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  • Chrysler to reduce its SUV lineup

    Chrysler to reduce its SUV lineup

    Suv_chrysler_1 In an interview given to Bloomberg, Jim Press revealed that the carmaker needs fewer SUVs.

    Chrysler president said that the company needs half of its 11 current SUV models. Three quarters of its American sales are generated by its SUV models and the carmaker wants to consolidate its brands to cut costs.

    "We’re going to stop overlapping, we’re going to bring everything under one roof. By doing that we will have more products in the markets we are not covering,” Press said. "Our finances will have better quality.”

    Chrysler has plans to reduce total models by almost a third, to about 19 from 28. The carmaker has already axed the Pacifica and PT Cruiser Convertible models.

  • Chrysler to resume production at Illinois plant

    Chrysler to resume production at Illinois plant

    Patriot
    After a five-day close due to a mechanical glitch, Chrysler will restart production at the Belvidere plant in the US. The plant builds the Dodge Caliber, Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot models.

    The plant will cut out 1,000 jobs in March. Chrysler removed one shift as a result of poor sales and tougher times ahead for the American carmaker. Built in 1965, the Belvidere facility employs 3,400 people.

    The factory was the production hub for the Dodge Neon sold on our shores under the Chrysler badge before building the current three models all based on the same platform.

  • Jeep Renegade Concept

    Jeep Renegade Concept

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    Chrysler will unveil a trio of concept cars at the next Detroit Motor Show. The Jeep Renegade Concept will be one of them and remind us the 2005 Hurricane concept car, but with better manner. Forget the two 5.7 litre HEMI engines featured in the Hurricane. The Renegade is powered by small diesel engine, which uses the Bluetec emissions technology. The catalytic converter is injected with urea to reduce nitrogen oxide levels by up to 90 per cent. Chrysler claims a 110 miles per gallon.

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    At 153 inches long, 62.9 inches wide and 56.3 inches high is longer, but narrower and lower than the Hurricane. The appealing design has almost no front and rear overhang. The doors appear to be minimalist while there is no roof.

    We hope that this styling exercise previews a future production model. At least, it seems more realistic than the Hurricane.

  • Chrysler recalls 80,894 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro

    Chrysler recalls 80,894 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro

    Wrangler
    Chrysler announced it will recall 80,894 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro models in the USA to correct a defect that could cause the engine to stall. Chrysler said the recall would allow dealers to reprogram the power module. This will eliminate the potential for a brief interruption of electrical power to the instrument panel and the engine.

    According to the carmaker, power interruption could lead to an engine stall, but the engine would restart if the vehicle was running. Chrysler decided to recall the cars after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started an investigation in May. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had received 180 complaints regarding an engine stall occuring on the Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro models.