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Ram, Jeep Brands Lead Chrysler Group's U.S. February Sales Growth by Mike Driehorst March 2, 2011 9:47 AM Spurred by Ram and Jeep® brands, Chrysler Group saw another month of year-over-year sales growth during February in the U.S. February marked the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increase with a 13% sales increase, topping out at 95,102 units. In taking a look at the overall U.S. new vehicle sales market (link will open an Excel file) -- data courtesy of Autodata Corp. -- Chrysler Group came in as the #5 automaker with 9.6% of sales in February 2011. That's about 3000 vehicles shy of the #4 auto OEM, and about 3000 vehicles north... Tags: Wrangler , Sales and Marketing , 200 , 300 , Avenger , Caliber , Challenger , Charger , Chrysler , Compass , Corporate Business , Dodge , Durango , Grand Caravan , Grand Cherokee , Jeep brand , Journey , Liberty , Patriot , Ram , Town & Country Share Comments [0] Permalink
Ralph Gilles on Dodge, Design at CAS by Scott Anderson February 15, 2010 10:25 AM Dodge President and CEO Ralph Gilles took a few minutes with us to talk about Dodge, design and several other topics from the floor of the Chicago Auto Show. Giles also chatted about the new attitude taking hold at the brand and at the company. Tags: Auto Shows , Dodge , Charger , Challenger , Caliber , Grand Caravan , Happenings , Innovation , Design Talk Share Comments [3] Permalink
Tailgating In Style by Scott Anderson October 9, 2009 8:40 AM It's a fact: The best way to prove a product works isn't to test it in some lab or office complex, but out in the real world. So we decided to take one for the team and do a little tailgating out in a parking lot at Chrysler Group LLC headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI. Like any well-constructed experiment, this one had a hypothesis: Chrysler has the best tailgating vehicles in the country. After all, Kelley Blue Book recently named the Dodge Grand Caravan and Dodge Caliber two of the top-ten... Tags: Grand Caravan , Product Passion , Caliber Share Comments [0] Permalink
Chrysler Group Display at Frankfurt by Scott Anderson September 15, 2009 12:58 PM A few shots of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show today as Chrysler Group LLC showcases its vehicles alongside those of alliance partner, Fiat S.p.A. (Above) An overview of the show display, where Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge brands are located in exhibition Hall 6, in close proximity to the Fiat Automotive Group brands. The New Walter P. Chrysler Signature Series for 300C includes an all-new Nappa leather seating, Blackwood interior trim and Uconnect™... Tags: Chrysler , Dodge , Caliber , Auto Shows , Jeep brand Share Comments [0] Permalink
10,000 Dodge Calibers Added for 2009 by Scott Anderson September 2, 2009 4:07 PM Just a bit of good news to report as we approach Labor Day weekend. Chrysler Group LLC will return the second production shift at the Belvidere (Ill.) Assembly Plant to boost Dodge Caliber production by more than 10,000 units. The hatchbacks are bound for both North American and international markets through the remainder of the year. The second shift, which is effective Oct. 5, 2009, is expected to add about 850 employees at the Belvidere facility. The 10,000-unit production uptick of the 2009 Caliber is on top of the more than 50,000-unit production increase Chrysler announced yesterday... Tags: Caliber Share Comments [0] Permalink