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    More PT Cruiser eulogies appear

    The final PT Cruiser was made on July 9, 2010. This USA Today article by Sharon Carty memorializes the PT and looks into its decline over time. Detroit News ran a chronology of the PT Cruiser, and Chris Theodore noted in a comment to the News: The PT Cruiser was unloved by management, and suffered [...]

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    USA Today memorializes PT

    The last PT Cruiser is to be built tomorrow, coincidentally the first day of Chryslers at Carlisle; USA Today ran an unusual article memorializing the car. Reporter Sharon Silke Carty reached out to owners (including Allpar’s Rich Hutchinson and David Zatz) rather than analysts, and her story reflects that, focusing on the de-contenting of the [...]

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    Final PT Cruiser to be made in July

    The final PT Cruiser will be made on July 9, 2010, according to the Freep’s Mark Phelan, who pointed out that the PT embodied Chrysler’s repeated brilliance in creating popular new vehicles, and their lack of success in maintaining their popularity. The first PT Cruiser was sold in 2000 amidst an almost frenzy-like burst of [...]

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    Couture edition coming

    The production version of the 2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser Couture edition is to start production on March 15, 2010. The new edition of the née-Plymouth car honors pioneering Chrysler engineer Allen B. “Tobe” Couture. The car includes two-tone paint, chrome exterior touches and gauge rings, and new red leather (or existing dark gray) seats, and [...]

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    Chrysler’s plan for Q1-Q2 sales

    Starting with the Grand Cherokee in mid-2010, Chrysler will have a product onslaught unseen since the early 1980s, with at least half the vehicles substantially changed. Plans are to have new versions of the Sebring/Avenger, minivans, Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, Charger, and 300C by January 2011, with likely changes to the Journey as well. In the [...]

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    Chrysler releases more special editions

    Chrysler 300 S6 and 300 S8 The 2010 Chrysler 300 S6 (3.5-liter V-6 engine) and 300 S8 (HEMI® V-8 engine) add a serious, low-key look to the Chrysler 300. The 300 S6 and 300 S8 models trade-in their full-chromed grilles and fascia accents for blacked-out grilles with chromed surround and body-color fascia accents. New darkened [...]

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