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March 17, 2008
Customer Officer. His name is Doug Betts, and he joined Chrysler in November in this new role. In this video, Betts explains how Chrysler is focused on not only listening to customers and the dealers...
March 20, 2008
Under the Pentastar -- At the New York Auto Show
This week's "Under the Pentastar" brings highlights from the New York International Auto Show and other top stories.
April 7, 2008
The "New Kid" Dodge Big Rig Shows 'Em Up

Dodge has a huge hit on its hands! Huge - as in really big, and
it’s a vehicle you might not notice at your local dealership.
The Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab is taking the...
June 26, 2008
UConnect Web Brings Internet on the Road
Maybe you’re driving down the road, and your spouse needs to check email for directions. Or the kids want to download some music, movies or games to their iPhone, Sony Playstation or laptop. Soon, it will...
July 8, 2008
Getting the Straight Story From the Customer

While Chrysler VP and Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Meyer chatted up journalists at our What's New program in Chelsea, MI in June, she spent some time with Voices to talk about how the Customer Advisory Board is...
July 17, 2008
Podcast-Gilles on Mopar Underground Vehicles
Ralph Gilles, the company’s Vice President for Jeep®, Truck, Advance Interior and Component Design, was a busy man at the recent What’s New event at Chelsea Proving Grounds in Chelsea, MI., talking with the many journalists interested in the Mopar Underground...
August 20, 2008

The concept vehicle Dodge ZEO was a big hit on the auto show circuit this year--a study in how an electric vehicle can be wrapped in a very attactive and functional package.
While electric vehicles have taken on new...
September 8, 2008
Brian Goldsmith already owns a customized 1995 Dodge Ram pickup, but he couldn't resist the chance to test drive the all-new 2009 Ram during the Ram Challenge's stop in San Antonio, Texas. After putting the Ram...
October 23, 2008
Ram Wrangles Top Prize at Texas Truck Rodeo
Deep in the hearts of Texas auto writers is affection for the 2009 Dodge Ram pickup's toughness, handling, outstanding interior and innovative features such as the RamBox. That's why they voted the 09 Ram the top...
December 5, 2008
Mega Week Recap-Under the Pentastar
From laying out of the "Plan" by Chrysler Chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli, to employee appeals for support of Federal bridge loans, to grass roots events to the hearings themselves, it was a pivotal week...
January 30, 2009
Under the Pentastar-Jan. 30, 2009
In this week's edition of Under the Pentastar, Betty Newman recaps comments from Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli on the proposed Fiat alliance, the Employee Plus Plus pricing program and offers some comments from consumers...
March 13, 2009
Under the Pentastar: March 13, 2009
Dodge Ram wins honors from the New England Motor Press Association, and scores higher U.S. market share for sales in February. And two racing legends team up. One of them is the first drag-race-only...
March 27, 2009
Under the Pentastar March 27, 2009
Jeep®Patriot scores in roof strength tests, Chrysler's military support honored and ENVI electric vehicles are featured in the Far East. Those are among the top stories in this week's edition of Under the Pentastar.
April 2, 2009
Under the Pentastar April 2, 2009
President Obama weighs in on the fate of the U.S. auto industry, Chrysler Chairman Bob Nardelli responds, details on a live webcast of a new product revela at the NY Auto Show, and Chrysler vehicle sales...
April 17, 2009
Under the Pentastar April 17, 2009
A commitment to battery production in Michigan, Challenger and Ram win top honors and interior excellence round out this week's edition of "Under the Pentastar."
Under the Pentastar wraps a week energized by Chrysler LLC's new partnership...
May 29, 2009
Under the Pentastar May 29, 2009
This week's edition is a roundup of top news stories for May 29, 2009, including Fiat alliance draws closer, new board members, National Dealer Council support, GMAC news and an electric future.
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July 1, 2009
Recycling to Save Money and Help Environment
Employees at Chrysler are pitching in, helping the company's recycling efforts and saving a lot of money in the process.
July 30, 2009
Under the Pentastar July 30, 2009
In this week's edition of Under the Pentastar, we recap the first meeting of Chrysler Group LLC's new Board of Directors, new honors for the Dodge Challenger, and a look at the return to work after...
August 3, 2009

