Every fan of HEMI® power and performance on the street and race tracks has lost a friend with the passing of Tom Hoover, the man widely known as the “father” of the 426 HEMI racing engine, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. “Tom Hoover was an exceptional human being and an engineering genius that
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Announcing a special auto show season recap web program
We never tried this before, so here goes. This coming Monday, May 4 at 7 a.m. we’ll be posting a special web program recapping every vehicle we introduced at the just-completed auto show season, letting you know where those cars and trucks stand right now and looking at what’s ahead for FCA US. We also
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FCA opens Jeep plant in Brazil, developed by ‘intercultural team’
It’s well known that the Jeep brand has emerged as the global brand of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. And, why not? The adventuresome spirit that embodies the Jeep brand transcends cultures around the world. The Jeep brand set a major milestone with more than 1 million in global sales last year. As Jeep Brand CEO Mike
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Jeep® owners set new parade world record
Another Guinness World Record fell this weekend. A couple weekends ago, Ram Truck owners set a record and now, there’s a new Jeep® world record. Attendees to the 12th annual Jeep Beach smashed the world record for the largest parade of Jeep vehicles when 1,846 lined up Sunday and paraded around the Daytona International Speedway.
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Under One Roof – FCA’s competitive advantage
One of the first things we tell visitors to the Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich., is they’re in the second largest office complex in the U.S., next to the Pentagon. That gets their attention. Then we explain they’re also within a unique environment where a new vehicle can be conceived, designed,
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Jeep® Renegade: Ready for its next road (or off-road) trip
How do we know the all-new Jeep® Renegade lives up to the Jeep brand’s long-standing “Go anywhere, do anything” slogan? Because the Jeep team has been there and done that. While early customers are breaking in their new SUVs, the global Jeep development team already has put millions of miles on test vehicles to make
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Robots are invading St. Louis
This week, more than 12,000 students from around the globe are in St. Louis, Mo., to put their engineering skills to the test at the annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, April 22-25. Although, with names like the Martians, Adambots, Killer Bees, Spartonics and CyberTooth, this year’s roster of teams sounds
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