Forum: Chrysler

"Almost certainly the worst car in the entire world" Many people imagine when they rent a convertible in America that they’ll be thumping down Highway 1 under a blazing sky in a throbbing Corvette or an evocative Mustang. Yum yum, they think. Freedom. Sunshine. A V8 bass line. Engineer boots,...

Last month Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli hinted that several “unexpected” models could be launched as early as next year to help meet shifting consumer trends, and now the company’s vice chairman Jim Press has stated that another eight or nine new models could follow in 2010. Press, who will be...

Chrysler’s new head of design, Ralph Gilles, will officially step into his new position September 1, but already he’s brimming with new ideas for the brand’s future look. A more natural and fresh theme will dominate, while the ‘Edge’ look of the current vehicles has been declared dead. Not that...

NEW YORK — Everything will be hybrid. That was the message sent at a seminar here this morning by new Chrysler president Jim Press, as he settles rather rapidly into his post under new owner Cerberus just a couple months after being lured away from 37 years at Toyota. Eventually, Press said,...

PRESS RELEASE: Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept Elegant luxury design coupled with advanced hydrogen fuel cell Range-extended Electric Vehicle technology Chrysler's concept for 2008 – the ecoVoyager – marries an elegant American design with fuel cell Range-extended Electric Vehicle technology. ...

First Cadillac revealed it was canceling its V8 program and now Chrysler has announced that its legendary Hemi V8 engine doesn’t have a bright future. Rising oil prices and toughening fuel economy standards is causing carmakers around the world to rethink their powertrain options, and the future is...

Nissan Versa sedan for Chrysler It may seem a very unlikely partnership but the New Chrysler headed by Cerberus have signed an agreement with Nissan to supply them with a car based on the Nissan Versa sedan. The new vehicle is destined for the South American market, the new Chrysler has not...

Between planning the longhorn stampede for the Ram launch and the devotion of the hype machine to its own E-flex platform, Chrysler seemingly forgot about a pair of its own concept vehicles. Quietly sitting amidst the eco-friendly brouhaha that has been this year's Detroit Auto Show are the...

There were no eulogies. No bagpipes were played or honor-guard gunshots fired. Few paid any notice, but on December 21, the Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible passed quietly into the night and was buried. And we doubt many will miss it. The axing of the ragtop PT is part of the phasing-out of...

After earlier reporting that Chrysler would be dropping only the convertible version of its retro-styled PT Cruiser, it seems now that the standard version too could be facing the axe as Chrysler execs seek to rejuvenate the brand to its former glory. Chrysler has already confirmed that the...

Chrysler and its joint-venture partner Getrag have built a $530 million gearbox plant in Indiana to build up to 700,000 dual-clutch transmissions per annum starting in 2009. Chrysler will be paying the 1,070 workers at the new plant, which will mean that it will have exclusive rights for every...

$570M factory, which will employ 485, will build more fuel efficient 'Phoenix' V-6 engines. DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group will build a $570 million V-6 engine plant in Mexico as part of its plan to improve fuel-efficiency of its truck-heavy lineup, the automaker announced Friday. The...

Chrysler Group’s design tradition has become a key strength of the company More than 100 concept vehicles have been developed since 1988 Chrysler Nassau, Jeep® Trailhawk and Dodge Demon are the most recent concepts “Concept to reality” has become a term that epitomizes...