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Although the Routan will have a Chrysler frame, engine and transmission, it won’t share Chrysler features such as swiveling seats. But it will have Volkswagen-engineered steering and suspension. It will also have the German automaker’s interior and exterior styling, Volkswagen said. The 2009 Routan will go on sale this fall starting at less than $25,000, the company said. The Routan will start with a 3.8-liter V-6 engine and an available 4-liter V-6 for more power.

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The ecoVoyager’s front wheels are driven by an electric motor, with power primarily supplied by a lithium-ion battery pack capable of satisfying a consumer’s typical daily commute of less than 40 miles. The electric motor develops 200 kilowatts (268 horsepower), enabling acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in less than eight seconds. A regenerative braking system captures energy that would normally be lost and returns it to the battery, making the Chrysler ecoVoyager concept a very efficient vehicle.

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Chrysler unveiled its Jeep Renegade at the Detroit auto show Monday. The concept car is an electric car with Bluetec diesel technology to extend its range. Driving mostly in electric mode, the car gets up to 110 miles per gallon.

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This article is locked. You need to be a Registered User of just-auto to view this article. Summary: When Chrysler Group’s new sales supremo Jim Press was contemplating a move from Toyota after 37 years’ service, one factor that helped the decision was the extraordinary fact that only three employees globally in Toyota had more years’ service.

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I think Chrysler is doing a great job. I m a little worried about a merger with Nissan. They don t really have anything to offer Chrysler. Everyone I know that has had a Nissan has had Major problems with there quality and dealership service. If a truck is to be built, they better have Dodge build it in one of their factories. The actually know how to build a truck of that nature. Nissan should dump the SUV QX and Armada.

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Under that impressive skin there is a host of European engineering ideas and features that give the Chrysler 300C some extra appeal. And it’s only when you drive the large estate that you begin to feel the hints of the European influence. It’s also only then that you realise that it’s not much bigger than other luxury end estates on the market; it just has stand-out style.

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US: Volkwagen back in minivans with Chrysler help This article is locked. You need to be a Registered User of just-auto to view this article. Summary: Volkswagen - the German automaker of Kombi Microbus fame - is making a long-awaited return to the US minivan market for the 2009 model year but there is virtually no chance the model will come to Europe.

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DETROIT Chrysler says the entire automotive industry has basically the same technology pool from which to base their vehicle propulsion. That s Chrysler s way of saying they can and will have greener vehicles in their future. However, Chrysler s senior VP of Design, Trevor Creed, wants to make cars and trucks with emotional designs utilizing these innovative technologies. And the new ecoVoyager concept is just such an example.

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Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * But Chrysler ended the year on an upward sales trend in December. It set sales records outside the U.S., even though its U.S. sales were down by three per cent, about equal to the shrinkage of the overall market. Chrysler, which is now owned by private equity company Cerberus Capital Management, is not required to report its financial results publicy. A number of recent media reports in the U.S.

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Supplier sources familiar with the product cycle plans at Chrysler tell Inside Line that the automaker is “trying to move investment up” in the effort to improve the Sebring , Avenger and Sebring Convertible even earlier than originally planned. Look for interiors on those three key vehicles to be redone in time for the 2010 model year or shortly thereafter. “The interiors are too cheap,” said one highly placed industry source.

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