Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 10,021 Chrysler plug-in hybrid vans for an issue that could result in a stall, or possibly the increased risk of a vehicle fire.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

FCA US LLC announced an agreement to supply “thousands” of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to Waymo to support the launch of its driverless ride-hailing service. This collaboration between Waymo and FCA engineers enabled the teams to design a self-driving vehicle built on a mass production platform.

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JULY 21, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles appointed Mark Chernoby as the Group’s new Chief Technical Compliance Officer. This newly created role will assume responsibility for overseeing all regulatory compliance programs in FCA’s four operating regions, both in terms of safety and emissions, including CAFE compliance in the US.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Yanfeng supplies automobile manufacturers with car parts including electronics, seats, interiors, and other components. On Monday, November 13, Yanfeng’s website stopped working, resulting in many US-based automakers reporting disruptions in their production. Stellantis issued a statement about the production disruptions.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Fiat has boosted its interest in the Chrysler Group by another 5% following Chrysler’s achievement of the “Ecological Event”—receiving regulatory approval for an automobile based on a Fiat platform or vehicle technology having a fuel efficiency rating of at least 40 combined miles per gallon (5.88 Earlier post.).

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MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA is looking at electrification products to meet different requirements.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2014

Five years ago, then-new Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and a new executive team held a marathon day-long presentation session on the company''s future, laying out a product plan in conjunction with Fiat following its government-backed restructuring.

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APRIL 11, 2024

However, the country also allowed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to be sold to the French, resulting in Stellantis. As an American, I’m not exactly thrilled what the brand has in store for Dodge and Chrysler either. The law mentioned by Urso says it is illegal to present a foreign-made product as coming from Italy.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Chrysler has split the Dodge Brand into two separate organizations: the Dodge Ram Brand and the Dodge Car Brand. is appointed President and CEO, Dodge Ram Brand with profit and loss responsibility for the Dodge Ram product portfolio. Gilles will continue to lead the Product Design organization of Chrysler Group which he joined in 1992.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Italian Business Minster Adolfo Urso had claimed that the model using the Milano name would be banned due to preexisting legislation that forbids the existence of products stemming from outside the country being marketed as Italian. For example, loads of Italian automobile brands are presently owned by foreign parent companies.

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler will display a battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. No decision has been made whether the car will be offered for sale in the US, according to the report. The electric 500 from Alelion and Autoadapt. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a somewhat deceptive—or perhaps incomplete—name. It is in fact a plug-in hybrid, making it the first minivan equipped with that type of powertrain to go into production. It is also the first mass-market plug-in vehicle sold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in all 50 states of the U.S.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation ( NOV ) to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The Clean Air Act requires vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate to EPA through a certification process that their products meet applicable federal emission standards to control air pollution.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

GKN Driveline’s Chinese Joint Venture partner SDS has commenced production of its complete all-wheel drive (AWD) Disconnect system for small- to medium-sized vehicles in China. The system will initially feature on the Jeep Renegade built for the Chinese market by GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Co.,

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JULY 27, 2015

MMNA) a wholly owned subsidiary of MMC in the United States, is preparing to end production of its sole production model—Outlander Sport—at its Bloomington-Normal, Illinois plant at the end of November 2015. DSM became a wholly owned subsidiary of MMC in 1991 after MMC bought all DSM shares owned by Chrysler Corporation.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2016

And Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has dropped hints that it would launch a new 2.0-liter Now it appears that engine is getting closer to production—and could boast nearly 300 horsepower. You'd expect an engine named Hurricane to be fairly powerful. liter 4-cylinder engine since as far back as 2013.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2015

Several companies have expressed enthusiasm about battery-electric cars, but Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) isn't one of them. Its only production electric car is the Fiat 500e, and FCA CEO.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. While GM hopes to reach agreement with the Swedish government, the Saab Automobile AB subsidiary could file for reorganization as early as this month.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Delta Products Corporation (DPC), a Delta Group company headquartered in Fremont, CA, is participating in a US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) $3.0-million Delta, as a Tier-1 automotive supplier, will be partnering with FCA US LLC, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2016

Today, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) says it will axe two of its mainstream sedans, Tesla makes progress in growing its network of Supercharger sites, and Jeep Wrangler diesel and hybrid models are reportedly in the product pipeline. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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JULY 7, 2020

The industry is seeking the extension to avoid having to stockpile newly-produced vehicles that have not sold due to COVID-19-related market conditions or to stopping production. … the shutdown of production and sales imposed by Member States to fight COVID?19 starting production to maintain European jobs. —ACEA letter.

