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Would Wrangler design tweaks rile the Jeep faithful?
Though I am no Martin Luther, I'd like to nail a note on the door of the Church of the Most Holy Jeep Wrangler . The design orthodoxy of the Wrangler -- the gospel of Jeep, as it were -- needs a tweak or two before the 71-year-old …
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Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
… Automotive passed Nissan North America to become the sixth-largest automaker in the United States. But Mobis also has built a strong relationship with Chrysler Group. For instance, Mobis builds the rolling chassis for the Jeep Wrangler .
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Chrysler needs more time to fix dealer rewards program
… dealers for compliance were suspended. David Kelleher, chairman of the Chrysler National Dealer Council and owner of David Dodge -Chrysler- Jeep -Ram in Glen Mills, Pa., said Chrysler and council members continue to work on the details of a successor program. Kelleher …
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Chrysler will boost transmission production
… Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant, where the Dodge Dart and the Jeep Compass and Patriot are produced, and in the fourth ..... North Assembly Plant in Detroit, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Durango are produced. The 3/2/120 schedule …
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Chrysler recalls 67,872 Jeep Wrangler SUVs
… WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Chrysler Group is recalling 67,872 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles from the 2010 model year to fix a ..... Administration on Friday that the skid plate on certain 2010 Jeep Wrangler SUVs that protects the transmission is also close to the …
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Ford, Chrysler boost incentives for armed forces members
… regions in the coming days. Similarly, active duty members, reserve personnel and veterans who buy or lease a new Chrysler, Jeep , Dodge , Ram or Fiat vehicle will receive a $1,000 discount on the vehicle through May 31. That is $500 more than Chrysler …
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Baumann group buys 2 Ohio stores
… Greenway Automotive Group SELLER: Charles Dinsmore OLD NAME: Anniston Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge -Ram, Anniston, Ala. NEW NAME: University Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep MORE: Bob Morris of Tim Lamb Group was the buy/sell consultant. Wadley/Heitz …
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How a merger made a Dart
… testing, including the successor to the Jeep Liberty that will be built at Chrysler's ..... Bernhard. He pointed to the hot-selling Jeep Grand Cherokee , which shares components with the ..... Dilts said. "The wonder of the Jeep Grand Cherokee largely came from Mercedes. It just …
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Fiat targets 20 dealerships in India by the end of 2012
… line for the country. The carmaker aims to introduce more brands from a portfolio which includes Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep . Fiat has a fair amount of brand recognition - its 1100 sedan was sold under license in India from the mid-1950s to 1997 …
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U.S. auto sales on track for best showing since 2007
… The changes mean additional output of models spanning automakers' lineups, from Fiat 500 small cars to Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee sport-utility vehicles to Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 pickups. Ford is adding third crews of workers at three factories …
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For Landers, auto dealing is a family affair
… Scion and Steve Landers Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram, both in Little Rock, Ark ..... Landers Sr. says the family's Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram store sold 685 new and 936 used ..... Although the family's Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram store does not have the bells and …
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Blind brothers' store thrives on the sum of its parts
… 240,000 worth of parts a year, handling only the Lincoln and Mercury brands. Today, Delray Motors sells Chrysler, Dodge , Jeep , Lincoln, Ram, Subaru and Mitsubishi brands. Its annual new- and used-vehicle sales are about 1,200 units. And its …
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Obituaries
… dealer Jim Garrett died April 20. He was 89. During his long career, he owned three dealerships in northeast Ohio: Garrett Dodge in Akron, Southland AMC- Jeep in Middleburg Heights and Garrett Oldsmobile-Cadillac in Kent. All three dealerships eventually were sold. Winfield M …
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Difficult times yield big rewards for dealer group
… own a Toyota-Scion and a Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram dealership in Little Rock. The ..... one GMC, two Ford and two Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep stores. It also added Chrysler and Dodge to an existing Jeep store. The partners say there is no …
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Dan Knott remembered for integrity
… He moved into program management and soon made his mark on important Chrysler vehicles, including the Dodge Viper and the Jeep Grand Cherokee . A "car guy" in Detroit lingo, Knott was a member of the Viper Club of America's Hall of Fame …
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GM Rises in N. America (5/3/12)
… inventory. By keeping Eddie Jeep Grand Cherokee plant opening during the usual ..... Belvedere Illinois where the new Dodge and Jeep Compass and patriot are assembled ..... 500. And that Toledo Ohio Jeep Wrangler plant. Two other factories …
about Chrysler's plan to stock up on inventory. By keeping Eddie -- Jeep Grand Cherokee plant opening during the usual July shut down. Three more plants will be forgoing their usual two week break since well. They are Belvedere Illinois where the new Dodge -- and Jeep Compass and patriot are assembled. Toluca Mexico which makes the dodge journey and yet 500. And that Toledo Ohio Jeep Wrangler plant. Two other factories in Sterling Heights, Michigan and -- Mexico we'll shut down for one week instead of two. Finally you -
Chrysler cuts summer break time as sales rise, inventories fall
… plants are the Jefferson north plant in Detroit that makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee , the Belvidere plant in Illinois that makes the new Dodge ..... and the Toledo Supplier Park in Ohio that supports the Jeep Wrangler built at the nearby Toledo North Assembly plant. Two other …
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Pare it down or beef it up?
… Didn't it just kill Plymouth so core brands Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep could make it? Does it need Fiat, Ram and now SRT as added ..... cost much. Virtually all U.S. dealers handled Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep . Adding Ram cost dealers an extra sign, not much else …
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Jim Garrett dead at 89
… dealer Jim Garrett died April 20. He was 89. During his long career, he owned three dealerships in northeast Ohio: Garrett Dodge in Akron, Southland AMC- Jeep in Middleburg Heights, and Garrett Oldsmobile-Cadillac in Kent. All three dealerships eventually were sold. andnbsp;
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California, here we come
… dealers, having opened a Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram dealership in Hemet, Calif ..... I was prepared to lose money with the Dodge -Chrysler- Jeep franchise for a while, but it's producing ..... state. Today, it has 104 Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge -Ram dealerships and 23 Fiat stores …