Betty Newman is a video features producer with the Chrysler Communications Electronic Media Team.
You know that warm and fuzzy feeling that all’s well in your world? Count me there now that Chrysler won’t be pulling the plug on...
August 12, 2009
Bright Ideas in Reducing Energy
Small steps can add up to major energy savings. Chrysler Group LLC Facilities group is proving just that with several new green programs at its World Headquarters and Technology Center complex in Auburn Hills, Michigan that are already leading to big leaps...
August 14, 2009
Under the Pentastar August 14, 2009
In this week's edition of "Under the Pentastar" it's all about Dream Cruisin' and building support for the temple of Chrysler heritage, one brick at a time.
August 20, 2009
Under the Pentastar - August 20, 2009
This week's Under the Pentastar: Chrysler makes a move in the American Customer Satisfaction Index scores, Dodge will continue to compete in NASCAR and the "Fiat Freak Out" delights fans.
September 4, 2009
Under the Pentastar - September 3, 2009
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of September 4, 2009: Stories include: August sales, the new international Dodge Caliber, a second shift added at Belvidere assembly plant and Big Daddy...
September 25, 2009
Trenton South Engine Plant
Chrysler Group employees are going beyond conventional thinking to help preserve and protect our environmental resources. That innovative spirit and dedication were honored during...
October 2, 2009
Under the Pentastar - October 2, 2009
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of October 2, 2009 include: September sales, Sergio Marchionne's press event, the 10th annual Matchmaker supplier forum, and Moparized minivans.
October 23, 2009
Under the Pentastar - 10-23-2009
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of October 23, 2009: Stories include: Texas truck honors, Ram Heavy Duty rollout, Dakota and Patriot win and Plum Crazy is back.
October 27, 2009
Early this morning a convoy of five different 2010 Ram Heavy Duty trucks, sporting custom Talladega graphics and Ram engineers behind the wheel, set off from Chrysler headquarters in Auburn Hills headquarters. They charted an...
November 13, 2009
Under the Pentastar - 11-13-2009
A special Friday the 13th Under the Pentastar. This week's edition features a look at two new ads for Jeep; the unveiling of the new NASCAR Nationwide Series Dodge Challenger at Talladega Superspeedway; and Kurt Busch chalks...
December 11, 2009
Under the Pentastar - 12-11-2009
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of December 11, 2009: Stories include: Ram Heavy Duty named 2010 Motor Trend Truck of the Year; Consumer Reports latest owner satisfaction survey puts Dodge Challenger...
January 23, 2010
Under the Pentastar - 1-22-2010
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of January 22, 2010: Stories include: Golden Globes 300C, Viper’s winning curves and minivan family hauler.
...February 8, 2010
A heaping cup of talent, three huge tablespoons of passion and a large dollop of opportunity. For three Chrysler Group vehicle designers, these were the magic...
March 1, 2010
Under the Pentastar - 2-26-2010
Under the Pentastar for the week of Feb. 26. Top stories this week include: Chrysler 300C auctioned, Mopar drag pak and Camp Jeep in-door off-road.
March 1, 2010
Cutting Carbon While Cutting Costs
Steve Bartoli, Chrysler Group LLC Head of Regulatory Affairs and Engineering Planning, knows what works when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emission. In the above video Bartoli describes the 16-year success...
March 5, 2010
Under the Pentastar - 3-5-2010
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of March 5, 2010: Stories include: February U.S. sales, the Geneva Motor Show, Ram FLOTV and...
March 19, 2010
Under the Pentastar - 3-19-2010
Top stories Under the Pentastar for the week of March 19, 2010 include: Job One at Trenton South Engine Plant, a rare LEED certification and a...
April 23, 2010
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of April 23, 2010: Stories include: Chrysler Group LLC financial report, Mopar now on Youtube, Ram...
May 21, 2010
Special Edition Under the Pentastar - 5-21-10
A Special Edition of Under the Pentastar for the week of 5-21-10 as the company celebrates the launch of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee as well...
June 14, 2010
Behind the Scenes: Developing the Next NASCAR Nationwide Car
The wind tunnel is the best place to test a vehicle's aerodynamics without running on a race track. That goes double when it comes to developing...
June 15, 2010
June 18, 2010
Video: Jeep® Grand Cherokee in Northern California
Hollister Hills, California may not be a big dot on the map, but it'ss been ground zero the past couple weeks for waves of...
July 2, 2010
Chrysler News Recap-Under the Pentastar, July 2, 2010
The top stories from Chrysler Group LLC for the week of
July 2, 2010: Stories include: June Sales, Dodge Viper exclusive
and Challengers return to NASCAR.
July 9, 2010
Under the Pentastar July 9, 2010
August 19, 2010
Under the Pentastar-August 19, 2010
This week's Under the Pentastar contains sneak peeks of the all new Dodge Durango and Jeep® Wrangler, plus a look at Grammy-award winning Zac Brown Band's day...
September 28, 2011
The Ram Brand launched an Hispanic Ad Campaign during a press conference in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. The campaign is called ‘A Todo, Con Todo,’ which means … to everything, with everything, is aimed at building and...
September 30, 2011
Under the Pentastar: Sept. 30, 2011
What's that saying about the Lone Star State -- "everything's bigger in Texas"? Ram Truck took that to heart with a number of big introductions this week at the Texas State Fair.
If you weren't in Texas, you can catch...
December 2, 2011
Under the Pentastar: Dec. 2, 2011
It's been another all-star week Under the Pentastar:
- Huge November sales jump, compared to 2010
- Four Wheeler honor for Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
- Automotive All-Stars...at the home of the Pentastar
- Santa Claus tries out a new sleigh in
January 18, 2012
Uconnect™ Excites, Delights at CES
They came from all over the world to be amazed, blown away, WOWED
by what’s next on the ever-changing technology horizon
… and they were not disappointed. Among the many hundreds of
high-tech exhibits vying for the attention of this...
January 20, 2012
Innovation keeps Town & Country on Top With Consumers

