May 2nd, 2009 by DaveAdmin
A large group of 30 Fiat representatives will be at the Belvidere plant on Monday May 4th, according to our correspondents. Rumors are circulating that the Fiat people may want to bring a new SUV or other vehicle to the flex-capable plant, which was set up to make the Patriot, Caliber, Compass, and one unrelated [...]
March 24th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
The Jeep Patriot was one of four small SUVs that received a “good” rating in the first test of roof strength in small SUVs. The others were the Volkswagen Tiguan, Honda Element and Subaru Forester.
Eight other small SUVs were tested. The best-selling Honda CR-V and Ford Edge received only marginal ratings and the Hyundai Tucson [...]
February 3rd, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Finnish magazine Auto Bild Suomi took a set of two Dodges, a Chrysler, and a Jeep, boasting manual and automated-manual dual-clutch transmissions with diesel and gasoline engines, on a 12-hour trip to the Arctic circle, measuring gas mileage along the way via trip computer and at the end of the journey by inspecting actual gasoline [...]
January 10th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
Time.com has revealed the Jeep Patriot EV a bit ahead of schedule, according to Jalopnik. The truck has a 40 mile range on batteries, 400 miles with a range extender; and can do 0-60 in 8 seconds, according to Chrysler. With electric motor technology claimed to be easily adapted to regular production cars in the [...]
December 17th, 2008 by DaveAdmin
Jalopnik has just posted details on the various launches scheduled by Chrysler for all of 2009. They noted, “Thanks to not being invited to today’s secret Chrysler future product event, we’re not covered by any embargoes. Good. Because that means we’re able to tell you all about Chrysler’s future product plans…today! … Remember to thank Chrysler PR [...]
December 3rd, 2008 by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler sales plunged 47.1 percent in November as tight credit and consumer concerns about the economy took a toll on the entire industry. Compounding the matter was buyer uncertainty about the future of Chrysler and the other American automakers. In its loan request to Congress, General Motors cited a study by CNW Marketing Research that [...]
November 17th, 2008 by DaveAdmin
In Canada, the Jeep Patriot and Compass boast best-in-class fuel economy of 40 (Imperial) mpg (8.9 L/100 km city 7.1 L/100 km highway) and starting prices of less than $17,000 for Patriot and less than $18,000 for Compass. As in the US, they feature a redesigned instrument panel, door trim panels and centre console with [...]