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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe

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The LeBaron name goes well back in Chrysler history, starting when the coachbuilder known as LeBaron Carrossiers was purchased by Detroit car-body-builder Briggs Manufacturing in 1926 and Chrysler bought Briggs in 1953. Here's one of those cars, found in a Denver boneyard recently.

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Detroit 3 climate $2.9 billion UAW accident chaos with value cuts

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Chrysler-parent Stellantis and Normal Motors as early rhetoric steered. The post Detroit 3 climate $2.9 Early indications recommend that good points received via the union’s 146,000 individuals may not be as a lot of a fribble away to Ford Motor Co.,

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LG Chem to provide Li-ion pack for Chrysler Pacifica PHEV minivan

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LG Chem announced that it won a contract to supply the 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack and controls for the new Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan introduced earlier this year at the Detroit auto show. Chrysler estimates that the Pacifica Hybrid will deliver an all-electric range of 30 miles. Earlier post.).

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FCA US to deliver thousands of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid Minivans to Waymo’s self-driving service

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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. including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington. Earlier post.)

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Report: Chrysler to Show Prototype Electric Fiat 500 at Detroit Auto Show

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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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Stellantis fined $300 million over dirty diesel engines in Jeep, Ram models

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, part of the Stellantis group, was sentenced Monday to pay a U.S. The Detroit federal court's decision is a result of a Justice Department investigation and includes a fine of $96.1 300 million criminal penalty over diesel engines that polluted more than they were allowed by regulations.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne dies suddenly

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Sergio Marchionne, the man who engineered a historic merger between Fiat and Chrysler to rescue the Detroit automaker from financial collapse, died Wednesday in Switzerland. On Saturday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles quickly replaced him as CEO with Mike Manley, who most recently.