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REPORT: GM persuing Chrysler for repayment of Two-Mode Hybrid development
In a case that's sure to light up our own comments section along with untold numbers of message boards across the web, our friends at PickupTrucks.com are reporting that General Motors has filed documents in court in an attempt to get New Chrysler to honor its full pre-bankruptcy debt of $531,275 (of which Chrysler has so far only agreed to pay back about a third) for work on the sophisticated Two-Mode hybrid powertrain that was jointly developed by the two American automakers along with Daimler and BMW. Chrysler and General Motors have both ... Read more →
IHS Global Insight report forecasts Dodge Hornet may come by way of Fiat Jeremy Korzeniewski
Dodge Hornet concept - Click above for high-res image gallery So far, the path of the Dodge Hornet from concept to production has been a long and winding road leading to nowhere. We first saw the ...
REORT: Chrysler kills light-duty Cummins engine for Dodge Ram 1500, at least for now Jeremy Korzeniewski
2009 Dodge Ram - Click above for high-res image gallery According to court documents, Chrysler has put at least a temporary halt to the expected light-duty Cummins diesel engine for the Dodge Ram ...
Chrysler submits $448m plan to build electric vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski
Chrysler Town & Country EV - Click above for a high-res gallery Chrysler has submitted a series of plans to the U.S. Department of Energy intended to speed up the development of plug-in ...
Driving the Dodge Circuit, now with video Sebastian Blanco
Dodge Circuit EV concept - Click above for a high-res gallery A few weeks ago, we got a chance to step into the Dodge Circuit for a quick spin through downtown Detroit. We shot some video of that ...
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Cummins not ready to give up on light duty diesel regardless of Chrysler's fate 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Dodge Ram - Click above for high-res image gallery A short while ago, every manufacturer building and selling light duty full-size trucks for the US market was preparing to add diesel engines to those vehicles. Over the course of the past 12 months, as diesel prices spiked and truck sales ...
REPORT: Dodge Circuit DOA? Not according to Chrysler 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Dodge Circuit EV concept - Click above for a high-res gallery In a report primarily focused on future product plans for British sports car maker Lotus, AutoCar happens to mention at the end the Dodge Circuit program has been killed as a result of the current financial crisis. The Circuit is the ...
Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV. We can now say with confidence that it is worth waiting 70+ days to make the shift to the left side of the car, following a brief spin around Cobo Hall in a prototype vehicle during the SAE World Congress here in Detroit. We got to spend ...
Spy Shots: Dodge HEMI Hybrid 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It looks like the Dodge Ram Hybrid is on target to be released as a 2010 model, as this series of spy shots proves. Expect a version of the 2-Mode hybrid powertrain Chrysler co-developed with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors. In the case of the Ram, a 5.7L HEMI V8 engine with cylinder ...
Chrysler's first EV will be the Dodge Circuit 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a hi-res Gallery of the Dodge Circuit EV It looks like the Dodge Circuit EV may have won the "who wants to be the first electric Chrysler concept to go into production" contest. Although they still haven't officially made an announcement, Chrysler's viability plan did list an "EV ...
SAE 2009: FEV will bring Dodge Caliber plug-in hybrid concept to Cobo 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We're looking forward to seeing Raser's plug-in 100 mpge HUMMER at the SAE World Congress next week. Raser's partner in that project, FEV, will also bring along a Dodge Caliber to Cobo Hall next week, one that has had a powertrain transplant and now runs off of electrons as well as gasoline in a ...
New York 2009: Performance, the past and the hoped for future 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Dodge Viper sits in the shadow of the Circuit EV prototype Out in the middle of the Dodge display here at the Javits center lies the past and future of performance cars. Sitting on the floor is the epitome of old school performance, the Viper SRT-10. With a rip-roaring 8.4-liter V10, the ...
ENVI boss Lou Rhodes talks about Chrysler's EV programs 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Lou Rhodes and the Dodge Circuit prototype When Chrysler announced the creation of its ENVI division to spearhead the development of electric vehicles back in September 2007, it was seen by most as a knee-jerk response to the introduction of the Chevrolet Volt. When Chrysler debuted a trio of ...
PickupTrucks.com looks at Diesel Exhaust Fluid 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When 2010 rolls around in about nine months, all automakers that offer diesel vehicles in the United States will need to meet new requirements that will mandate a 90 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions compared to what is allowable today. These regulations will also cover large pickup ...
No surprise: Nissan-built small Chrysler model in trouble 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Dodge Hornet concept Color us unsurprised at the revelation that the long awaited tie up between Chrysler and Nissan has hit a rocky patch. Recall that the two automakers struck a deal last April that would have Dodge supply the next generation of ...
Washington 2009: Riding in the Chrysler EVs [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above and scroll down to watch the video People are rightly skeptical about whether or not the Chrysler electric vehicles will ever make it to market. For now, all we can say for sure is that some of Chrysler's EV prototypes can go for a spin around the Washington DC Convention Center. We ...
Dodge Hornet may still come from Nissan 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Dodge Hornet concept We've nearly given up hope that the world will ever actually see a production vehicle based on the Dodge Hornet concept that was first introduced all the way back in early 2006. First, it was rumored that the Hornet would be produced by ...
Dodge reportedly delays light duty diesel for Ram 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Just about a month ago, Chrysler's Frank Klegon confirmed that the light duty diesel engine for the Dodge Ram was moving towards production in 2010. Now, some reports are suggesting that the 5.0L V8 from Cummins may be delayed until 2011. With the current state of affairs in the auto industry and ...
