by Patrick Rall When Fiat SpA took control of the Chrysler Group in 2009, the United States government issued Fiat with a 20% ownership of the total Chrysler operations. With that first 20%, came a group of goals that the US Treasury set for the Chrysler Group/Fiat. As the automaker reached each of the goal […] More »
By: admin | June 27, 2011
Photo courtesy of The Car Spy by Patrick Rall The Maserati GranTurismo and Quattroporte are currently powered by Ferrari V8s but if rumors prove to be true – the next generation of these models could feature the same Pentastar 3.6L V6 used in almost every current Dodge brand product. The key difference is that when […] More »
By: admin | June 24, 2011
by Patrick Rall Recently, the Chrysler Group announced a major management shakeup as Dodge Chief Executive Office Ralph Gilles was removed from his position to clear up time in his schedule to run the newly formed SRT brand. That’s right – the high performance Street and Racing Technology models from Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep are […] More »
By: admin | June 23, 2011
by Patrick Rall The sales results from around the industry trickled in from May 2011 and an interesting bit of news came out, as the Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang together outsold all hybrids sold in the US market during the month. Many would expect that the sales of muscle cars would be […] More »
By: admin | June 21, 2011
by Patrick Rall The American Muscle Car Exhibit recently ended at the National Corvette Museum, having successfully paid tribute to some of the tuffest rides of the past half century. Few cars live up to the American Muscle moniker as aptly as the General Lee of “The Dukes of Hazzard” fame. Collaborations between the American automotive […] More »
By: admin | June 20, 2011
by Patrick Rall Do you want to race across the country in a new Dodge or Ram product? Introducing the Mopar MoVenture – a cross country road rally and scavenger hunt that pits 10 teams of Mopar enthusiasts head to head, racing across the country in a brand new Chrysler Group product.
By: admin | June 17, 2011
by Patrick Rall Chrysler was the only American automaker to show a year over year gain in May 2011, with the Ram Truck brand helping Chrysler to post positive growth in May while the Dodge brand led the Chrysler Group in total units sold.
By: admin | June 16, 2011
