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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., [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has upgraded its probe into reports of problems with headlights on 2005 model year Chrysler and Dodge minivans, including the Caravan and Grand Caravan, Town & Country and Voyager. Some 622,000 vehicles could be affected. ODI reports it has received and reviewed numerous complaints [...]