2010 Heavy-Duty Rams now shipping

The first 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups are on their way to dealers. Production began last week in Saltillo, Mexico and the trucks should be on dealer lots within three weeks.
The big Rams are the first new products that will be coming from Chrysler for the 2010 model year. New vehicle development came [...]

Chrysler working on fourth brand?

Chrysler is set to launch a fourth brand, according to the Toledo Blade. The plan has already been launched to dealers and some customers, according to the article; but it won’t be Plymouth. Instead, it appears that Chrysler will change its branding so that Dodge, rather than being reserved for trucks (as proposed at [...]

Chrysler inventories lower, still high

Chrysler inventories fell during its bankruptcy period, with all factories shut down, but were still high by import standards – and close to GM’s inventories. This data was provided by Automotive News, covers the United States, and was current as of June 1.
Overall, Chrysler ended the month with 86 days’ supply, or 260,400 vehicles. Dodge [...]

Cash for cars bill agreement made

Democrats have agreed on a proposed “cash for cars” bill that would provide people trading in cars and trucks getting less than 18 mpg (combined) with a voucher for $3,500 on a car getting at least 22 mpg. Those trading in on a vehicle that got at least 10 mpg more than their existing vehicle [...]

Ram tops competition in Edmunds testing

The new Dodge Ram 1500 beat its full-size competitors from Ford, GM and Toyota in a head-to-head comparison set up by online auto resource Edmunds.com.
Edmunds said the field was filled with all-new trucks, making this a good time to see which one had the right stuff. Following two weeks of trailer towing, highway cruising, camping [...]

Allpar updates Grand Cherokee, Phoenix, show coverage

Allpar has made substantial updates to its coverage of the New York Auto Show and the vehicles introduced there:

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Pentastar engines (known as Phoenix before a trademark issue arose)
2009 New York Auto Show coverage

Later today, SMS will be bringing out its latest highly-modified Dodge Challenger.
We previously noted that the term “Phoenix engine” conflicts [...]

PROC facility to be emptied

 
Today, Chrysler announced that it had transferred about 450 employees from the Plymouth Road Office Complex to Auburn Hills. The remaining Jeep/Truck designers at the facility will move in the summer. 
In November 2008, Allpar ran a story that prematurely stated the facility was to close (and ran a correction shortly afterwards.)

The picturesque complex in an unsavory [...]