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Vehicle sales in the U.S are currently on pace for their best year since 2007, reports Bloomberg, and automakers are currently boosting their production capabilities in order to meet pent-up consumer demand. According to Bloomberg, analysts have revised their initial estimates of 13.6 million vehicles sold upward to 14.3 million following ...    Read more

Automotive production plants frequently close during the summer to give workers time to rest, engineers time to retool or upgrade plants, and dealers time to normalize their inventories. If you're Chrysler, however, that might not be the case: the company is keeping four plants open through the summer to keep ...    Read more

One of the continued themes we've been hearing from Hyundai is this: the company's Elantra and Sonata models are massively successful, but the success is being tempered by production ...    Read more

Chrysler Group reported a healthy sales gain of 20 percent year-over-year for April 2012, with many of the company's models reporting record monthly sales volume. Chrysler Group as a whole sold 141,165 vehicles last month, compared to 117,225 in April 2011. Chrysler - 31,879 sales, up 56 percent April represented the Chrysler ...    Read more

The cars are "Imported from Detroit," but the money's coming from everywhere: the Chrysler Group posted its best quarter since the company's emergence from bankruptcy in 2009, more than quadrupling its net income over the same time period last year. Chrysler's net revenue for the first quarter of this year was ...    Read more

It’s only been about three years since Chrysler has been absent from the Chinese market, but it is making a grand re-entry with two models designed specifically to appeal to China’s large and growing middle class. Addressing the market’s high demand for both large sedans and SUVs, the company is ...    Read more

Jeep has just revealed the Wrangler Unlimited Altitude edition, which will be featured with USA Basketball in a new commercial debuting during the NBA Finals on April 28. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude will be available in four colors: Deep Cherry Red, Black, Bright White, and Bright Silver Metallic. Altitude-specific ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. Middle Child: 2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Debuting at Beijing Motor Show Porsche is using the Beijing Motor Show to add yet another model ...    Read more

Every year, Jeep aficionados head to Moab, Utah for the Easter Jeep Safari, to conquer one of the most challenging trails in the world. This year, attendees were in for a treat thanks to six Jeep concepts including the Mighty FC Concept. The folks over at Motor Trend were at ...    Read more

This odd-looking car is likely a prototype of the 2014 Jeep Liberty, and based on several clues unearthed by our spy photographers, it packs a turbocharged engine. It's clear that this model is a Jeep based on the raised ride height, trail-ready Yokohama Geolander AT-S tires, and the familiar Jeep seven-slot ...    Read more

2012 Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass The Problem: The roll-over valves in the Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot fuel tanks may have been damaged during installation. If so, that could allow fuel to leak during a crash or a roll-over accident, which could in turn lead to a fire. The Fix: Starting ...    Read more

Chrysler plans to make an appearance at the Beijing Motor Show on April 23 with two new design concepts. Depending on response to the cars at the show, the special-edition Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler 300 could be made available to customers in China in the future. The Chrysler 300 design concept ...    Read more

392 cubic inches, 470 horsepower, four driven wheels, and a 529-second Nurburgring lap time. The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 doesn't mess around, and here’s the video to prove it. The video below is another one of the genre of Nurburgring lap videos, where we can see a professional hoon some high-powered ...    Read more

March 2012 proved kind to the Chrysler Group, as the automaker reports sales volumes rose 34 percent year-to-year to 163,381 vehicles. That makes March 2012 Chrysler's best sales month since March 2008, and a key part in the automaker posting it's best first quarter sales result in four years. "The combination ...    Read more

Though Mopar’s official concepts may have stolen the show at this year’s Jeep Easter Safari in Moab, Utah, three notable entries from Venchurs Vehicle Systems also ignited off-road enthusiasts’ passion. When you bring a bulletproof Ram 1500 that breathes fire and a machine gun-packing Jeep pickup ...    Read more

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2010 Jeep Wrangler are being investigated for fires after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received two complaints about the compact sedan and eight reports regarding the SUV. Both Cruze models were being driven when the fires began. After noticing smoke coming from the ...    Read more

Chrysler has had great success with its Clint Eastwood-narrated ad from this year's Super Bowl. Now, the automaker is looking to capitalize on that commercial's success by spinning off four new ads for each of its brands from parts of the original commercial. Each of the four new spots stems from ...    Read more

The annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari often allows Jeep designers and engineers alike to play with some fun new designs, and even some cool updates coming to Jeep’s production lineup. Last year's Moab Easter Safari led to the introduction of the color Dozer Yellow, and the ...    Read more

Die-hard Jeep enthusiasts look forward to Easter every year, and not for the colored eggs – in lieu of the Easter bunny, Jeep rolls out half a dozen special models at its Moab Easter Jeep Safari. This year, behold the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Concept, Wrangler Apache, Mighty FC Concept, ...    Read more

You may recall that Jeep unveiled a blacked-out Grand Cherokee concept in Houston, Texas, earlier this year, and asked customers to pick a name for the vehicle. The winning name was "Altitude", and so Jeep will build limited-run Altitude versions of the Grand Cherokee, Compass, and Patriot. "These new Jeep ...    Read more

Jeep has released teasers for three concepts debuting at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, starting March 31. This is the 46th year for the event, which will host the unveiling of six new concepts. The first concept is the Jeep Wrangler Apache. The Wrangler concept features wider fenders, ...    Read more

A downsized version of Chrysler's Pentastar V-6 engine will make its way under the hood of the Jeep Liberty replacement SUV when the model debuts, probably at the 2013 Detroit auto show. With a 3.2-liter displacement, the tweaked Pentastar V-6 engine will be mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission, ...    Read more

We live in the golden age of horsepower, speed, and fuel economy. No really, we do. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, modern cars pack more power, more performance, and more efficiency than their beloved 1960s forbears could have ever dreamed of. Since 1975, CO2 and fuel economy trends in the ...    Read more

Chrysler Group will expand availability of its Pentastar V-6 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission to the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck, which will be launched this year. A regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week revealed several future Chrysler product plans. Nearly all of Chrysler's other ...    Read more

Model year 2004-2005 Jeep Liberty SUVs are being recalled because of rear lower control arms that are susceptible to corrosion issues. Chrysler issued the recall and released a prepared statement stating that it will focus on vehicles “sold or currently registered in salt belt states as defined by the NHSTA.” ...    Read more