In the November 2009 5-year plan that Sergio Marchionne unveiled for Chrysler, he said that 14 percent of its global sales would be powered by diesels by 2014. The CEO of the Auburn Hills automaker was never really fan of going the hybrid route… until now. To comply with tougher U.S. fuel-economy standards proposed for [...]
Chrysler has made a huge comeback post-bailout and their latest products speak for themselves. In fact, they’ve made such a huge improvement that Consumer Reports scored the Chrysler 300 C as “Excellent” in an overall road and called it “the best Chrysler sedan we’ve seen in decades.” Scoring 80 in CR’s latest test of four [...]
In its latest ‘Imported from Detroit’ commercial featuring the new 2012 Chrysler 300, the Auburn Hills automaker is touting the new 8-speed transmission and fuel-efficiency. The new 60-second commercial titled, ‘If You’re Gonna,’ began airing on Friday, Sept. 16 on national and cable networks. it was filmed throughout Detroit and its neighboring cities with no [...]
I’ve always wondered why some Chrysler vehicles were stuck in the past with 5-gear transmissions – well, today Chrysler Group LLC announced that it will be introducing a new 8-speed automatic transmission that will be introduced and licensed through ZF. The transmission, which is usually found on high-end luxury cars including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Range [...]
We already know that due to Fiat’s ties with Chrysler, Fiat will be rebadging some of Chrysler’s cars as Lancias in Europe. So just before its debut, Chrysler Lancia has just previewed its 300 Thema sedan, which is a serious case of simple rebadging. When the Thema is launched at dealers throughout Europe in October, [...]
Ralph Gilles could be one of the coolest executives currently in the automobile industry. If you don’t know who this man is, he’s the CEO of Dodge’s and Chrysler’s SRT brand. From interviews, to press conferences, Gilles always appears to be very enthusiastic, passionate and just overall plain interesting whenever he discusses the products that [...]
Chrysler Group announced today that its newly formed Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Brand will be hitting the road with its first-ever, “SRT High Performance Tour,” featuring four drivers, four vehicles and a visit to more than 40 clubs and event over the next for months. The vehicles the SRT brand will be traveling with [...]
Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne has a lot of ambition for the Maserati brand as he focuses on increasing sales of the brand from 5,675 last year to 50,00 units a year by the end of the decade. How does he plan on doing that? First up, Maserati will start offering [...]
Chrysler Group LLC has announced pricing on all of its three new SRT models (patients little ones, we are posting them each write now). First up is the new 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 which will start at $47,995. First time at egmCarTech? Visit our home page for the latest news. The Chrysler 300 SRT8 will [...]
Chrysler today released its latest ‘Imported from Detroit’ commercial featuring Dr. Dre and the Beats by Dr. Dre sound system featured in the all-new 2012 Chrysler 300S. Click here for more news on the Chrysler 300. “In the Chrysler 300 commercial, ‘Good Things,’ Dr. Dre is seen driving through the streets of Los Angeles in a [...]
