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Report: First Chrysler EV Won’t Be the Airflow

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With the Chrysler Airflow debuting during the CES expo in 2022, practically everyone assumed it would be the brand’s first all-electric model. From MotorTrend : "Airflow was a great exercise to signal again the type of vehicle Chrysler might want to do," Gilles says. And Chrysler is ripe for that. Gilles goes further. "It

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2017 Jeep Compass launched in LA, new small SUV for growing Jeep lineup

Green Car Reports

Despite some grumbling from fans, the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) division has embraced crossovers with car-like features as it aims to fill every conceivable utility-vehicle niche. Debuting at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2017 Jeep Compass.

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Gerald Meyers, CEO who prompt American Motors all through rocky length, dies

Baua Electric

At a gathering in June 1971 to study unused automobile designs, Meyers didn’t deal with any of the proposals from designers. Teague upcoming proposed a large, mini automobile with numerous glass. It changed into the Pacer and was once presented in 1975, to preliminary luck, with first-year gross sales that crowned 100,000.

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Transportation sector stakeholders launch Veloz in California to accelerate adoption of EVs

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Veloz members include: Automakers, including GM, BMW Group, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Subaru, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford. Electricity providers, including Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

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2017 VW e-Golf, Tesla software update, FCA diesel lawsuit: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, the updated 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car debuts at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, Elon Musk promises a software update for the Tesla Model S P100D that will make it quicker, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and engine supplier Cummins face a lawsuit over Dodge Ram diesel pickup-truck emissions.

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Lithia unloads Toyota, Ford and Bentley-Lotus dealerships

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“The way we see it, it complements our Cadillac brand in a way that is fairly rare to have,” Maul advised Automobile Information. The crowd is making plans the way it desires to accommodate Lotus and anticipates receiving its first automobiles within the fall. which changed into AutoNation Inc. and expanded from there.

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New 2017 Jeep Compass unveiled, replaces old Compass and Patriot too

Green Car Reports

It was unveiled at the Goiana, Pernambuco, plant in Brazil—where it will be built—ahead of a more formal debut at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The redesigned 2017 Jeep Compass will replace both the current Compass small crossover and the related Patriot.

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