It’s not easy being the leader of the pack! Twenty-four seven – ready and on-call to handle any need and demand … with style and conviction. It may not be easy, but some just...
February 2, 2012
New Ram Promotion Brings Country Music Stars, Fans Together
You could say Ram trucks are to country music, what jam is to bread. Each just makes the other one better. Well, that same kind of thinking has gone into a new Ram Truck initiative, coincidentally called “Road to the...
March 6, 2012
Ram 'Beefs Up' Tradesman Lineup

When you’ve already won the hearts and minds of small-business owners and operators with a value- and performance-loaded pickup like the Ram 1500 Tradesman, where do you go from there? How about expanding on that success?
...
March 14, 2012
Chrysler Marketing Chief Says Changing Direction Changes Results
March 23, 2012
2012 LX Spring Fest Kicks Off With Passion
LX owners and their “babies” packed the parking lot of Beach Burgers in Huntington Beach, California, last night for the traditional kickoff of the 2012 Spring Festival of LXs.
This ‘car crazy’ love-fest for all things LX is the...
March 24, 2012
LX Owner 'Stretches' Passion for Challenger to the Limit
From one-of-a-kind paint jobs and upholstery to over-the-top lightshows and graphics, LX owners
April 3, 2012
Rocky Mountain High (aka) Moab Easter Jeep Safari
Rocky mountain high, altitude “attitude,” Jeep on the rocks. No matter how you say it, it’s a feeling like no other behind the wheel of a Jeep across the tough terrain of Moab,...
June 21, 2012
Belvidere ‘Labs’ Push Quality to New Levels of Precision
Pristine white walls, gleaming white floors, the steady ‘beeping’ of laser beams connecting with their metal targets … a perfect SciFi scenario, except this time it happens to be the new face of “quality” at work in Chrysler Group’s Belvidere...
August 6, 2012
Fiat owners celebrate decades of passion
Family reunion? Well, not officially, but the annual...
August 17, 2012
'Insider Outlook' Taps Analyst Michael Robinet
August 23, 2012
The metro Detroit area was firmly in the grip of “cruisin’ fever’ last weekend. Little wonder. The annual Woodward Dream Cruise is always a fun …. and FREE … chance to pull up a lawn chair along the 16-mile Woodward...
August 24, 2012
Under the Pentastar: Week Ending Aug. 24, 2012
As we cruise into the end of August, Chrysler Group keeps its foot firmly on the accelerator with more high-performance happenings:
- Fiat 500 gets a turbo boost
- 2012 Ram 1500 is top tailgate party-mobile, 2012 Chrysler 300 among the...
September 27, 2012
Ram Shows Commercial Customers-'We've Got Your Number'
Deep in the heart of Texas … the Ram Truck brand
is rolling out its biggest, boldest and most capable workhorses
yet. With automotive journalists and hard-core, social enthusiasts taking notes, Ram Truck brand...
October 3, 2012
American Auto Industry: 'Livin' The Dream'
by Nathan Bomey
Vehicle Sales Surge In Sept., Americans Buy at Strongest Pace Since ’08
October 10, 2012
When you’re aiming at “moving heaven and earth” … you better have the goods! So how’s this for starters?
October 12, 2012
New Ram Ads Ready for Prime Time

