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2 million extra doors was the best call Daimler made during 'marriage of equals'
… copy of one of the best results of Chrysler's former bad marriage rolled down an assembly line in Toledo . The four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited -- or 'JK' if you speak the language of Chrysler body codes -- hit the production milestone in under seven …
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At Fiat-Chrysler 'it's all about differentiating the brands'
… What we make, makes us" commercial has been a breakthrough -- incredibly effective not just because it did a lot of sales for the Jeep Grand Cherokee but for the whole marketing team. It captured a tone, it has helped us find our path.
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Customer Incentives
… Caravan $1,000-$2,000 0-4.9% Journey $500-$1,000 0-5.9% Dart $750 1.9-4.9% Fiat 500 $500 0% Jeep Compass $2,500 0-3.9% Patriot $2,000 0-3.9% Grand Cherokee $500 1.9-5.9% Ram1500 $500-$1,750 2.9 …
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Subaru, Mitsubishi small crossovers top new crash test
… an "acceptable" score on the small overlap test. Five small SUVs -- the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Buick Encore, Jeep Patriot and Ford Escape -- received "poor" ratings on the small overlap test. When the Patriot crashed, for instance, the steering …
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Where Automakers Fall Short (5/13/13)
… terminate the dealership franchises. The reason for the plan terminations. Failure to improve to factory standards. Chrysler Jeep and dodge and lumber to New Jersey is suing in US district court. This suit says that the dealership had agreed to the renovations …
for the plan terminations. Failure to improve to factory standards. -- Chrysler Jeep and dodge and lumber to New Jersey is suing in US district court. This suit says that the dealership had agreed to the renovations -
N.J. store sues Chrysler over termination
… a lawsuit to stop the automaker from terminating the dealership's franchises. According to the suit, Lucas Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge in Lumberton, N.J., agreed in December 2007 to renovate its interior and exterior by December 2009. But auto sales collapsed …
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At Chrysler-Fiat 'it's all about differentiating the brands'
… customers shouldn't be cross-shopping within our Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge -Ram portfolio. They have to shop against the competition ..... effective not just because it did a lot of sales for the Jeep Grand Cherokee but for the whole marketing team. It captured a tone, it …
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New needs, more speeds
… produce eight- and nine-speed transmissions. One of the key vehicles for those higher-gear installations will be the Jeep Grand Cherokee . That nameplate illustrates how automakers have been under constant competitive pressure to up the ante in transmission …
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Chrysler Group seeks an edge with Chrysler Capital
… s a real benefit for the dealer in terms of retention for the dealer when they do the loan with the captive. Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge spend a lot of money on their branding, on their marketing. So when a customer gets a loan and each month they're paying …
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Dealer pairs test driver's phone to car
… into a better way to demonstrate his technology-laden vehicles. Before the start of each test drive at Extreme Chrysler- Dodge - Jeep -Ram, the salesperson showing the vehicle asks the customer in the driver's seat for his or her smartphone and -- with …
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Fiat dealers anxious for broader product lineup
… dealership on Long Island in New York, which sits 60 feet from his primary store, which sells the higher volume Chrysler, Jeep , Dodge and Ram Truck brands. Brown says he has full faith that Marchionne and his executives will make Fiat dealers successful in …
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Customer Incentives
… Caravan $1,000-$2,000 0-4.9% Journey $500-$1,000 0-5.9% Dart $750 1.9-4.9% Fiat 500 $500 0% Jeep Compass $2,500 0-3.9% Patriot $2,000 0-3.9% Grand Cherokee $500 1.9-5.9% Ram1500 $500-$1,750 2.9 …
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N.J. dealership sues Chrysler to prevent franchise terminations
… automaker's efforts to terminate the dealership's franchises for failing to improve to factory standards. Lucas Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge in Lumberton, N.J., filed the suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J. The suit seeks to forbid Chrysler …
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China's Drag on Nissan (5/10/13)
… sales of the model at the man. Now a big idea to increase revenue and that dealership apart from competitors. Feels Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram into Chicago suburb of field started its own customization division link last year. This after noticing that many of …
to increase revenue and that -- dealership apart from competitors. Feels Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram into Chicago suburb of -- field started its own customization division link last year. This after noticing that many of the -
Profit and Praise for Tesla (5/9/13)
… The Dodge Dart has a two tiger shark. Any 2.4 liter version of the engine will go into the dungy teens and that based Jeep Cherokee . And General Motors will start to delivering redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickups to dealers this month. But it says …
of the engine will go into the dungy teens and that based Jeep Cherokee . And General Motors will start to delivering redesigned Chevrolet Silverado pickups to dealers this month. But it says most of its full -
U.S. regulators close inquiries into Ford, Chrysler vehicles
… filing, NHTSA said it also closed its probe of 115,000 Jeep Patriot SUVs made for the 2011 and 2012 model years after receiving ..... May 2012. Chrysler recalled about 30,000 model year 2012 Jeep Patriot and Compass SUVs globally for the issue in April. Both Ford …
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Costly launches trim Chrysler's 1st-qtr. profit
… of two re-engineered products, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2013 Ram Heavy Duty pickup. Fiat's ..... Marchionne said production of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee , which replaces the Jeep Liberty , begins "sometime in the middle of June …
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Custom 'werks' loads up Jeeps -- and revenue
The staff at Fields Chrysler- Jeep - Dodge -Ram noticed that many of the Jeeps they sold looked different when their owners came in for an oil change or other service appointment …
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2013 North America car and light-truck assembly plants - 05/01/2013
… Belvidere, Ill. – Dodge Dart ; Jeep Compass , Patriot C Conner ..... Avenue (Detroit) – Jeep Grand Cherokee , Grand Wagoneer ..... Ohio (North) – Jeep Cherokee (May) T Toledo ..... Supplier Park) – Jeep Wrangler , Wrangler Unlimited …
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Chrysler up 11% on pickup, SUV sales
… last April, while the Compass climbed 23 percent. Production of the Liberty ended last August to make way for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee , which goes into production in June. The same was not true of the Chrysler brand, which posted its third consecutive month …
