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May
Filed under: Car Buying , Ford , Honda , Toyota Consumer Reports ‘ latest survey results are another ding for Toyota . While Honda and Ford have made gains in brand loyalty, Toyota’s brand loyalty among consumers has dipped 13 percent, causing it to fall from the top position it held at the end of 2009.
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CR: Toyota brand loyalty continues to fall, Honda and Ford rise
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May
Filed under: Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo , Celebrities If you’re wondering what you should be looking at in the above pic, you really can’t go wrong: one is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta , the other is Uma Thurman. Lady T will be the star talent in the Italian commercial campaign for Alfa ’s latest, based around the car being perfectly suited to every one of her five multiple personalities.
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May
Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Hatchback , Dodge 1987 Shelby Dodge Charger GLH-S - Click above for high-res image gallery When Carroll Shelby , the legendary creator of the Cobra (as if you didn’t know), started lending his name and company’s tuning capabilities to the front-wheel drive Chrysler products in the 1980s, instant classics were made. Contemporary tests found that the Shelby Dodges were completely up to the task of keeping pace with the best American performance cars of the era, and the relative undesirability of the base cars meant that a rather small number of Shelby Omnis, Chargers and Shadows were sold. This raises an interesting question: Now that a several decades have passed since Shelby was tuning Pentastars, are those cars now collectible
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eBay Find of the Day: Timewarp 1987 Shelby GLHS has just 2,700 miles
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May
There are times when I think that all the creativity in the automotive world is dead. Cars are sharing platforms, nameplates and just about every other component you can think of in an effort to save money and move more vehicles. The practice is nothing new as automakers have been doing this for years.
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Is this the new 2012 Dodge Magnum / Durango?
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May
Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep There’s been a lot of talk about unintended acceleration over the past few months, but what about “unintended movement?” This new phrase, coined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, applies to recent Chrysler products affected by a problem where drivers might be able to remove the key from the ignition before the vehicle is shifted into park, which could cause the vehicle to run away on its own. (We don’t know why anyone would take the key out before putting the vehicle in park, but still, cars need to be idiot-proof these days.) This latest recall affects more than 40,000 2010 model year Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, including the 300 , Challenger , Charger , Ram , Commander and outgoing Grand Cherokee , USA Today reports. Owners should be able to have this problem fixed at their local dealership, free of charge.
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Chrysler recalling 40,000 vehicles for ignition problem
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May
Filed under: Truck , Work , Dodge 2011 Ram Chassis Cabs for North America - Click above for high-res image gallery Motor Trend named the Ram Heavy Duty pickup its Truck of the Year, but if you need something even heavier you’ll want to look out for the Ram Chassis Cab.
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Ram Trucks now shipping 2011 chassis cabs in North America
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May
Another day, another major recall from an automaker. Maybe we should just put a “Today’s Recall” scroll at the top of the page, because it seems like we’re posting one or two per day
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2010 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Vehicles Recalled
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May
Filed under: Crossover , Chrysler , Dodge 2012 Dodge Durango (Magnum) renderings - Click above for high-res image gallery Chrysler may be working hard to get its new crop of Fiat-infused small car offerings to market, but we must not forget that a great bulk of the automaker’s sales will be made up of crossovers and SUVs, spearheaded by vehicles like the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the upcoming Dodge Durango replacement (possibly called Magnum) in 2012. We’ve seen spy shots and patent filings of the reworked Dodge crossover, but Cheers and Gears forum member Andrew Currie has spent some time creating renderings of what the all-new CUV could look like. Very believable, if we do say so ourselves
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Rendered Speculation: 2012 Dodge Durango… err, Magnum
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May
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Chrysler , Dodge Click above to watch the video after the jump Minivan commercials typically showcase to potential customers as many creature comforts as possible in the span of 30 seconds. That makes perfect sense, right? Chrysler uses just such a time-tested formula for its latest Dodge Grand Caravan commercial, but there is a bit of a catch
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Video: Confusing new Dodge Caravan commercials aren’t helping
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May
Rarely do you get to see a street legal car run a single digit quarter mile time, but here is currently the world’s fastest Dodge Challenger.
