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Dodge Hornet PHEV drive, Hyundai charging robot, Mexico and EVs: Today’s Car News

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We drive the first plug-in Dodge and get PowerShots. And Mexico is building a lot of EVs but not buying them. In a first drive and review of the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid, we found this puzzling. Hyundai shows a charging robot that could be used for self-driving cars or accessibility features.

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Chrysler Group investing $1.249B in two Mexico plants to produce Ram ProMaster and Tigershark engines

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Chrysler Group will invest $1.249 billion in two Saltillo, Mexico facilities. Both the Ram ProMaster and the Tigershark engine will be exported to different markets, based on Free Trade Agreements that Mexico has with several countries. The Ram ProMaster assembled in the new plant will be sold in Mexico, US and Canada.

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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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Chrysler Group US sales up 10% in December, 21% for 2012; FIAT largest gainer

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The Chrysler, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in December compared with the same month last year. The Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each recorded significant sales gains during 2012 compared with sales in the previous year.

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Report: China’s Chery Considers U.S. Market Yet Again

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but frankly speaking I can't say much more about our strategy," Brian Wu, executive vice president of Chery Mexico, told MotorTrend in a recent interview. & I do believe that these models [we have in Mexico], we can put them in the U.S. market] is very important for us. We already have a roadmap of how to enter the U.S.,

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Chrysler Resumes Production at Seven North American Assembly Plants

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As part of a phased production ramp-up, the following assembly plants are scheduled to resume production at the end of the month: Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (Sterling Heights, MI) – Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger. Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Warren, MI) – Dodge Ram and Dodge Dakota.

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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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