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Dodge equips 2014 Durango full-size SUV with 8-speed for 9% boost in fuel economy

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Chrysler’s Dodge brand introduced the 2014 Dodge Durango full-size SUV at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. The transmission efficiency and wide ratio spread provide the best possible fuel economy by operating at a lower engine rpm in both city and highway environments.

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Autonomous Racing Drones Dodge Through Forests at 40 kph

Cars That Think

published yesterday in Science Robotics , roboticists from Davide Scaramuzza's Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich along with partners at Intel demonstrate a small, self-contained, fully autonomous drone that can aggressively fly through complex environments at speeds of up to 40kph. In a paper.

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CARB settles with FCA for $5.6M for violations of air quality regulations on certain gasoline engines

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The FCA vehicles and model years (MY) involved in the settlement include MY 2012 through 2018 Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles, equipped with 5.7L This is the second enforcement action against FCA in the past four years. gasoline engines. More than 30,000 vehicles were involved. FCA’s settlement includes a $2.8-million

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Ram Names Tim Kuniskis as Its CEO

The Truth About Cars

Tim Kuniskis was – and remains – at the helm of Dodge during testing and validation of the psychotic Challenger Demon 170, a car with four-figure power output and enough swagger to make a stop sign pregnant simply whilst driving past. They didn’t need a 1,025-horse monster as its exclamation point – but that’s exactly what the crew achieved.

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Majority of workers at Tennessee VW plant have signed up for the UAW

Teslarati

The news comes after the UAW launched a union drive at Volkswagen, Tesla, Toyota and others in November, following a successful six-week strike against Ford, General Motors (GM) and Dodge-Chrysler owner Stellantis.

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Stellantis looks to invest $2.8B in Canada to boost electric vehicle production

Teslarati

This is what a healthy environment and a healthy economy looks like,” Trudeau said at Stellantis’ Automotive Research and Development Center in Windsor. . “Today’s deal on made-in-Canada electric vehicles is yet another investment in our workers and in our future. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Fiat Chrysler investing additional $266M in Kokomo to increase capacity for 8-speed transmissions

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Currently, the eight-speed transmission is available on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango and Ram 1500. That number has more than doubled to nearly 700,000 in the first 11 months of 2014. The Company sold more than 800,000 of these models in the US through November 2014.

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