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World’s Fastest Dodge Challenger
12
May
Filed under: Videos , UK , Celebrities , Humor Top Gear UK Spotted - Click above to watch video after the jump America has suddenly been smitten with a rare strand of celebrity spotting. With our very own Top Gear headed our way, internet sleuths from all over the country have been outing Tanner Foust , Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood as they film new segments for the show
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Video: British parents go nuts while passing Top Gear project cars
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May
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Truck , Work , Chrysler , Dodge , Hyundai , Rumormill ” Hyundai Motor Co. denies that there are any current plans to bring a pickup truck of any type into the U.S. now or in the foreseeable future
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Report: Hyundai puts kibosh on Ram-based pickup, considers commercial market
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May
Filed under: Spy Photos , Crossover , Dodge The next-generation Dodge (or is that Ram ?) Durango (or is that Magnum ?) has been spotted yet again now wearing much less camouflage than ever before. Aside from front and rear fascia covers, the vehicles are down to just BMW -style swirly wraps. What is apparent is that the new unibody crossover has adopted a much sleeker look than the previous-generation model.
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Spy Shots: 2012 Dodge Durango spotted in swirlies
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May
Filed under: Spy Photos , Crossover , Dodge The next-generation Dodge (or is that Ram ?) Durango (or is that Magnum ?) has been spotted yet again now wearing much less camouflage than ever before.
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Spy Shots: 2012 Dodge Durango spotted in swirlies
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May
Filed under: Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Fiat Fiat / Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne appears to be a fairly optimistic chap, and recent news coming out of Auburn Hills shows that he may have reason to begin seeing the Pentastar’s glass as half full.
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Marchionne: Chrysler’s Fiat infusion may come earlier than expected
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May
Filed under: Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Fiat Fiat / Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne appears to be a fairly optimistic chap, and recent news coming out of Auburn Hills shows that he may have reason to begin seeing the Pentastar’s glass as half full. Marchionne said in a conference call Monday that improved finances and a surprise first quarter profit mean that an IPO is coming soon , and upgraded products are coming sooner. That’s good news for all the Mopar fans out there, even if most of the new product is of the subcompact variety
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Marchionne: Chrysler’s Fiat infusion may come earlier than expected
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May
Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Dodge SpeedFactory SF600R Challenger - Click above for high-res image gallery Six hundred horsepower? Check. Six-speed manual?
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SpeedFactory shows off 2010 SF600R Challenger
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May
Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Dodge SpeedFactory SF600R Challenger - Click above for high-res image gallery Six hundred horsepower? Check. Six-speed manual
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SpeedFactory shows off 2010 SF600R Challenger
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May
It’s no secret that in the past few months Toyota has been getting racked over the coals because of recalls. They’ve been dragged down, beaten and flogged by every automotive forum and publication for quality issues. People seem to forget that by and large, Toyota still builds fantastic automobiles.
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May
Filed under: Truck , Hyundai Is Hyundai about to repeat the mistakes of Toyota and Nissan ? PickupTrucks.com reports that Hyundai has been showing off a modified Dodge Ram pickup at some consumer clinics to gauge interest in such a product. This wouldn’t be the first time the Koreans have looked down this road.
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Is Hyundai really considering full-size pickup truck?
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May
Filed under: Truck , Chrysler , Dodge , Diesel Chrysler has announced the recall of 186,099 model year 2007-09 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickup trucks equipped with the 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine.
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Ram HD with Cummins diesel recalled for soot issue
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May
Filed under: Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Europe , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury A few eagle-eyed spies have laid their peepers on what appears to be the next iteration of the Mercedes-Benz SLK . The shooters managed to nab the car with significantly less camouflage than we’re used to seeing, allowing the interwebs a quick look at what the car’s new nose job should look like. From what we can tell, the Silver Arrow’s designers have decided to pull from the same gene pool as the SLS AMG when it comes to the car’s new fenders, fascia and hood
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Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK out in the wild
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May
Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Mazda , Nissan , Porsche Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2010 Camaro has been a boon for General Motors and its Chevrolet brand, with sales of 9,150 units in April alone. The Mustang is down a bit at 5,145 units for April, but that’s expected to change once the vastly improved 2011 models begin rolling into Ford dealers around the country.
