The first women-only Rebelle Rally is heading into the home stretch out in California. After a long week of powering over more than 1,000 miles of mountains, rocky trails and unpredictable sand dunes, 36 teams are competing to be among the top finishers in this inaugural race. The Rally is unique in that it uses
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FIAT Hits the Road With the Bondurants
Before driving enthusiasts and FIAT customers hit the track in the new Fiat 124 Spider Abarth at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, members of the Bondurant family pushed the envelope in the new roadster. Jason Bondurant, who is the vice president of school, was one of the members of the performance driving
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Why we invest in relationships
Our passion fuels us. It fuels us to make quality vehicles that the public wants. That passion also fuels our belief that we need to go beyond our corporate walls to support communities that can benefit from our experience and innovation. We can see this at work in the relationships FCA US has forged with
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Minivan Monday: Last Day to Get Your ‘Permission Slips’ Signed for a Chrysler Pacifica ‘Field Trip’
Chrysler’s pint-sized product specialists, the PacifiKids, have introduced the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica to a number of celebrities, including Jodie Sweetin, Brooklyn Decker, Jack Osbourne and Jennie Garth in a series of YouTube videos. The trio of automotive specialists, Harper, Izzy and Miles, were joined by some new colleagues in a recent takeover of a
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Ram 1500 Rebel Saddles Up for Rebelle Rally
Picture this: You’re handed a map, a compass and given nine days to drive 1,000 miles across rugged desert terrain? Would you do it? Longtime four-wheeling enthusiast Nena Barlow didn’t have to think twice. When Ram Truck offered up a stock 2016 Ram 1500 Rebel for Nena and her teammate Kande Jacobsen to compete in
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Minivan Monday: All-new Chrysler Pacifica minivan runs rings around competition
It’s no idle boast to say the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan affords a smooth, quiet ride. The words literally ring true. “The Pacifica has five reinforcement rings, strategically placed from front to back, that circle the vehicle’s lateral circumference,” said FCA US engineer Jeff Tibbenham, who is responsible for body structure. “These rings work
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How a green effort 10 years ago can now bring back bobwhite
When you plant a few seeds, you never really know all the benefits that will sprout. Thanks to the planting of native Michigan prairie grass at our Dundee Engine Plant 10 years ago that 132-acre grassland is now home to about 400 bobwhite quails. That is important is because the northern bobwhite is the only
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