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The Pentastar V6 engine is being aggressively spread across the Chrysler lineup, playing a role in mid-size cars, the Grand Cherokee, Durango, and the hot-selling minivans, which are the #1 and #2 minivans in world sales. One question is whether Chrysler can keep up with demand; while minivans are to reach 1,500 units per day, [...]
The Sterling Heights plant has just started to make the 2011 models — cranking out Dodge Avengers now, and moving on soon to the Chrysler 200. Yet, the plant is reportedly nearly at its full operating speed, indicating that forward planning helped to minimize the impact of the transition. While the Avenger and 200 have [...]
News unearthed from the Chrysler financial conference call today, in addition to notes posted earlier: The Wrangler plant is at capacity with two shifts. The Pentastar V6 will be added to Wrangler next year, and the new 2.8 liter diesel for export markets is selling well. Net revenue per unit is up $2,800 from Q2 [...]
In its first year on the JD Power Initial Quality Survey (IQS), Chrysler’s new Ram brand had fewer reported problems than any other American brand except Ford and Lincoln. Ram vehicles had an average of 110 problems, just below the industry average of 109 and No. 11 in the overall rankings. While they still received [...]