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But what about the price?The Volkswagen Touareg hybrid, VW’s first hybrid vehicle, is a “home run” and “its technology a considerable advancement for hybrids in general” according to MotorTrend. But why?Is it the diesel hybrid technology that most impresses MT? The 375 horsepower or the 425 feet of torque? Maybe it’s the 7700 pounds of [...]

Despite Toyota's recall woes and snowy weather covering most of the country, February vehicle sales will be higher this February than last year's dismal lows and also higher than January's numbers, Edmunds.com forecasts. Still, February sales weren't as strong as many had hoped or expected.
February sales reports from manufacturers, to [...]

Despite Toyota's recall woes and snowy weather covering most of the country, February vehicle sales will be higher this February than last year's dismal lows and also higher than January's numbers, Edmunds.com forecasts. Still, February sales weren't as strong as many had hoped or expected.
February sales reports from manufacturers, to [...]

Chrysler has issued a recall order for more than 300,000 Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Chrysler Town & Country minivans from model years 2005 and 2006, in order to correct a defect that could prevent airbags from operating properly in a crash. In a recall notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, [...]

Fiat's new venture in Russia with OAO Sollers plans to produce as many as 150,000 Jeep SUVs a year, the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported Wednesday, citing analysts who participated in a company conference call.
Chrysler, under Fiat control, is looking largely at Jeep to help it more than [...]

The book, "Crash Course," by veteran automotive journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Ingrassia is the first book about last year's bailouts and bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler. While the book, which was published this month by Random House, focuses on the dramatic events of 2009, it covers the history of the American auto industry from [...]

At the Chicago auto show this week, Chrysler Group LLC president and CEO of the Dodge brand and senior vice president of product design Ralph Gilles reminded that the lowly esteemed and poorly selling Dodge Avenger and its Chrysler Sebring counterpart will get substantial overhauls for the 2011 model year.
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In conjunction with the 2010 Chicago auto show, the Economic Club of Chicago was geared-up for a Thursday speech from Fiat Auto Group and Chrysler Group LLC chief executive Sergio Marchionne.
Instead, Marchionne traded one snowy city for a place probably a lot snowier, bowing out of the Chicago engagement in [...]