Wrangler diesel swap kit coming

JPTrails posted a note regarding a tuner company, Green Diesel Engineering, which will soon be making a complete diesel swap for Jeep Wranglers. The company will essentially sell the same engine Europeans get in their Wranglers, the next-generation 2.8 liter VM Motori turbodiesel; they hope to match it to customers’ transmissions via cusotm adapter plates. [...]

Wrangler to get revised VM diesel? (revised)

Since Sergio Marchionne announced that the Jeep Wrangler, icon of the brand, would get a new diesel, there has been considerable speculation about which diesel it would have.

The current 2.8 liter diesel will be revised; the 451-pound engine will have a power rating of around 174 horsepower, and 340 pound-feet of torque. It uses [...]

Ram 1500 will get hybrid, but diesel is iffy

Chrysler Group will produce a hybrid version of the Ram 1500 pickup, but it has not been determined whether the light truck will have a diesel engine or not. The automaker had previously said both options would be available in 2010.
The hybrid Ram will use the “two-mode” hybrid technology it developed in a partnership [...]

Cummins resumes Dodge production

Cummins is recalling 400 workers to build engines for the Dodge Ram pickups, and stated that it had a commitment from Dodge for the future as well. Dodge will finish producing 2009 model-year trucks, then shut down for the transition to the 2010 model-year heavy duty pickups; it will also make the diesel-only class 4 [...]

Dodge debuts heavy-duty Rams

Today in Chicago, Dodge is introducing the new Ram Heavy Duty 2500/3500 pickups, and its Class 3-5 Chassis Cabs. Continuing are the Cummins diesel (now with urea injection), the Hemi (up to 383 horsepower), and the basic chassis; new are the interior, with luxury-car options, and many suspension features. An exhaust brake is available on [...]

Product development reorganization

Chrysler has re-organized their product development teams to reflect new processes and synergies. Key appointments are:
Scott Kunselman, Jeep/Truck Vice President. Reporting to Scott are several chief engineers for specific programs, as well as directors of program management, body engineering, interior engineering, and chassis engineering. 
Daniel Knott, Car/Minivan/SRT Vice President. Again, reporting to Daniel are various chief [...]