released pictures of a new Ypsilon subcompact and four Chrysler-based vehicles it plans to debut at the Geneva auto show next month.
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Ralph Gilles, CEO of the Dodge brand and Chrysler Group's chief designer, confirmed at the Chicago Auto Show that Dodge vehicles eventually will abandon the split cross-hair grille now that Ram is a separate brand.
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Chrysler Group, aiming at first-time buyers of big pickups, said today it will launch a new Ram 1500 model priced at $23,830. The truck, which goes by the code-name Adventurer, will have a standard 5.
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There's history, and then there's deep history. Chrysler reached all the way back to the 1950s for the code name of its next Hemi-powered Ram, the "Adventurer."
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Chrysler Group -- more reliant on rental car agencies, governments and other bulk buyers in recent years - said fleet sales as a percentage of its U.S. deliveries will drop to the industry average this year. Chrysler's U.S.
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Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, said today he doesn't foresee 'any necessity' of a merger between the two automakers before 2014.
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said the alliance with Chrysler was crucial for the group's future and reiterated he aimed to keep a strong presence in Italy under a plan to boost productivity.
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An anonymous source just revealed that the 2012 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 equipped with the new Pentastar V6 engine will receive an 8-speed automatic transmission developed by ZF.
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Chrysler Group's application for federal loans is "moving ahead" and will not be affected too much by proposed cuts in the Obama administration's budget, the head of the U.S. Department of Energy said on Monday. "We're moving ahead with Chrysler.
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Chrysler is exploring the possibility of adding compressed natural-gas powered engines to its Ram truck brand, a top executive has said.
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Fiat S.p.A.'s upscale Lancia brand has released pictures of a new Ypsilon and four Chrysler-based vehicles it plans to debut at the Geneva auto show next month.
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Lancia on Monday announced its new Lancia line up blending two Italian models - Delta and Ypsilon - with rebadged US Chryslers.
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