October 26, 2012
Ram enthusiasts on the lookout for 2013 Ram 1500s in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky got a real eyeful Wednesday thanks to the D-Day (that’s Delivery Day) kick off at the Palace in Auburn...
November 28, 2012
Ram Chalks Up a Decisive Victory

Definitely stylish, but practical. Quiet as a luxury car. Capability - it’s in there!
With a menu of attributes like these, Decisive Magazine set the bar high in making its tough choice for 2013 “Urban Truck of...
December 6, 2012
2013 Ram 1500 Captures A 'Big One'
When it came time to select the best of the best …
the most outstanding new pick-up truck for 2013 among a field of
tough contenders … the folks at Motor Trend packed up
their...
December 27, 2012
2013 Ram1500 'Rings in the New Year' with Free Press honors

“Chrysler could have gotten away with a mere face-lift for the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup. Instead, it provided a glimpse of the pickup of the future, a truck that combines workhorse capability with fuel efficiency.”
That...
January 9, 2013
UConnect Unveils the Future of Mobile Connectivity at CES
Mid-January temps were flirting with a balmy 60 degrees on Tues., Jan. 8, but that didn’t keep thousands of diehard ‘technophiles’ from streaming into the Las Vegas Convention Center on opening day of the 2013 Consumer Electronic...
January 10, 2013

It’s official! The Ram Truck brand’s Heavy Duty haulers are the undisputed “King of the Road” for 2013.
The truck world is one tough, demanding arena, and Ram Truck Heavy Duty pickups continue to ‘go big’...
February 7, 2013
Ram Ups the Ante in the Commercial Truck Market

Say ‘hello’ and ‘ciao’ to the Ram ProMaster, the newest member of the brand’s expanding full-size commercial segment.
The 2014 ProMaster was unveiled Feb. 7, 2013, at the Chicago Auto Show, giving the media...
April 6, 2013
Ram adds 'Country Action' to ACMs in Las Vegas

The Ram brand came ‘ready to ride’ this weekend in Las Vegas as part of the American Country Music Awards ‘ACM Experience.’
‘The ACM Experience’ offers country music fans the chance to be immersed in...
April 15, 2013
'Luxury' Honors for Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn
What does it take for a vehicle to make Ward’s coveted 10 Best Interiors list?
Drew Winter, Editor-in-Chief of WardsAuto World, summed it up this way in welcoming the 2013 Ram Laramie Longhorn to this year’s coveted...
April 19, 2013
Chrysler Partners with Analysts to Boost Information Flow
The information highway – for the auto industry it’s getting more and more congested every day. New products, new people, new processes … and that’s just for starters!
Tracking that continuous flow of info from the OEMs to suppliers, to...
April 24, 2013
Robots Help Students Build a Future

Bionic Barons - representing Andover & Lahser High Schools, Bloomfield, MI.
How many hours do you think it takes to build a working robot?
Okay, I don’t know the answer either, but I...







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