Tag: Chrysler

27 APR

Chrysler Pacifica adds sixth trim level: Touring Plus

While some of us might not want to admit our fondness for the homely minivan, there’s something about the Chrysler Pacifica that gets unlikely drivers giving it the up-and-down on the sly (speaking from experience, here). A year into its life, the kinda-cool people hauler is getting a sixth trim level, called Touring Plus, that […]

20 APR

Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2004 Chrysler Crossfire

Chrysler’s Crossfire was the most fortuitous product of the Chrysler and Daimler-Benz merger when it launched, but also the most tormented. Clothed in Chrysler sheetmetal, the Crossfire sat atop a Mercedes platform and was propelled by an M-B drivetrain. The upscale vibe was obvious, while its outlier status on a Chrysler showroom dominated by minivans, […]

29 MAR

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Long-Term Test Intro: Much Practicality, Many G’s

– After an effort that drifted perilously close to indifference with its previous, fifth-generation minivans, Chrysler revived the Pacifica nameplate and attached it to a sixth-gen model that drips with the confidence of a company that created the segment. This van’s new-from-the-ground-up platform is substantially lighter—aluminum sliding doors and a magnesium-and-aluminum liftgate help it shed […]

23 MAR

People complain about the Chrysler 300 more than any other car

We all complain about something – often, it’s about our cars. The website iSeeCars.com recently analyzed a half-million complaints about safety issues made to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration for model years 2005-2016, regarding 400 car models. The overall average was 26.8 complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold. Domestics were eight of the 10 cars with […]

08 MAR

Volkswagen is not cool with a Fiat Chrysler merger

Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller shot down Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s overtures for a merger in blunt fashion this week. Mueller told Reuters at the Geneva Motor Show, “We are not ready for talks about anything … we have other problems. I haven’t seen Marchionne for months.” The unusually candid – and icy – response […]

08 MAR

‘We have other problems’: VW CEO dismisses talk of a merger with Fiat Chrysler

REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer GENEVA (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen is not open to merger talks with Italian rival Fiat Chrysler, Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said on Wednesday, rebuffing an overture from FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne. “We are not ready for talks about anything,” he told Reuters on the fringes of the Geneva auto show. “I haven’t […]