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JULY 28, 2023

Paul Wilbur, a product planner who labored with Castaing at the cab-forward LH vehicles — the Chrysler Concorde, Eagle Optical and Dodge Intrepid — that debuted in 1993, mentioned the platform workforce manner modified the whole lot. “Between Lutz, Gale and Castaing, Chrysler would not have been the same without one of the three.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Chrysler’s Ram has decided to increase the 3.0-liter liter V-6 EcoDiesel powertrain mix to 20% of the total Ram 1500 production volume—double the initial expectation. — Bob Hegbloom, President and CEO — Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. Chrysler Group has utilized VM Motori diesel engines since 1992.

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JUNE 10, 2009

With the US Supreme Court yesterday clearing the final potential obstacle, Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat Group finalized their previously announced global strategic alliance, forming the “new" Chrysler. The “old” Chrysler had entered bankruptcy on 30 April 2009. The new Chrysler will begin operations immediately.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The move would increase capacity to meet growing demand for its Jeep and Ram brands, including production of two new Jeep-branded white space products, as well as electrified models. Pentastar production at Mack I would end by Q3 2019. will invest a total of $4.5 FCA would invest $1.6

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MARCH 13, 2024

Though perhaps best known for the flashy and outrageous Lamborghini Countach, Gandini’s pen was applied to many other Italian, German, French, British, Japanese, and Swedish concepts and production designs. The design was distilled into the production Espada , the company’s first four-seat grand touring sports car.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2017

This might not seem to be the most convenient moment to restart production of a gaggle of diesel cars. The Volkswagen diesel scandal continues to unfold, and last week the EPA accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) of failing to reveal eight separate software routines that altered the behavior of diesel engines in Jeep and Ram vehicles.

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APRIL 22, 2017

Jeep began production for the Jeep Cherokee in China at the GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Co., As a joint effort between GAC and FCA, the facility was built with production capacity to build 160,000 vehicles a year. Jeep’s lineup in China includes the Renegade, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited.

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APRIL 29, 2023

I spent 33 years in the automobile business, the equivalent of 96 human years. I also worked with senior executives& of well-respected automobile companies who were total sleazebags. They may only own a Chrysler franchise but can talk at length about what& is going on at BMW and Toyota. & These are their stories.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2014

While the Chrysler portion of the newly constituted Fiat Chrysler Automobile company moves ahead on its revised product plan, there will be a new Fiat coming soon as well.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2016

As part of its revised, five-year plan, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced in January that it will end production of its smallest sedan, the compact Dodge Dart. Along with the Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan, the Dart will be phased out rather than replaced, to free up production capacity for trucks and SUVs.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has joined the partnership of BMW, Intel, and Mobileye. In this latest report, General Motors (GM) and Waymo are effectively in a dead heat on the technology front; both companies are on the verge of having production ready AVs suitable for mobility services. Production Strategy.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2017

Today, we look at how many Model 3 electric cars Tesla can realistically build in a year, a German Volkswagen diesel probe expands to include former CEO Martin Winterkorn, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne believes a dispute with the EPA over diesel-engine software will be resolved soon.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Vehicle pricing also dropped slightly, though presumably not enough to send anyone running out the door to buy a new automobile due to how outrageously high they’ve been over the last several years. It was followed by Chrysler, Lincoln and Ram. But that might change in a few months if the current trend continues.

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APRIL 22, 2024

With the average vehicle now older than ever before and fewer people capable of spending the kind of money required to purchase a brand-new automobile, maintenance has become even more relevant. However, Toyota products were slightly cheaper to own during the 5-to-10-year period, whereas Buick were cheaper to own in the 1-to-5-year span.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The MX-30 EV (not to be confused with the CX-30) was always a compliance automobile. He even went so far as to request consumers not purchase the vehicle due to the fact that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles lost money on every transaction.& & Let’s be objective. & But the model is going back on sale in the U.S.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets. —Ron Hoge, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Engines.

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