Posted in Technology, Trucks, Chrysler, Dodge on Aug 26th, 2008
If there is one fundamental and basic American thing that hasn’t changed, it’s how pickup trucks get built. Since the dawn of time, pickup trucks have had the same configuration. While cars have moved on into a future of unibody construction and independent suspension systems, the truck has been soldiering on with it’s old school […]
Posted in muscle cars, Dodge, Automotive on Aug 22nd, 2008
Hennessey Performance Engineering is at it again. The company has been in the spotlight as of late with the string of lawsuits that have emerged over undelivered and unfinished Dodge Vipers. According to some people, giving your money to Hennessey is like throwing it away.
But now it seems that Hennessey is courting another Dodge crowd, […]
Posted in muscle cars, Dodge, Automotive on Aug 20th, 2008
Imagine it now if you can, the salesman hands you the keys to your brand new, black, shiny 2009 Dodge Challenger. That long hood, that awesome stance, and those oh-so-cool hood scoops. The legend is alive and well, and your about to drive it home but you stop and think, “oh, lets look under the […]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Financing, Automotive on Jul 18th, 2008
Chrysler’s Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring sedans are losing in sales to their competitors. The Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion and Honda Accord all had sales increase 10 percent or more this year, while the Sebring’s sales have dropped 30 percent.
The Avenger gained only two percent in sales.
In response to these sluggish sales figures, the company […]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Safety, Recalls, Automotive on Jul 18th, 2008
The federal government has recently announced that 5,509 2008 Dodge Chargers and Magnums, along with some 2008 Chrysler 300 vehicles, are being recalled for a problem that was first spotted in March on a 2009 Dodge Challenger pilot vehicle. The vehicle was undergoing pre-launch evaluation at Chrysler’s Chelsea Proving Grounds.
The problem seems to be that […]
Posted in Trucks, Chrysler, Dodge, car buying incentives, Automotive on Jul 14th, 2008
In a bid to move all remaining Dodge Ram pickup trucks of the lots of their dealerships, Chrysler will be offering 0% financing to all qualified buyers for up to 72 months. The incentive is hoped to offset the cost of ownership of the big truck.
But the main reason is to make room for the […]
Posted in Chrysler, Dodge, Financing, Automotive on Jul 11th, 2008
Chrysler LLC announced Thursday it will offer zero percent financing for six years on its 2008 Dodge pickups in an effort to help boost sales.
The zero percent financing offer applies to the 2008 Dodge Ram Light Duty Quad and 2008 Dodge Ram Mega Cab, according to Chrysler. The company will be launching a redesigned version […]
Posted in Dodge, Automotive on Jul 7th, 2008
Chrysler’s Dodge division has been taking a real hit lately. Their lineup is mostly truck based and that is translating to poor sales. No better proof of this exists then the recently announced news that Dodge is once again idling production of it’s Ram pickup truck at it’s factory in Mexico.
Manuel Duarte, corporate communications director […]
Posted in Sports cars, Chrysler, Dodge, Automotive on Jul 4th, 2008
Good news speed freaks! Now you can get all the velocity you need right out of the box. Dodge recently announced that it’s performance division, Mopar, would be producing a drag-racing package for the upcoming Challenger muscle car.
Dodge says it was inspired by the 1968 Hemi-powered Dodge Dart and Plymouth ‘Cuda package cars. These vehicles […]
The largest privately owned automobile manufacturer is cutting back on 2,400 jobs and closing two plants that make mini-vans. Given Chrysler created this category of automobile, this is a major blow. It is also going to effect production of Dodge Rams, which also are seeing slowing sales caused by high gas prices.
With the news of […]