Posted on January 19th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country was named the Detroit News Readers’ Choice “Best Family Hauler” for the seventh consecutive year. A panel of consumer-minded Detroit News readers-turned-judges — rather than industry professionals — selected the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country as the best family vehicle at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Read [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2012 • by David Zatz
Chrysler is currently working on the next generation large car platform (the “E” class, according to European standards), which will reportedly encompass not only today’s rear wheel drive cars, but also front wheel drive and crossovers, possibly even integrating minivans. The goal would be to allow Chrysler to make the next-generation Durango, minivan, 300C, Charger, [...]
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Posted on January 5th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Jeep beat GMC to become America’s top-selling truck-only brand. 2011 Jeep sales soared 44.0 percent to 419,349 units led by the Grand Cherokee and Wrangler while GMC sales topped out at 397,986, a gain of 18.8 percent. The Wrangler continues to be the best-selling traditional, body-on-frame SUV. The Grand Cherokee jumped to No. 13 in [...]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler is paring its next-generation North American minivan lineup to a single model, but it won’t wear the same name in the U.S. and Canada. According to a story in the Detroit News, Reid Biglund, CEO of the Dodge brand, says the minivan will be sold as the Chrysler Town & Country in the U.S., [...]
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Posted on November 1st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The newest Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivan models, along with the Chrysler-built Volkswagen Routan, have been named Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for 2012. In addition to receiving top scores in rollover tests, both minivans achieved Good ratings in the areas of frontal, side and rear [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The Windsor Star reports that the Trenton South Engine Plant’s problems producing enough Pentastar engines to keep pace with demand has forced the cancellation of shifts and temporary layoffs at Chrysler Group’s Windsor Assembly Plant. In what is called shift-smoothing, Dino Chiodo, first vice president of CAW Local 444, says the shifts will be cancelled [...]
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