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Study Assesses Product Attribute Trade-offs and Technological Progress; Meeting Proposed Obama Fuel Economy Standards Will Require Downsizing and Change in Fleet Mix

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Across all manufacturers, 86 percent of the firms increase their relative position compared to Ford; all of the firms increased their position relative to GMC, while 43 percent did so relative to Chrysler. 2009) Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector.

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Kuniskis Returns To Ram, Will It Save Stellantis?

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Hes received loads of praise for helping deliver V8-powered automobiles that resonated with U.S. Downsizing has likewise encouraged its workforce to revolt at a time when quality control has been lapsing. This is typically blamed on French leadership acquired via the PSA Group merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

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Tesla 500k goal, new-car fuel economy, FCA turbo 4-cylinder: Today's Car News

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Also, new-car average fuel economy fell in April, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly working on a downsized turbocharged 4-cylinder engine for fuel efficiency. Today, Tesla aims to produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, rather than 2020 was originally stated. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Chrysler Group sales chief Joe Eberhardt, talking to a clutch of reporters later, said his company has no plans for a plug-in at this time. ( The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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Report: Stellantis Discusses Engine Plans

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"One of the things that was very clear [in the merger of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] was that we had some engines that were not performing well on our C02 road map," he said. "We We could go and redo the Hemi, but we realized we needed to downsize the engine and bring up the power." .&

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Stellatis Takes More Flak, Allegedly Searching For New CEO

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Stellantis is reportedly seeking a replacement for Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares after the CEO was targeted by the National Dealer Council and United Automobile Workers (UAW). Stellantis’ US dealer network has turned on the brand, faulting Tavares for allowing many of the Chrysler legacy brands to wither on the vine.

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