Saturday 27th August 2016,
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Chrysler

The last Chrysler Crossfire rolled out of its factory

The last Chrysler Crossfire rolled out of its factory

Chrysler announced a lit of vehicles the company would drop one month ago and the Crossfire model was one of them. The last Crossfire rolled out yesterday after a five year production and 80,000 units being built. Are we sad? Not really. The Crossfire was a Chrysler’s failure and the perfect illustration of the company’s [...]

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Chery A1 to head to Mexico

Chery A1 to head to Mexico

Chery will sell the A1 in Mexico next year under the Dodge label following the agreement signed by Chysler and Chery this year. The exact price remains unknown but for Chery it’s an access to the American market where the small Chinese car will be sold by 2009. 2009 is rather a wish than a [...]

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Nissan might axe the Titan

Nissan might axe the Titan

The Nissan Titan has been a failure as sales has picked to 60,691 vehicles for the first eleven months of this year while its direct competitor, Toyota Tundra, has been sold at 177,336 units over the same period. With such low figures, Titan’s profitability has been compromised and Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn is seriously considering [...]

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American car makers to stop building large pick-up models

American car makers to stop building large pick-up models

Due to a big sales slump in November, Chrysler, Ford and GM have announced they will stop producing temporarily the large pick-ups in order to avoid having a whole stock of them. Indeed, in November, large pick-up sales have decreased by 8.3% while the overall market has slowed down by 3%. GM has 5 months [...]

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Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept

Chrysler ecoVoyager Concept

Here is the third Chrysler concept car for the next Detroit Motor Show. While the two other concept cars focus on sport and adventure, the Chrysler’s concept is destined for families. That’s the way it has to be as the American brand has a strong expertise with MPVs. Perhaps the sketch does not render it [...]

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Big Three lose majority market share

Big Three lose majority market share

It looks like an revolution. For the first time in 102 years, the Big Three American carmakers have lost their majority market share to imported brands. According to Automotive News, American carmakers sold 629,569 vehicles while imported brands delivered 679,523 vehicles in July. This gave the latter a 51.4% market share. Some defeatists may say [...]

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Wolfgang Bernhard may be next Chrysler chairman

Wolfgang Bernhard may be next Chrysler chairman

The charismatic Wolfgang Bernhard may be set to become the new Chrsyler chairman after Cerberus closes the deal to purchase the company from Daimler-Benz. After an acrobatic lay-off from Volkswagen, for which the German carmaker is well known, he joined Cerberus as an adviser on the Chrysler deal. Insiders report that he is currently reviewing [...]

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