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Dodge Journey gets more efficient, less CO2, if you live in the UK

When the Dodge Journey debuted here in the U.S. market a couple of years ago, it looked decent from the outside. Sadly, the interior was pretty atrocious and the performance and fuel economy were mediocre at best. For 2010, Journey buyers can get up to 37.3 miles per gallon, combined, at least if they live in the UK. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck with Chrysler's unloved 2.4-liter I4 or the old 2.7-liter V6 with EPA numbers of 19/25 mpg or 16/24 mpg respectively. How do the Brits do so well? Diesel of course. European-spec ... Read more →

Chrysler shares $3.1M with UM-Dearborn for plug-in hybrid Ram project Sam Abuelsamid

Back in early November, when Chrysler had its big business plan meeting, it became clear that most of the plug-in electric drive programs that the company has been promoting since early 2008 were ...

Two-mode hybrid joint development disbanded; Ram hybrid coming in 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

The big joint development program formed several years ago between General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler and BMW to develop the two-mode hybrid system for light duty vehicles is over. With all four ...

Chrysler owners' manuals go digital for 2010, saves 20,000 trees Jeremy Korzeniewski

It was bound to happen sooner or later. For the 2010 model year, Chrysler will no longer be providing traditional owners' manuals on any of its vehicles. Instead, all Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep ...

2010 Dodge Caliber gets new more efficient diesel, for Europe only Sam Abuelsamid

The 2010 Dodge Caliber is finally getting the new interior that it should have had at launch. Unfortunately for American car buyers, this is the only significant change to the Caliber for the new ...

REPORT: Chrysler could ditch Cummins for Fiat diesel power 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

For years, diesel-powered Dodge Ram pickup trucks have featured powerful inline six-cylinder engines from Cummins. By all accounts, the partnership has been successful and the Cummins diesel engines are highly regarded in the industry. Therefore, it wasn't exactly shocking to hear that the ...

REPORT: Dodge Circuit production hints, possibly coming in 2010 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

- With all of the recent upheaval at Chrysler, it's no surprise that the fate of the very cool Dodge Circuit is not exactly certain. In May, Chrysler assured everyone that the program was not DOA, and Chrylser ENVI president Lou Rhodes recently said something similar to Car and Driver. Rhodes ...

REPORT: GM persuing Chrysler for repayment of Two-Mode Hybrid development 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

IHS Global Insight report forecasts Dodge Hornet may come by way of Fiat 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

- 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 Hornet way back in 2006, and since then, Chrysler has been searching high and low for a partner to actually assemble the vehicle. First, Chinese automaker ...

REORT: Chrysler kills light-duty Cummins engine for Dodge Ram 1500, at least for now 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

- According to court documents, Chrysler has put at least a temporary halt to the expected light-duty Cummins diesel engine for the Dodge Ram 1500. Mark Land, director of public relations at Cummins, tells our sleuthy friends at PickupTrucks.com:This is not a surprise. We're OK with this. ...

Chrysler submits $448m plan to build electric vehicles 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler has submitted a series of plans to the U.S. Department of Energy intended to speed up the development of plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars and trucks under the DOE's Transportation Electrification Initiative and Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing ...

Driving the Dodge Circuit, now with video 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

- 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 drive and now you can see the car in action (from the inside, mostly) and hear John Myers, who works for Chrysler's ENVI and was project lead on the Dodge ...

Cummins not ready to give up on light duty diesel regardless of Chrysler's fate 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

- 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 tanked, one by one every single manufacturer ...

REPORT: Dodge Circuit DOA? Not according to Chrysler 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

- 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 electric sports car first unveiled by Chrysler last fall ...

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 Roadster" as part of their 2010 product line. Based on ...

SAE 2009: FEV will bring Dodge Caliber plug-in hybrid concept to Cobo 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 Viper accelerates at a rate few cars on the road today can match. ...

ENVI boss Lou Rhodes talks about Chrysler's EV programs 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 concepts a few months later at last year's ...

PickupTrucks.com looks at Diesel Exhaust Fluid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 the Nissan Titan fullsize pickup truck (built atop its Ram platform) ...

Washington 2009: Riding in the Chrysler EVs [w/VIDEO] 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 were able to go for a ride in the Dodge EV and ...

Dodge Hornet may still come from Nissan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 Chinese automaker Chery, but we later heard that the test ...

Dodge reportedly delays light duty diesel for Ram 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 all, the only thing that Dodge added to the exterior ...

Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 least looks kind of like it belongs in a Dodge ...

Chrysler considers car-based pickup 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 blame can be attributed to the small price and efficiency ...

New Dodge EV to be called Circuit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 introducing at least one of these three vehicles, or at ...

Chrysler recommits to diesel and hybrid Ram, if the company survives 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 offering a line of vehicles that weren't quite up the ...

And this is how Chrysler thinks it will beat the Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 will basically save the company. When we first saw the ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Dodge EV out testing already 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 efficient. Chrysler intends to improve on ...

Consumer reports points out automotive turkeys of '08 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

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