Change of Plans for Chrysler Group, will Eliminate Duplicate Models, Hints at U.S. Market Delta

The product plan brewing continues over at the Fiat Group – Chrysler LLC alliance. Following the recent news on the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brands, the group's CEO Sergio Marchionne offered new details on Chrysler LLC's strategy.

In an interview with Automotive News, Marchionne said that the company has revised its Project Genesis plan, which was put in place in 2008 when Chrysler was still under the ownership of Cerberus Capital Management.

The two key elements of the Genesis plan are merging the dealerships of all four Chrysler group brands, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram under one roof, (with only a few exceptions), and abolishing duplicate products that are the result of badge-engineering such as the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger, and the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan.

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Singapore Company Selling Off 150 Brand-New 1997 Chrysler Neons

To answer your first question, no, we do not know how a Singapore based company got a hold of 150 allegedly brand-new 1997 Chrysler Neon sedans with zero mileage.

The ad along with a single picture showing some of the Neon cars covered in layers and layers of dust was posted by Arete Trading Pte Ltd. on Alibaba, which is an Asian online marketplace.

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Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale: Zagato's Italian Flavored Dodge Viper ACR on Film

Over the past few months, Zagato's limited production run Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale has made several public appearances including a pass from the Concours d'Elegance Uniques Special Ones event in Florence, Italy, this past September, just before the Frankfurt Motor Show.

If you follow the break, you can get a closer look at Zagato's unique creation from the motor show events as well as on the road.

As a reminder, the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale is a road-going follow-up to the 2010 TZ3 Corsa racing car study. But while the one-off TZ3 Corsa was built on the Alfa Romeo 8C, Zagato chose to use the Dodge Viper ACR as a base for the TZ3 Stradale.

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Former Chrysler CEO Nardelli Says Cerberus Could Have Saved the Automaker

It's been two years since Bob Nardelli stepped down as Chrysler CEO while the company was still owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, for which he still works, but the 63-year-old exec still has the hots for the Detroit carmaker.

During an interview with The Detroit News on the sidelines of a recent Dow Jones conference in New York, Nardelli said that the Obama administration didn’t have to give Chrysler away to Fiat as he believes Cerberus could have done a better job of saving the automaker.

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Dodge Unleashes Video of Viper SRT10 ACR Reclaiming Position from Lexus LFA at the 'Ring with 7:12.13

A couple of weeks ago, Dodge brought its street-legal, but now discontinued, 2010 Viper SRT10 ACR to the Nürburgring racetrack to set the record straight – literally.

In 2008, while the sports car was still in production, the Viper SRT10 ACR turned the 'Ring in 7:22.10, which at the time made it the fifth fastest production car in the world, according to the figures listed on Wikipedia.

Since then, however, many production vehicles posted better times including the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition with 7:14.64 on August 31, 2011, which placed it in fourth position behind the Radical SR8 LM (6:48), Radical SR8 (6:55) and the Gumpert Apollo Sport (7:11.57).

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2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit Records Fastest-Ever Lap Time at Michigan Evaluation Test

The ongoing bragging war among Detroit's big three and their newly launched police vehicles continues without an end in sight.

Today, the Chrysler Group announced that the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit V8 with 370HP set the fastest lap time ever reordered at Michigan State Police’s (MSP) annual Police Vehicle Evaluation tests earlier this week at the Grattan Raceway in Belding, at 1:33.70.

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Dodge Mulling Super Durango SRT8 with 465HP Hemi V8

Chrysler already a high-performance SUV in its arsenal, namely the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 that comes fitted with a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 pushing out 465 HP and 630 Nm (465 lb-ft) of torque and which can complete the quarter mile sprint in the mid-13 seconds range.

But now, the Detroit carmaker it also considering giving the Durango the SRT8 treatment in 2013. This would be an easy task, since both models are based on the same platform.

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Chrysler Slows Down Production Due to a Lack of Carpets

A lack of carpets after one of Chrysler’s suppliers on the East Coast was hit by the tropical storm Lee has forced the automaker to slow down production and cancel shifts this week at three of its plants.

The carpeting shortage has hampered production at the Sterling Heights Assembly in Michigan, Toledo North in Ohio and Brampton Assembly in Ontario.

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Carros de Velozes & Furiosos 5 Operação Rio

Uma listinha abaixo com os principais carros usados no novo filme da sequencia Velozes & Furiosos.

