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Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more

As much as we love carscarscars, we also appreciate, on occasion, you know, things that happen outside the automotive industry. Like sports and animals and (now) old movies references. Fortunately, all of those things happened (and are happening) this week in the automotive industry! Yeah! W00t! Go team! Monday, ...    Read more

As the public anxiously waits for the release of the 2013 Dodge Dart, Chrysler is prepping behind the scenes for its assembly. Chrysler announced that it will be adding 1800 jobs to its Belvidere facility, 500 of which will be solely dedicated to the Dart's production. With the addition of ...    Read more

The La Nina this winter has been cold and dry, says the American Agriculturist , but for the domestic auto manufacturers, January sizzled. Overall, Chrysler Group LLC was up 44 percent compared to January 2011, with double digit gains at Jeep, Ram Truck, Dodge, and Chrysler, respectively. The Ford ...    Read more

The first model year of the Dodge Dart hasn't yet hit the showroom floor, but high-performance division SRT already has big plans for the 2014 model year. Sister publication Motor Trend reports that SRT will bestow its services upon the 2014 Dodge Dart, resurrecting the "SRT4" badge from the great ...    Read more

It's been two years since we've had a high performance car from the Chrysler Group, but it appears the wait is coming to an end. The newly formed SRT brand unveiled a shadowy outline of the 2013 SRT Viper late last night. First appearing on SRT's Facebook page DriveSRT, ...    Read more

Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance specializes in providing classic car coverage, but the company also does something we especially like— every year it releases a "hot list" of new models that it believe will be future classics. Hagerty asks its team of "valuation experts" to pick ten cars among the countless that ...    Read more

When Ram first shed its "Dodge" moniker back in 2009, many were scratching their heads in bewilderment. Almost three years later it appears Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne knew something everyone else didn't as the Ram brand has flourished on its own. Ram currently offers 12 trim packages that ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart hasn't even hit the production line yet, but its economic impact is already being felt. Chrysler announced today that it will be adding about 400 to 500 new employees to support the production of the compact car ...    Read more

With the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart bowing at the North American International Auto Show Chrysler is riding a rising wave of momentum, and the Dart is at its core. Today, the Detroit-based auto announced it will introduce a new mid-size sedan to replace the unloved Chrysler 200 and Dodge ...    Read more

When Toyota introduced the Prius back in 1997, many thought it was the answer to oil prices that continued to swell uncontrollably. A decade and a half later, hybrid vehicles are losing their appeal with the U.S. market as gasoline engines not only continue to be cheaper, but close the ...    Read more

Fiat S.p.A, parent company of Detroit auto maker Chrysler has announced plans to begin selling pickup trucks under the Ram nameplate powered exclusively by natural-gas in the United States. The trucks will start by being offered to fleets and will slowly make their way to the general public as more ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart was officially unveiled earlier this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and received a warm reception. Adding to the Dart's favorable response is Mopar, Chrysler's accessory and performance parts branch, which is serving up over 150 custom parts for Dodge's latest compact ...    Read more

In a move that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who follows monthly sales charts, Chrysler is mulling over whether to end production of the Dodge Avenger and focus on the 200 sedan. The addition of the recently introduced 2013 Dodge Dart has also played a role in the ...    Read more

America loves diesels, it just doesn't realize it yet. Case in point: they can't build enough Volkswagen TDIs to fulfill demand, and enthusiasts have been clamoring for diesel's down-low torque to be available in almost every car. Now Dodge is planning for a diesel engine in its Durango SUV, ...    Read more

Conventional wisdom held that 2011 would be the year of the compact car. Instead, it was a year of disaster, frustration, and not atypically—hope. But everyone already knows 2011's great story: tsunami, earthquake, floods, and burying the past. It's that last part, plus summer's annual focus on the next production ...    Read more

It wasn't a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination for the automotive industry in 2011. Fuel prices continued to climb ever higher while a natural disaster ravaged both Thailand and Japan causing parts shortages for many automakers. Hybrid vehicles weren't safe from the aforementioned issues either, ...    Read more

When Chrysler entered its Operation Agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury back in 2009 the Detroit auto maker made a few promises. One of them, and perhaps the one that carries the most weight, was the commitment to producing a vehicle in the United States with an unadjusted ...    Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it was really only that bad if you happen to be selling a truck-based SUV. Although some companies had growth in demand for the off-roaders, the available selection for such vehicles is dwindling, and it will be ...    Read more

Mopar, Chrysler Group's custom parts branch, has announced that a modified 2012 Chrysler 200 and an altered 2012 Dodge Charger have joined its lineup. The 2012 Chrysler 200 Super S and Dodge Charger Redline are dressed in the latest Mopar accessories, giving each an "in-your-face" look. While the Charger already ...    Read more

The auto industry rarely ever takes a step backward. Despite stiffer government regulations that make building exciting—yet practical—cars, trucks and SUVs, an even bigger challenge, 2012 looks to be another year of progress. With automakers leapfrogging one another in rapid sequence, we at Automotive.com, we looked at where we saw ...    Read more

Car recall rates are like weight loss and roller coaster rides: the faster they drop, the better. 2000 was a bad time for the auto industry, with more than 24 million light vehicles involved in recalls. Things improved in the following years, with recalls dropping to 7.7 million in 2008. ...    Read more

The little engine that couldn't, the last of the Detroit Three's previous generation of duds—the Dodge Caliber—is no more. Chrysler, Dodge's parent company, is ending production of the ironically named Caliber, which never quite measured up to the competition in terms of refinement, capability or even basic execution. Developed during an ...    Read more

In 2011, Automotive.com’s staff size increased 600 percent. We started our own revitalization, staking out where we were and where we are yet to go. To close out the year, we put together our picks for the high and low points that made up the automotive year that was 2011. From ...    Read more

Santa. Sinterklaas. Kris Kringle. Saint Nicholas. No matter what you call him, most of us imagine him as a jolly bearded man in red velour who delivers presents to all of the good boys and girls. For those who don’t fall under that criterion, sorry, you get coal. Or a ...    Read more