Posted on September 7th, 2011 • by David Zatz
For 2012, Mopar announced six factory-installed police-equipment packages for the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit cars, so they can be ready right from the manufacturer. The packages were designed with Crown North America and include emergency lighting, audible warning, communications, and safety equipment from suppliers including Whelen, Setina, and Havis. Mopar conducted extensive testing of the [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Analysis by Bill Cawthon The Ford plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, will close next month, ending production of the Crown Victoria, the car that has been the 800-pound gorilla in police fleet sales since Chevrolet dropped the full-size Caprice after the 1996 model year. While Chevy offered the downsized Impala and Tahoe and Chrysler countered [...]
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Posted on August 22nd, 2011 • by David Zatz
The Walter P. Chrysler Museum recently hosted the 2011 Safe Families Expo; one display vehicle was a Dodge Durango set up as an emergency vehicle, with necessary interior changes. The original Durango was used by many fire, rescue, and police departments for non-pursuit duties, and Dodge appears to be setting up a formal package and [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2011 • by David Zatz
The Los Angeles Police and Sheriff’s Departments have issued the results of their squad car testing, which includes a more urban-environment shakedown than the Michigan State Police. The results are similar, however; the overall performance star is the turbocharged AWD Ford, an unlikely squad in most cases due to its likely maintenance (and purchase) costs [...]
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Posted on May 9th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
From Mr. Source comes this news of possible trouble south of the border: Members of the Legislative Assembly of Federal District (ALDF) are considering suing Chrysler Group over alleged price gouging. At issue is a three-year lease for eight hundred 2010 Dodge Avenger ST sedans, two hundred 2010 Ram pickups and one thousand 2010 Yamaha [...]
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Posted on February 28th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Adapting the Chrysler Enforcer [read more] name to a Dodge, Chrysler Canada has launched its version of the Dodge Charger patrol car. With standard vented antilock disc brakes, 18-inch tires on steel wheels, two police-specific stability control calibrations, special red/white LED interior lighting, console shifter, police interface module, and numerous other changes, the Canadian-built Chargers [...]
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