2010 Dodge Caliber revealed

Details of the 2010 Dodge Caliber have today been released. Key changes are minimal though a revised interior as well as the dropping of the SRT-4 model from the line-up are perhaps the only real highlights of the news.

Inside the door trims receive softer vinyl than before as does the revised centre console. [...]

Chrysler, Nissan end joint ventures

The shake-out from Italian carmaker Fiat taking control of US carmaker Chrysler continues with the company announcing today that it has ended its plans to jointly produce vehicles with Japan’s Nissan, including a world car and a version of the Nissan Tiida.

Fiat now plans to supply Chrysler with European designed and engineered small cars to [...]

Dodge Viper to get Ferrari power – report

The Dodge Viper brand has been the victim of many rumours since Chrysler’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, but this latest piece of news, from US magazine Car and Driver, is by far the best yet.

According to the publication, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is currently working on a plan to use a V10 [...]

Chrysler US faces new problem: short supply

Chrysler US is facing a new problem now after several slow-selling months and a two-month factory shutdown things have turned around with the US government’s cash-for-clunkers rebate achieving a feat that had eluded the manufacturer until now: a lack of cars.

As of the end of July, Chrysler had only seven days’ supply of Jeep Patriots [...]

Hyundai vans win top ANCAP rating

Hyundai’s big boys, the iLoad, light commercial vehicle, and its sibling the iMax Shuttle, people mover, have joined an elite group in Australia after being awarded a four-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

The two van based vehicles were recently crash tested at the South Korean Government testing facility, KATRI, under [...]

Dodge Viper SRT10 saved from death row

Chrysler have confirmed that it will no longer seek to sell the Dodge Viper SRT10 line-up.

The news comes after a serious buyer could not be found for the iconic American sports car.

Used Chryslers may come with warning notice

If several US consumer groups get their way used Chrylser vehicles could soon come with a warning notice advising potential buyers that, under the terms of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Chrysler shed its liability for any defective vehicles produced before May 30th this year.

It is estimated that in the United States alone some 30 [...]

Chrysler to close St.Louis plant indefinately

After just going back in to production last week, Chrysler has announced that it will be closing its St. Louis plant indefinitely from July 10th.

The plant, which produces Dodge RAM 1500 & 2500 models, was one of seven Chrysler had planned to reopen this month, but with the plant’s staple not selling the company was [...]

Chrysler’s first plant resumes production

Chrysler Group LLC has resumed production at its first factory since emerging from bankruptcy last week: a Detroit plant that makes the low-volume Dodge Viper sports car.

The re-opening will bring some life to the Conner Avenue plant, which Chrysler has been unable to sell.

Fiat closes Chrysler deal

Fiat SpA has closed its acquisition of Chrysler’s strongest assets, a key step in the Italian carmaker’s ambitious plan to create a global player to ride out the worldwide automotive sales downturn.

The deal, announced jointly by Fiat and Chrysler, revives the 84-year old US carmaker that had been down to its last dollars before government [...]

GM tells 1600 US dealers “it’s over”

General Motors Corporation has said it will drop about 1600 US dealers as it struggles to slash billions of dollars in operating costs and debt ahead of an anticipated bankruptcy filing by the end of this month.

Taken together with a similar announcement by bankrupt Chrysler LLC, now in a merger with Italian carmaker Fiat, a [...]

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