Viper Open House Will Welcome 550+ Enthusiasts
This weekend, more than 550 Dodge Viper enthusiasts will rev their way into the Motor City for a Viper Open House that will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first Viper homecoming in Auburn Hills in 1994. The Viper Open House will be held at several Chrysler Group facilities in Detroit, where drivers can get […]
Ram Is Only Brand to Adopt SAE J2807 Towing Standards on All Pickups
Ram Truck brand yesterday announced that it will be the only automaker to adopt the new SAE J2807 towing standards across all pickup truck segments—its ½-ton, ¾-ton, and 1-ton. Other automakers, like Chevy (with the Silverado) and GMC (with the Sierra), have adopted these new standards set by the Society of Automotive Engineers (hence SAE) […]
2013 Dodge Journey Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Dodge Journey The 2013 Dodge Journey Crew trim adds a few more standard features such as leather upholstery and heated front seats, and reduced its price. Related: Initial Quality Study Awards Two Chrysler Group Vehicles 2013 Dodge Journey Exterior The Dodge Journey is a compact crossover SUV with a wagon-like […]
2013 Dodge Challenger Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Dodge Challenger The 2013 Dodge Challenger remains unchanged. Related: 2014 Dodge Challenger Makes AOL Autos’ List of Best Quality Cars 2013 Dodge Challenger Exterior The Dodge Challenger marries retro flair and modern technology to create a muscle car with a whole lot of personality. Smooth lines, bold sculpted edges, and an […]
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee For 2013, the Jeep Grand Cherokee offers new standard features on Overland Summit models, as well as a new Trailhawk edition. 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Exterior The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a midsize SUV in which hardcore sporting utility meets refinement and luxury. Where other car makers […]
2013 Dodge Durango Overview
What’s New for the 2013 Dodge Durango The Dodge Durango remains unchanged for 2013. 2013 Dodge Durango Exterior The 2013 Dodge Durango is distinguished in its aggressive, muscular styling. The large SUV looks plain tough with a wide stance and commanding design, and no other SUV in its class has this kind of beefy exterior. […]
86 Alfa Romeo Franchises Awarded in U.S. and Canada
Today, Chrysler Group announced that there will initially be 86 Alfa Romeo franchises here in the United States and in Canada. Specifically, the U.S. will play host to 82 franchises in 33 states at established FIAT dealers while Canada will gain four franchises in this first batch. Florida, California, and Texas will have the largest […]
Memorial Day Discounts and Freebies
Honor our military by treating a soldier to freebies and discounts all over town and online today.
Most of these Memorial Day discounts and freebies are available to every citizen of the United States, but some are available only to members of the U.S. military. We’ve sorted through the mass of coupon codes to get you Memorial Day discounts on food, entertainment, shopping, hotels, and our favorite; cars. Food Jamba Juice: Print […]
Dodge Chance to Be Bad Sweepstakes Gives You Chance to Be Bad
Last month, Chrysler Group launched the Dodge Chance to Be Bad Sweepstakes, in which one lucky winner will take home either a 2015 Dodge Challenger or a 2015 Dodge Charger. If you don’t get the grand prize, however, you can at least hope for the first prize, in which the winner and a guest will […]
Read Highlights of Sergio Marchionne’s Indiana University Kokomo’s Commencement Speech
Today, Chrysler Group LLC Chairman and CEO, Sergio Marchionne, spoke at the Indiana University Kokomo spring commencement ceremony, held at Havens Auditorium. Chrysler has a strong presence in the Kokomo community, employing over 7,000 workers at various transmission plants throughout the area. During the ceremony, Marchionne was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by […]
Ram Outsells Silverado For First Time in 15 Years
Ram outsells Silverado for the first time in 15 years, relishes sweet nectar of victory. Ford, yawning, widens its YTD lead, continues to polish its brass ring.
Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! As if General Motors wasn’t already having a bad enough day, March sales figures have revealed that Ram Trucks have outsold the Chevy Silverado for the first time in fifteen years. Granted, the Frazier-Foreman comparison may not be totally apt granted that neither Ram nor […]
“Consumer Reports'” Top Picks 2014: Tesla Rides High, Ford Plummets
Tesla's Model S scores a near perfect 99 out of 100, while America's Big Three automakers are almost entirely unrepresented on this year's list
Consumer Reports has released its Top Picks 2014 list, which details the 10 best models available today across 10 categories. In order to qualify, a vehicle must rank at or near the top of its class in CR’s overall test score, must have an average or better reliability rating (according to their Annual Auto Survey, […]
Inaugural Nissan GT Academy Winner to Race in Super GT
Nissan’s GT Academy has stolen headlines across the automotive since its creation in 2008. The one-of-a-kind competition turns video gamers into professional race car drivers, but the transition to full competition doesn’t happen overnight. RELATED: Nissan Demonstrates Smart Rearview Technology in 2014 Rogue The first-ever Nissan GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordóñez, has spent the last […]
Nissan NAIAS Display: What’s That Smell?
Porsche wasn’t the only booth with a strange smell this year in Detroit. The Nissan NAIAS display was ripe with the brand’s signature Scent of the Future, and it, uh, didn’t smell too good. Now, to be fair, the scent didn’t reek. It was flowery, just really potent. It smelled like I was a bee […]
Ford NAIAS Display: Wait, This Is, Like, Half the Building
Ford’s display at NAIAS was most definitely the largest, and noticeably so. Just the sight of it was overwhelming, especially after we’d already spent four hours on our feet with heavy equipment on our backs in the unreasonably hot showrooms. (For real, my pits were like the Everglades.) We started by checking out the Ford […]
Porsche NAIAS Display: Is That Cinnamon I Smell?
Ready to eat the next unsuspecting floor model we saw, Marci and I agreed that Porsche should probably be our last stop before lunch because, and don’t quote me on this, I don’t think resorting to cannibalism on your first business trip is the best way to represent your company. It didn’t help, however, that […]
BMW NAIAS Display: Electrifying and Sleek
MINI NAIAS display existed too...
The BMW display was the first place that Marci and I spotted one of the “car janitors.” These people were dedicated to keeping the cars clean and shiny all day. There were honestly so many of them that for a while it seemed like they outnumbered all the gearheads there checking out the goodies from […]
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
History and Information on the life saving organization.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization that was established in 1959 in Arlington, Virginia, by three major insurance agencies. Over fifty-plus years, the IIHS has evolved to become one of the nation’s leading nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the automotive industry and is increasingly committed to significantly decreasing […]