Dodge Charger 1970


Gurkha Lapv


Dodge Charger (carro da Polícia)


Dodge Charger SRT8


Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport


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Parte do filme Velozes & Furiosos 5

Foi divulgado uma parte de 3:44 minutos de Velozes & Furiosos 5. Neste trecho do filme Brian O’Conner e Dom Toretto destroem o Rio de Janeiro com dois Dodge Charger e um cofre amarrado.

Veja o trecho de Velozes & Furiosos 5:

Dodge Charger o passado vs presente

Queimando os pneus de um Viper em câmera lenta [Vídeo]

Fotos oficiais do novo Dodge Charger 2011

Foram apresentadas as primeiras fotos oficiais do novo Dodge Charger 2011.

Inspirado nas versões de 1968-1970 ele vem com motores V8 5,7 litros Hemi e 3,6-litros V6.

Pneu de 30 polegadas no Brasil

Uma picape Dodge Ram com pneus Pirelli Scorpion Zero e aro 30, já roda em São Paulo.

A Pirelli trabalhou 60 dias para deixar a caminhonete pronta. Ela teve o chassi reduzido em um metro e a suspensão reduzida em 20 centímetros.

Os pneus originais desta picape são de 17 poelgadas.

Entrega do último Viper [Vídeo]

A última unidade do Dodge Viper foi produzida em Detroit. Com pintura nas cores bronze e ouro.

O carro foi entrega a dona D’Ann Rauh que possui uma coleção de 40 exemplares diferentes. E deu sugestões sobre o acabamento do seu carro.

Veja abaixo entrega do último Viper produzido.

Dodge Charger mais rápido no mundo

Preparado pela SpeedFactory ele tem 3.700 quilos e 900 cavalos de potência, foi mantido de fabrica transmissão e suspensão traseira independente.

O carro fez 400 metros em apenas 9,453 segundo se tornando o mais rápido Dodge Charger utilizando a plataforma original.

Acidente com Dodge Viper [Vídeo]

Aparentemente o piloto perdeu os freios e não teve outra saída se não a proteção de pneus.

Dodge Charger Police Vehicle finds new home

Not that it makes any difference as to what kind of police car you'll see in your rear view mirror, but the Belvidere Police Department has just received a new batch of police vehicles. Specifically, they added half a dozen of rear-wheel-drive 2006 Dodge Charger 3.5 V6's in their police vehicle fleet. Wonder how those poor guys will cope with the horrible feeling of loosing their �crowned� Vic�s�

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2007 Dodge Snakeskin Viper

Don�t mind at all the pitch-black themed exterior but I definitely dislike that creepy �snakeskin� interior. Then again, my name is not Mike Dundee� But, if snake�s your game you better hurry up as Prefix announced that it�ll only build 20 Snakeskin Vipers examples. Have in mind though that it�ll cost you $23,880.00 + tax.

Interior:

• Premium Black Leather Trim
• Seat Bolsters
• Door Trim Covers
• Lower Instrument Panel Covers
• Center Console Tunnel Cover
• Rear Bulk Head Cover
• A-Pillar Covers
• Door Sill Covers
• Steering Wheel Upper Grip
• Shift Knob & Park Handles
• SNAKESKIN Pattern Leather Trim
• Seat Inserts
• Steering Wheel Lower Grip
• Center Console Armrest Pad
• Shift Boot & Park Boot
• Sun Visors
• Sport Bars
• Black Viper Medallion Embroidery in Front Seat Headrest
• Aluminum Engraved �SNAKESKIN VIPER� Console Badge
• Center Console Bezel- Charcoal Graphic Overlay Design
• Radio Bezel- Charcoal Graphic Overlay Design

Exterior:

• Dual Racing SNAKESKIN Stripe Under Clear Coat
• Black Out Rear Diffuser
• Included but Optional Body Color Painted Brake Calipers
• Included but Optional Body Color Painted Wheels
• SNAKESKIN Viper Badging

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2007 Dodge Nitro: "Planet" TV Add

Dodge released its new marketing campaign for the 2007 Nitro. Dubbed "Planet", the TV commercial doesn't directly boast off-road and rugged terrain capabilities. Instead, we're introduced to a vehicle that's impermeable by even the blazing pits of hell and sturdy enough to dig a hole to China. "Ni hao" to that!

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