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Mopar introduces new at-home plug-in wall chargers for Jeep 4xe models and Chrysler Pacifica

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Mopar has introduced new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units for at-home charging for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. New charging units may be ordered with a Jeep or Chrysler-branded faceplate. US manufacturer's suggested retail price is $599. The hybrid powertrain combines a high-tech, 2.0-liter,

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FCA Melfi plant preparing for production of Jeep Renegade PHEV for 2020

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The FCA Melfi, Italy plant is beginning preparations to produce the Jeep Renegade Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) scheduled for market launch in early 2020. The pre-production units of the new Jeep Renegade PHEV are scheduled in 2019. —Pietro Gorlier, Chief Operating Officer EMEA region.

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Chrysler Group LLC Posts 2Q Operating Profit

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This improvement was partially offset by the impact of the Jeep Grand Cherokee changeover and moderate increases in incentive programs. Highlights of US Sales for July included: Jeep Brand sales (26,466 units) up 19% by volume year-on-year. Jeep Grand Cherokee sales (5,407 units) up 54%. Jeep Liberty sales (4,893 units) up 70%.

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FCA using Dow “green foam” for NVH

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is using a new noise-reducing expanding foam that uses a soy-based plasticizer—replacing a petroleum-based plasticizer—in the Chrysler 200, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans.

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

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The Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and FIAT brands each recorded significant sales gains during 2012 compared with sales in the previous year. The Jeep brand’s 13% sales increase in the US helped push its global sales to an all-time record in 2012. Sales of the Grand Caravan were up 19%, the minivan’s second best sales month of 2012.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. The two couldn’t be more different.

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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. This is exactly what the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe has to offer. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV is powered by two electric motors and a 2.0-liter

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