Detroit 2009: Dodge Circuit on the stand 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dodge Circuit We got the technical details and press pics about the new Dodge Circuit earlier today, but now we've had a chance to see the car for ourselves. Of course, if you've ever seen a Lotus Europa, you, too have pretty much seen the Circuit. After ...
Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the Dodge Circuit EV for a high-res gallery As suspected from some recent spy photos Chrysler's ENVI group has continued to work on the car that first appeared last fall as the DodgeEV. The car that was nothing more than a Lotus Europa with an electric powertrain and Dodge badges now at ...
Chrysler considers car-based pickup 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Dodge Rampage concept Upcoming CAFE regulations may sound the death knell that renders the mid-size pickup segment officially spent. Sales of the not-quite full-size trucks have been dwindling at an even faster pace than their larger brothers, and much of the ...
New Dodge EV to be called Circuit 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The sleuths over at Jalopnik have managed to uncover the name of the new electric Dodge that is expected to debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week: the Dodge Circuit. The news comes by way of the US Patent and Trademark Office, and after a little bit of searching we managed to locate the official ...
Chrysler still bringing EV concepts to Detroit 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dodge EV Chrysler made a really big deal about its three electric vehicle concepts that were first introduced to the public in September of last year (still not used to that, huh?) and was sure to mention at every opportunity that it planned on ...
Chrysler recommits to diesel and hybrid Ram, if the company survives 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
A pair of planned, more fuel efficient versions of the Dodge Ram pickup apparently remain as on-track as any program can be said to be in the current Chrysler situation. Our buddy Mike Levine at PickupTrucks.com spoke with Chrysler product development VP Frank Klegon about what's coming for the ...
Not a good combo: Chery, Chrysler and the Congressional bailout 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Dodge Hornet concept Chrysler's goal in launching a joint venture with China's Chery was to produce low-cost small cars for the American market. No problem, right? Wrong. From the very beginning, the two automakers had a bit of a rocky relationship, with Chery ...
And this is how Chrysler thinks it will beat the Volt 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dodge EV While telling the feds that it needs seven billion dollars - pronto! - just to keep the lights on, representatives for Chrysler are also saying that their plans for affordable electric cars, minivans and off-roaders are already in place and ...
Spy Shots: 2010 Dodge EV out testing already 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When we first saw the three electric concepts from Chrysler, we immediately began thinking that the Dodge EV, with its Lotus-based chassis and electric drivetrain from UQM, would be the easiest to get on the road in a timely manner. After all, it would require the least amount of extra engineering ...
2011 Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger expected to exceed CAFE standards 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click image above for a high res gallery One of the few relative successes that Chrysler has had in the past decade has been the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. For a time, the big rear wheel drive sedans were some of the hottest cars on the market. What they were not was particularly fuel ...
Consumer reports points out automotive turkeys of '08 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
What's more appropriate to talk about on Thanksgiving Day than turkeys? Americans are set to consume a few hundred tons of the gobblers today, tomorrow and likely well into the next month as leftovers are slowly taken out of the fridge until they just can't be tolerated any longer. And that's not ...
Lotus Engineering director talks about Dodge EV 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click the Dodge EV for a high-res gallery from the show While strolling around one of the smaller exhibit halls at the Los Angeles Auto Show I ran into an old acquaintance I hadn't seen in about 15 years. I met Roger Becker early in my engineering career when I was working on the ABS system for ...
VIDEO: Drag race between Dodge Challenger and Dodge EV 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Dodge has their recently revealed electric vehicle line-up in L.A for the upcoming Auto Show and, at the tail end of a press event in the Rosebowl parking lot, had occasion to indulge in a little "impromptu" drag racing. The two cars involved were the Lotus Europa Dodge EV and a Dodge Challenger ...
SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of Making Green Cool Zone cars from SEMA There were a lot of crazy, over-the-top and outrageous vehicles at SEMA again this year. Some of those vehicles were boosted, blinged, airbrushed and lifted to within an inch of their lives. Crazy lift kits, fat tires, ...
As Chrysler deathwatch continues, most '09s get mileage tweaks 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Things are not looking good in Auburn Hills these days. It's looking increasingly like Chrysler is about to head off to hospice to live out its final days as Cerberus has given up on trying to revive the littlest of the Detroit 3. But even as the turkey vultures circle outside waiting for the ...
As gas prices fluctuate, so do pickup and SUV sales 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The American buying public may have a very short attention span. Could it be that memories of the record high gas prices of a few months back have already faded away into oblivion? The answer is a definite maybe, as full-size pickups and SUV sales have rebounded a bit from their historic lows, but ...
Confirmed: Chrysler's hybrid 'utes DOA 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Aspen Hybrid Well, that didn't last long, did it? We wondered about the fate of the Chrysler Aspen hybrid and its sibling, the Dodge Durango hybrid after the automaker announced its plans to close its Newark, DE assembly plant, where the hybrid 'utes are ...
Short run for Chrysler hybrids? Newark DE plant to close Dec. 31, 2008 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Chrysler has announced this morning that it's moving up the closing of its Newark, DE assembly plant. The closure was originally announced in February 2007 and was planned to happen later in 2009. Instead, the plant will be shuttered effective December 31, 2008. Newark is the home of the Chrysler ...
