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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

The Truth About Cars

The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. Working as a wise and respected judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons Supreme Court since 2008, I've seen plenty of Mystery Machine-themed race cars, including some genuine vans.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The fourth largest car-maker globally, with brands including Peugeot, Citroen, Opel, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, RAM, Dodge and Jeep, hasn’t revealed just how affordable sodium-ion batteries will be, but some analysts predict they will cost only a third to produce compared to regular lithium-ion cells. READ MORE: Range anxiety solved?

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UAW Announces Another Strike Expansion

The Truth About Cars

& Stellantis managed to dodge the bullet this time around, with union leadership citing progress made in contract negotiations. The worst of this took place in the run-up to the 2008 automotive bailout when the industry was financially crippled and laying off employees in large numbers.&

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Appleā€™s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. They considered it a natural evolution in an all-new market where the company could assert its dominance. Elon was glad too.

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Chrysler Group withdraws its application for DOE Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan

Green Car Congress

billion in an ATVM loan as a unit of Cerberus Capital Management LP in 2008. Since then, reported the Detroit News, the amount of the possible loan continued to shrink, while the terms and restrictions grew more restrictive and for a much shorter time period. —Rep. Chrysler made its first request for $8.55

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Lithia unloads Toyota, Ford and Bentley-Lotus dealerships

Baua Electric

Maul stayed on with AutoNation and was once that auto store’s west area president till 2008. Quickly upcoming he left AutoNation, Maul changed into companions with Elway and Mitch Pierce, every other spouse at John Elway Dealerships, at a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram bind in Greeley, Colo., and expanded from there.

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Dodge Caliber gears up for Frankfurt debut

Green Cars News

It was the top-selling Chrysler group vehicle outside North America in 2008, and now a new version of the Dodge Caliber will make an eagerly anticipated debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Tags: Chrysler Green cars Latest news.

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