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Italian Government Upset Alfa Romeo ‘Milano’ Will Be Built in Poland

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As an American, I’m not exactly thrilled what the brand has in store for Dodge and Chrysler either. That’d be like Ford or General Motors producing something called “The Detroit” and then having it built somewhere in Mexico. "A Stellantis even opted to name the vehicle after the city where Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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—Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. This is only for the operating system for in-vehicle infotainment, not for the smartphone mirroring systems of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Dodge is the highest-ranking brand overall in initial quality with a score of 140 PP100.

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Fiat boosts stake in Chrysler to 58.5% after achieving fuel economy and production commitment milestone with the new Dart

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combined rating of 40 mpg with a pre-production version of the Dodge Dart, based upon Fiat architecture technology. The all-new Dodge Dart will be made in the United States at Chrysler Group’s Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Ill. In late December, Chrysler achieved the Fuel Economy Test for an unadjusted. Earlier post.)

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Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mazda, Volvo and home dealerships promote

Baua Electric

Kohli mentioned he purchased Jim Olson Chevrolet-Buick, Jim Olson Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Jim Olson Ford, all in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., The dealerships had been renamed Patriot Chevrolet-Buick Sturgeon Bay, Patriot Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Sturgeon Bay and Patriot Ford Sturgeon Bay, Kohli mentioned. on April 17 from broker Jim Olson.

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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

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Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

That van, launched in 2014 as the Fiat Ducato, is sold under multiple brands in Europe and elsewhere—but in North America, the company’s truck brand is Ram (no, not Dodge). So we’ve had Ram ProMasters since the 2015 model year, replacing the Dodge Sprinter van based on a design from previous owner Mercedes-Benz. Got all that?

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

That van, launched in 2014 as the Fiat Ducato, is sold under multiple brands in Europe and elsewhere—but in North America, the company’s truck brand is Ram (no, not Dodge). So we’ve had Ram ProMasters since the 2015 model year, replacing the Dodge Sprinter van based on a design from previous owner Mercedes-Benz. Got all that?