Chrysler just introduced its first hybrid-electric vehicles to the market this summer and now a little more than two months later it will stop producing the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango Hybrid SUVs. As reported last week, Chrysler said that it will be closing its SUV factory in Newark, Delaware. The plant that, which produces the [...]
Chrysler said today that it will be closing its SUV factory in Newark, Delaware and will be cutting one shift at its Toledo, Ohio, Jeep plant. Obviously the moves come due to a slowing global economy and as consumers shift to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Newark plant closure will be effective by the end [...]
Chrysler’s first Hybrid-Electric Vehicles have begun rolling of the company’s Newark Assembly line. The two-mode hybrid Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen HEMI hybrids will hit showrooms later this year. Both models are powered by a 5.7L HEMI V8 engine producing a total of 385-hp with a peak torque of 380 lb-ft. Chrysler says that fuel-economy for both [...]
