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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 new Durango competes in the full-size SUV segment, which with 900,000 units sold in 2012, has jumped 82% since 2009. Of those full-size SUV and crossover sales, approximately 60% are three-row vehicles.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

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Others likewise said that it should be the market driving EV sales, not pressure from the government.& They're definitely overall a good impact for our customers and for the environment, but it's moving too fast," said Michael Lucki, general manager of Riverhead Mazda in New York. "It Electric vehicles are exciting.

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

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With sales of vehicles equipped with the popular eight-speed transmission growing, FCA US LLC (the new name for Chrysler Group LLC) will invest an additional $266 million in its Kokomo Transmission Plant (Ind.) Eight-speed transmission housings move down the assembly line at Kokomo Transmission Plant. Click to enlarge.

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