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Federal Investigators End Seven-Year Scrutiny of Shifters in Ram, Durango

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Tall hats at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have indicated they have wrapped an investigation into the gear selector design found in some Durango SUVs and Ram pickup trucks. Images: Dodge] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. Tim Kuniskis’ (President and CEO Dodge Brand) Investor Day presentation emphasized brand attitude and the performance orientation of the brand.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Every domestic automaker landed in the bottom-half of CR’s latest reliability rankings, which covers 29 brands this year—two more than 2017. The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. —Jake Fisher.

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Size or Speed? IIHS Study Examines Safety Between Models

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Because the little Mitsubishi was pursued by the Dodge Challenger. From the IIHS: The average driver death rate for all 2020 and equivalent models increased to 38 deaths per million registered vehicle years, compared with 36 for 2017 models. The model had an unfortunate, commanding lead and was followed by the hatchback variant.

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News: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Gets a Gas-Powered Sibling

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Three Variations to Offer Customers Choices Dodge lifted the covers this week on the eagerly awaited Charger Daytona. But Dodge offered up a few surprises during a media briefing on its newest entry. Second-half 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T 2-door will debut with the Stage I performance pack. Estimated 0-60 times of around 3.3

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica fuel economy review

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Its last generation of Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans were, frankly, subpar. They say you never really forget how to ride a bike, but if you're Chrysler, you may temporarily forget how to build a minivan. That's just what happened for the company that invented the multi-purpose vehicle more than 30 years ago.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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In response to a shift in consumer demand toward SUVs and trucks, the Company discontinued compact car production and retooled plants in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan to make full use of available capacity to expand the Jeep and Ram brands. More than 300 new jobs were added to support production, which launched in June 2017.

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