By: Scott Vandekerckhove – Lead Contributor When Ralph Gilles designed the Chrysler 300 back in the early 2000’s, I’m not sure if he or anyone else in the company truly knew what they were creating. Sure, it was the triumphant return of Chrysler’s full size, rear drive American sedan; but it has since evolved into…
Auburn Hills, Mich. , Aug 10, 2011 – Chrysler Group LLC’s newly formed Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Brand is hitting the road with its first-ever, “SRT High Performance Tour ,” featuring four drivers, four vehicles – the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8®, Dodge Challenger SRT8, Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8 and Chrysler 300 SRT8 – and…
– Retail sales grow 33 percent in July compared with same month a year ago – July marks the 16th-consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains – Jeep brand sales up 46 percent compared with sales in July 2010 – Jeep Wrangler sets a monthly sales record with 14,355 units sold – All five Jeep brand…
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The Dodge R/T convoy (complete with road grime and dead bugs spattered on the front fascias) rolled into Cumberland Valley Motors last night to be a part of the annual kick-off festivities for the All-Chrysler Nationals. Upon pulling into the jammed parking lot, we were greeted with great examples of Dodge and Plymouth muscle…
Power to the people. It’s a popularity contest for the digital age — and you can win. Email us a photo of your car staged in its LX&B car show entry spot. We’ll post it on Facebook. Ask your friends to pile on the “Likes” by 2:00 pm Sunday to collect your award. The winner…
Modern Mopar Magazine will launch the Inaugural Issue in October 2011, not in July as originally targeted. While the delay wasn’t intended, the timing actually couldn’t be better! With all the new vehicles and the SRT brand launching, the additional content and coverage we will be bringing you will make it well worth the wait….
Defending three-time RallyAmerica Central Region Group 2 Champion Chris Greenhouse outlasted the top 2-wheel-drive teams in the nation and took a stunning upset victory at the 2011 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, USA. Against all odds, he and codriver Billy Mann piloted their Plymouth Neon to 1st place after coming back from…
Tuesday morning, Chrysler Group announced a number of upper management changes and the rebirth of SRT — Street and Racing Technology — as its own brand once again. First, there’s the management changes: Fred Diaz – Yesterday: president/CEO of Ram Brand and lead executive for U.S. sales – Today: Still president/CEO of Ram Brand, but…
