Dodge News

Admit it. You own a minivan, and more than once feared that your or a loved one's limb would be caught in the sliding door or dropping liftgate as they shut closed. Well, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is making sure such nightmare scenarios stay where they belong: in ...    Read more

Just over five months after being introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the first Dodge Dart has rolled off the assembly line and is ready to go on sale to the public. The very first Dart at Chrysler's Belvidere production facility in Illinois was dressed ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

Chrysler, who has been enjoying a fast start that's come along with 2012, has issued a voluntary recall of 119,072 Charger and 300 sedans. The vehicles in question were produced prior to December 20, 2011 and affect some 2011 and 2012 model year sedans. The root of the issue ...    Read more

Abraham Lincoln (you know, that guy on the five-dollar bill) once said "whatever you are, be a good one." While Lincoln was gone long before Chrysler became an official corporation in 1925, the Auburn Hills-based automaker appears to have taken that bit of advice to heart when it comes to ...    Read more

April showers put a damper on General Motors and Ford sales, which saw an eight and five percent drop respectively. Actually, GM says its retail business was essentially flat for its various brands, while fleet sales dropped by 25 percent. Chrysler, though, continued its upward climb, posting another 20-percent increase ...    Read more

The 2012 Hyundai Elantra was named the North American Car of The Year in January, and more than 200,000 Elantras have been sold since the model was introduced. The Hyundai Sonata has similarly seen a warm reception, and Hyundai has just announced that it will add a third shift at ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart is set to enter production later this week in Illinois as Chrysler's first vehicle to sit on Fiat underpinnings. When the Italian automaker acquired its struggling American counterpart back in 2009, Fiat swore it would share its knowledge of small car engineering. Now, it appears the ...    Read more

Chrysler has a tendency to fall below water and pull itself up again right before it drowns in an ever-spectacular fashion. It's happened multiple times throughout the past three decades, with each instance being capped by grandeur and huge fanfare. Here's your dose of it for second decade of the 21st ...    Read more

We don't mean to pour salt in the wound of America, but we've been facing a bit of a weather dilemma here in SoCal lately: Rain. It doesn't happen usually, and it's a little bit of an inconvenience in The Land of Perfect Weather. Sister publication Motor Trend discovered that firsthand when ...    Read more

For $16,700, you can buy a 2013 Dodge Dart. For slightly more than that, you can upgrade to one of four other higher tiered models, including three different engine options. Though we can't yet publish our first driving impression of the new Dodge Dart, what can be said is that ...    Read more

The first images of the Fiat Viaggio, China's version of the Dodge Dart, have been teased almost two weeks ahead of its official debut. This isn't uncommon as many automakers leak images (either willingly or unwillingly) before a major auto show, and China's Dart doesn't appear to be any different ...    Read more

In today's day and age, it's necessary to leave the house with the normal essentials such as your keys, wallet, and of course, the almighty cell phone. However, if your cell phone isn't capable of running apps or playing music, then an MP3 music player can be added to the ...    Read more

Chrysler is recalling almost 300 of its Chrysler Town & Country minivans and its soon-to-be discontinued Dodge Grand Caravan twin. The issue affecting both minivans is their right rear hub and bearing assemblies. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the part in question was improperly machined. The hub and ...    Read more

Just hours after unveiling the 2013 SRT Viper, Chrysler had already turned its attention the next vehicle it planned to showcase, the 2013 Ram 1500. Chrysler's truck branch became a subsidiary of the Detroit-based automaker in 2009 and has flown the "Ram" nameplate ever since. The latest 1500 unveiled today ...    Read more

We've waited a long time for the 2013 SRT Viper's arrival, one that almost never came because of Chrysler filing for bankruptcy  in 2009. The subsequent purchase by Fiat, the parent company of rival automaker Ferrari, helped turn it all around though and we finally have a new Viper after ...    Read more

March madness definitely swept domestic automakers General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler as Americans entered the dealerships with cash—or at least good credit—in hand and a willingness to buy, well, American. Brands with the newest products such as Chevrolet and GMC got a lot of attention. But revitalized models like the  ...    Read more

After months of speculation, spy shots,  a leaked Hot Wheel toy car variant here and there, and a few teaser shots of their own, the 2013 SRT Viper is  set to make its official world debut this Wednesday at the 2012 New York International ...    Read more

It can be argued that last weekend was one of the best weekends for television all year. After four unpredictable weeks of men's college basketball, this weekend was a culmination of the 68 best teams in the nation when only four of them remain. With the mystery of who's going ...    Read more

The 2013 SRT Viper is just days away from its official debut at the New York Auto Show but the folks over at Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division have decided to give us an early sneak peak of the super car's insides. Sort of. SRT released this image (above) ...    Read more

Last week, our very own Keith Buglewicz and Trevor Dorchies spotted a 2012 Dodge Challenger with what couldn't be described as anything but a devilish paint job at a small SRT media event at El Toro Airforce Base in Southern California. Was it a one-off like many of ...    Read more

You have a big family. You also have some pride left at stake, and are too image-conscious to be driving what you should be driving: a minivan. So what do you do? What kind of people-mover do you get, especially given the ever-fluctuating nature of gas prices? Fortunately, SUVs aren't what ...    Read more

Like the Charger Pursuit before it, the Dodge Durango can now be configured for everyday use by law enforcement agencies, emergency service crews, and general fleet customers as well. While the heavily-altered Durango is set to go beyond and above the call of duty, it hasn't earned Dodge's patented "Pursuit" ...    Read more

Could a smaller version of Chrysler's 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine be on its way? That seems to be the case. Two sources familiar with plans of a new 3.2-liter version of Chrysler's award-winning Pentastar V-6 engine told Automotive News it's less than a year away from becoming a reality. The ...    Read more

Over the past year or so, the Dodge Avenger has enjoyed somewhat of a comeback, as the sedan has seen a spike in sales recently. Yesterday, Dodge announced it will be adding another model to the Avenger stable, bringing the total number to five. The SE V-6 is the latest ...    Read more