Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to exit minicar segment in Europe! Yes the The leader of that market catagory is joining other badges in killing off their smallest cars due to the increasing development costs to make them meet tougher emissions limits. FCA CEO Mike Manley said the automaker plans to try to shift Fiat’s […]
Jeep’s Gladiator pickup (based on the Wrangler) has been a bright spot for the FCA unit. Today we learn that an Extreme Military Grade (XMT) Gladiator beyond the fact that it would be offered to military customers as either a gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle due to a partnship with AM General. “We are extremely excited […]
Most Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brands will not take part in this year’s Paris auto show, according to French media reports. FCA joins automakers including Ford and Volkswagen brand in skipping one of Europe’s top showcases for product debuts. The Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Abarth brands will not have stands at the show, the reports […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it will recall 494,000 medium and heavy-duty Ram pickups worldwide because of a water pump that could overheat and potentially cause a fire. The recall includes 2013-2017 model year Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups with 6.7-liter diesel engines, including 443,000 vehicles in the United States. Fiat Chrysler said it is […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reportedly rejected an acquisition bid by an unspecified Chinese automaker. FCA was formed by the merger of Italy’s Fiat and Chrysler shortly after the Detroit auto maker emerged from its 2010 bankruptcy. Over the last several years, however, FCA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has made it clear he is looking for […]
Is FCA thinking about adding the Fiat Toro (a small pickup on sale in Latin America) to the Fiat lineup in the USA? Well it depends on the time of day you read read Twitter. Ralph Gilles, global head of design for FCA, got the rumor mill flying today by tweeting an image of the truck with […]
An all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger is now reality — just in time for winter. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said this week that Dodge will add the awd 2017 Challenger GT to the muscle car’s already vast portfolio. The automaker claims it is the first two-door muscle car with awd. It shares its awd system, which has an […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discovered its sales were overstated by several thousand vehicles when it conducted an internal review last year, trade publication Automotive News reported on Monday, citing two unnamed sources at the automaker. The report comes one week after FCA confirmed that it is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and […]
Google will collaborate with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to put its self-driving car technology into 100 Pacifica minivans. The vehicles will be used to turbocharge Google’s seven-year-old autonomous car program. For Fiat Chrysler, the agreement provides a technological crash course in what it takes to transform a standard vehicle into an autonomous one. Google and other […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne, who describes himself as an “Apple freak,” is keen to partner with the technology giant on building a car. Given the complexity of auto manufacturing, Apple Inc. would be better served working with an established manufacturer than trying to build a car on its own, and FCA would be […]
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