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

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 automakers now having launched or about to introduce versions of the hybrid system, the joint program is being wound down and the Troy, Michigan office where engineers from each company collaborated will be closed by the end of this year. Most of the joint work actually ended last June and many of the staff have already been relocated to other ... Read more →

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

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

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

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 ...

REPORT: Dodge Circuit production hints, possibly coming in 2010

- 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 ...

REPORT: GM persuing Chrysler for repayment of Two-Mode Hybrid development 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 ...



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