2010 Dodge Caliber launched; 31 mpg

The 2010 Dodge Caliber has been unveiled, with higher gas mileage (31 mpg city), tip start added to all CVTs, a new optic green metallic color replacing surf blue, and a new set of wheel options to match the redesigned interior.
Power mirrors are now heated; remote start is available in the security group; a sport [...]

Autoweek adds Caliber to list of safe rides for teens

Autoweek magazine will focus on teen driving in the September 7 issue. The issue covers some of the scary accident and fatality statistics that apply to younger drivers. Autoweek’s editors selected the Dodge Caliber as one of their safe rides for teenage drivers. The list also included the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Volkswagen Rabbit, [...]

Belvidere Plant adds second shift, boosts Caliber production

Chrysler has announced it will add shift at the Belvidere, Illinois Assembly Plant to make an additional 10,000 Dodge Calibers this year. Production of the Jeep Compass and Patriot will not be increased.
The increase will add 850 workers to the plant’s employee rolls and will restore inventories of the Caliber, which had shrunk to a [...]

Caliber falls from top ten in Cash for Clunkers sales

The Dodge Caliber dropped out of the top ten bestselling vehicles in the latest snapshot of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) results. Chrysler Group’s share of sales also dropped, from 10.6 percent to 9.1 percent of transactions.
The Chevrolet Cobalt also lost its top ten position, leaving Ford as the only U.S. automaker represented in [...]

Calibers in short supply.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, new Calibers on dealer lots are getting tough to find. In fact, of the “Cash for Clunkers” program’s top-selling vehicles, only the Toyota Prius is in shorter supply.
As of July 31, there was just a 17-day supply of Calibers in inventory and dealers are concerned they may lose [...]

Caliber one of top ten new vehicles sold under “Cash for Clunkers” program

The latest statistics released by the Department of Transportation show the Dodge Caliber is No. 8 among the top new vehicles purchased by consumers under the Car Allowance Rebate System as of August fifth.
Chrysler vehicles also rank high among those vehicles traded in with 4-wheel-drive Jeep Grand Cherokees, 4-wheel-drive Jeep Cherokees and Dodge Caravans making [...]

Sebring, 200C: ambiguous future

Sergio Marchionne has stated that Fiat/Alfa will be using Chrysler’s mid-sized platform, in an announcement that may have stunned numerous onlookers, who expected Chrysler to move to a future Alfa Romeo platform. However, the situation is not clear.

Chrysler has two mid-sized platforms at this time: the J-cars, Sebring and Avenger, and the upcoming Chrysler 200C, [...]