Posted on April 22nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Nate Stemen of the Trenton (Michigan) Patch reports Chrysler’s South Trenton Engine Plant has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The Trenton facility is only the second U.S. automotive manufacturing plant to receive the gold certification. Trenton South, which builds the Pentastar V6 engine, has [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2011 • by David Zatz
JackRatchett created this rendering of an Alfa Romeo version of the LX cars, using the “hard points” of the 2011 Dodge Charger: Meanwhile, “Mopar Joe” caught this 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 (392) in copper with black stripes: Read comments / add your own on the Allpar Forums
Posted on February 15th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Nearly all 2011 Dodge Challenger configurations beat their 2010 counterparts in gas mileage, though power has increased. United States EPA testing revealed that the Challenger SE gained 2 highway mpg over the 2010 model, along with 55 horsepower and 16 lb-ft of torque. The Challenger R/T also gained two miles per gallon in automatic-transmission form, [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Fiat Powertrain has purchased half of VM Motori SpA, which supplies engines for some European Chrysler vehicles, from Penske. General Motors has owned the other half of VM Motori since 2007. GM and Fiat Powertrain released a statement saying that they would jointly manage VM Motori and continue existing contracts and relationships. VM Motori has [...]