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Is the sports car an endangered species? [w/poll]
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May
Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Mazda , Nissan , Porsche Porsche 911 Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2010 Camaro has been a boon for General Motors and its Chevrolet brand, with sales of 9,150 units in April alone. The Mustang is down a bit at 5,145 units for April, but that’s expected to change once the vastly improved 2011 models begin rolling into Ford dealers around the country.
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Is the sports car an endangered species? [w/poll]
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May
Filed under: Motorcycle Devon Edge by Shinya Kamura - Click above for image gallery It’s not every day that a company like Devon Works comes along. For its first project, Devon gave birth to the GTX , an all-American supercar that took the lap record at Laguna Seca . Unfortunately, the demise of the Dodge Viper on which it’s based meant the GTX will never reach production, but though ts focus has changed, Devon has not been deterred
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Devon to unveil custom Edge sport bike by Shinya Kamura at Quail Lodge
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May
Filed under: Technology , Videos , Design/Style , MISC Devon Tread 1 - Click above for high-res image gallery The demise of the Dodge Viper may have cut the life of the Devon GTX prematurely short , but don’t count its creators down for the count just yet. Devon Works LLC has a whole slew of products in the pipeline, ranging from motorcycles to fashion. This is their latest.
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Devon Tread 1: What comes after the GTX [w/video]
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May
Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Dodge Cobra Vs. Dodge Viper - Click above to watch video after the jump And by Cobra , we mean the attack helicopter, not the FoMoCo-powered roadster
5
May
Review: 2010 Ford Transit Connect arrives ready for work Many small businesses need to deliver product or services to their customers. For many that operate locally, existing options like the Dodge Sprinter or Ford E-Series vans are simply too large, thirsty and unwieldy for their needs. Enter the Ford Transit Connect
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 5.5.10
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May
Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep Chrysler has just announced its newest wave of incentives. Those looking to snap up anything from the company’s four brands can look forward to zero-percent financing courtesy of GMAC on most of its products
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Chrysler goes back to 0% financing for May
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May
Filed under: Car Buying , Marketing/Advertising , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep Chrysler has just announced its newest wave of incentives.
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Chrysler goes back to 0% financing for May
5
May
Don’t you want to do the same thing in the desert with a Jeep? The basic formula for a Japanese haiku is simple: it’s composed of three lines, the first having five syllables, the second having seven and the third having five again. You don’t get many words, but if you choose them carefully they say a lot.
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Automotive Haikus For Your Enjoyment
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May
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Work , Ford , Reviews 2010 Ford Transit Connect - Click above for high-res image gallery If there were one undeniable business lesson to be learned from the auto industry during the past decade, it’s to keep a close eye on your sales and a closer eye on your capacity. As Ferrari executives have repeatedly said over the years, the supply of any model should always be exactly one less than the demand. Less supply and you’re leaving money on the table, more and you’ve got unused capacity.
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Review: 2010 Ford Transit Connect arrives ready for work
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May
Filed under: Truck , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Dodge Click above to watch the video after the jump If you watched the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby over the weekend, you saw Super Saver race to victory by two and a half lengths. That’s a 20 foot victory to non race fans, or just enough room to wedge a Dodge Ram Quad Cab between Super Saver and the competition. If you weren’t among the NASCAR-sized crowd of 155,000 fans in attendance at Churchill Downs, you likely know that we mention the Ram because it was the official truck of the event, and the Auburn Hills, MI-based automaker got creative with the video to let us know all about it
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Ram named official truck of Kentucky Derby [w/video]
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May
BMW, apparently, has been building armored vehicles for over 30 years. In Europe, personal security (especially for corporate executives) is taken much more seriously than in the United States. We have the occasional carjacking; they’ve been dealing with anti-corporate terrorists for decades
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BMW: The Ultimate Driving Machine, Also In An Armored Version
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May
You know you’re tired when the days begin to blur into each other. We’ve been running non-stop and it’s finally starting to take its toll on both man and machine.
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One Lap of America – Day 5: Hallet Motor Speedway and Tulsa Dragway.
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May
If you watched NHRA Pro Stock or Super Stock racing in the early 1970s, you know that Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin owned the competition with their red, white and blue Hemi powered Plymouth ‘Cudas. Now, thanks to Mr. Norm’s Garage, you can own a modern version of the famed Sox & Martin cars
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2011 Sox & Martin Hemi ‘Cuda: Vintag
