Rain. It’s the one word every car show organizer hates to think about or hear. Before the sun rose Saturday, May 21, in central Virginia rain clouds moved in for a day-long stay. Moparpalooza 2016 would be a wet affair at the new Dominion Raceway in Thornburg. Contrary to what you might think, cars showed
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6,000,000 and counting at Detroit’s JNAP
The manufacturing wheels at the FCA Jefferson North Assembly Plant are humming right along. Less than three years after the Detroit plant marked the 5 millionth vehicle made there, the 6 millionth one rolled off the line to applause from some of the nearly 5,000 men and women who work there. Jefferson North, also known
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Mopar, FCA dealers help student technicians get the right tools
As any college student and their parents already know, preparing for a career is not cheap. If you’re training to become an automotive service tech, tuition costs are just the start. Here’s a little-known fact: Auto techs buy their own tools. It’s not uncommon for a long-time technician to have more than $25,000 invested in
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Safety recalls 101
Not everything the mail carrier puts in your mailbox is junk. So before you throw the mail out, take another look through the stack. Is there an envelope that looks like this? It’s a safety recall for your Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram Truck or FIAT vehicle. Please don’t ignore it or set it aside. Call
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The Jeep Girls Explore Colorado’s Best Kept Secrets
Brittany and I have been to Colorado may times, always enjoying the crisp mountain air, the big mountain terrain, and the neat little towns. This time, travels took us to unfamiliar ground, allowing us to make fresh tracks and explore some of Colorado’s best kept secrets! Our adventure started at Larry H. Miller Chrysler Dodge
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FIAT ‘Free Like A Bird’ commercial soars to new heights with eagles
The soaring camera shots in the new FIAT commercial for the 2017 124 Spider weren’t recorded with the latest drone, but by an actual eagle. As the commercial opens, the viewer is treated to a scene featuring the new roadster driving on a winding road along the Italian shoreline with the head and wings of
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‘A way to meet new people, make new friends’
Regardless of how your Mopar-or-no-car passion was kindled, it gets stoked at weekend car shows. Shows are where fellow Moparians reconnect, tell the story behind their cars, trucks and SUVs, or show off their latest modification. This weekend is one of the larger FCA-only car shows on the East Coast, the ninth annual Moparpalooza, Friday
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