Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
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For those not familiar with the term, a "compliance car" is a zero-emission vehicle built in small numbers and sold largely or exclusively in California. Its sole purpose is to keep an automaker in compliance with the state's requirement that its six highest-selling carmakers sell or lease a certain percentage of vehicles with no tailpipe emissions at all. Now we've received some spy photos from a reader that might--and we emphasize might--point the way toward a new compliance model. DON'T MISS: Electric Cars: Some Are Real, Most Are Only 'Compliance Cars'--We Name Names (May 2012) While...
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Chrysler Plug-In Hybrid Minivan Will Launch Late Next Year, Company Says
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has never been a fan of plug-in electric cars. So when he revealed at the Paris Motor Show that a plug-in hybrid version of the next Chrysler Town & Country minivan would arrive late next year, he added a few derogatory comments about the...
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2013-2014 Fiat 500e Electric Cars Recalled For Possible Coolant Leak
A large recall of Fiat 500e electric cars addresses possible coolant leaks.
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2016 Fiat 500X Crossover To Be Officially Launched On July 4
While the Chrysler portion of the newly constituted Fiat Chrysler Automobile company moves ahead on its revised product plan, there will be a new Fiat coming soon as well. The long-awaited 2016 Fiat 500X crossover utility vehicle, with available all-wheel drive, will be unveiled on July 4th...
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Chrysler: Mild Hybrids Coming, Says Electric Cars 'Overblown By Media'
Yesterday's multi-hour presentation of the five-year plan for the combined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was called "Chryslerpalooza" by local Detroit reporters who sat through it. The first green news was that Chrysler will build small numbers of plug-in hybrid minivans and large SUVs to meet emission...
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Chrysler Confirms Plug-In Hybrid Minivan, Big SUV In 2016 And Later
Five years ago, then-new Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and a new executive team held a marathon day-long presentation session on the company's future, laying out a product plan in conjunction with Fiat following its government-backed restructuring. Today, what is now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
John Voelcker