Posted on September 15th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Among the new vehicles shown at the Chrysler Reveal in Orlando were the facelifted 2011 Jeep Patriot and the North American version of the Fiat Cinquecento (500). The images confirm the more Jeep-like front end and revised interior (photo inset shows the standard interior and the optional automatic transmission and navigation/satellite radio package). The primary [...]
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Posted on August 17th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
S2 pre-production pilots of the MK 74 Patriot are now being built at Chrysler’s Belvidere assembly plant. The freshened model has new front and rear fascias; the rear fascia is now lower to hide the muffler. There is new door cladding and revised steering wheel controls. Our insider says the changes are subtle but the [...]
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Posted on August 14th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
An insider reports: The Belvidere Plant is still building S1 Compass pilots. Our source can’t take a photo (and risk their job), but is surprised no one else has gotten a picture out yet. The Compasses are loaded on enclosed trucks every day to ship to the Chrysler Tech Center and they have to uncover [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler Group’s Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Illinois, passed a significant milestone this morning a Natural Green Jeep Patriot rolled of the assembly line, marking the one millionth current-production vehicle produced at the plant. “The Belvidere plant has been producing some of Chrysler’s most popular models for the past 45 years and the Jeep Patriot [...]
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Posted on June 29th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
The Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot and Dodge Caliber took three of the top four spots in kbb.com’s “Hot Car Report” last week. The 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee took the fifth spot. The kbb.com list measures growth in consumer inquiries for vehicle models receiving at least 800 page views in a week. Driven by hefty incentives, [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2010 • by David Zatz
The Chrysler Sebring, which has been savaged by some critics, is likely to get a new name when it is re-engineered for a brief two model year run. Sergio Marchionne, in an interview/press conference, said, “We’ve rolled up our sleeves and have torn apart that architecture to make sure he has a car that can [...]
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