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Chrysler Slings Updates at Pacifica for 2024

The Truth About Cars

This decision deletes a few features or makes them optional (power liftgate, ambient lighting, and the like) but opens the plug-in hybrid price point to more customers. Two new colors are on the palette: Red Hot and Baltic Gray. Heady stuff, we know. The top-rung Pinnacle gets a different hue for its quilted Nappa leather seats as well. .&

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Tesla Model X Plaid is still dominating drag races nearly 2 years after launch

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Mercedes has long made the G-Class with its incredible Bi-Turbo V8, Dodge has been making its Durango SUV with supercharged V8s for years, and BMW has prided itself on the performance characteristics found in the X5M. But perhaps the biggest surprise is the price comparison of the vehicles. Tesla Model X Plaid sets record with 2.3-sec

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Rising MSRPs were also a concern, with many noting EVs tend to trade at prices far higher than their combustion-driven counterparts and are likewise worse at holding their resale value. stated Mike Aus, dealer principal of Durango Motor, which sells Ford, Lincoln, Kia and Toyota vehicles out of Colorado.

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

Green Car Congress

Currently, the eight-speed transmission is available on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango and Ram 1500. billion at the pump, based on current fuel-price forecasts. That number has more than doubled to nearly 700,000 in the first 11 months of 2014.

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Chrysler Group files S-1 for IPO; snapshot of R&D priorities; exploring a light-duty hydraulic hybrid

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number of shares and price range—are yet to be determined. This transmission is now in the new Ram 1500, the Jeep Grand Cherokee (including in the diesel version), and the Dodge Durango. Details of the offering—i.e.,

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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Japan's third-largest automaker is considering the move as consumers are increasingly switching to fuel-efficient cars due to high gasoline prices, spokesman Mitsuru Yonekawa said, declining to give further details. We'll see the first of the Hyundais to use that technology in November.

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Under US pressure, Mexico refuses to offer incentives for Chinese EV makers – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Chinese automakers are exporting quality EVs to Europe and elsewhere, at prices no Western automaker can hope to match. Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State and Nuevo Leon have offered incentives to Chinese automakers. The company says its planned Mexico facilities would serve the local market only.

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