Chrysler 200 News

The compact Chevrolet Cruze has stumbled, and it's a baffling development for more than a few wizened observers of the auto industry.

The first Dodge Darts to come out of a revitalized Chrysler plant in northern Illinois were shipped off to dealers this week, setting the stage for what chief executive Sergio Marchionne called the automaker's "real battle" in the compact market.

It's the most delicious of ironies. Five years after Mazda launched its MX-5 Miata, Alfa Romeo left the North American market and took the Spider with it.

U.S. auto sales will likely reach a 14.2 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate in May 2012, the greatest year-over-year gain in more than 12 months, as consumers take advantage of credit and low interest rates to replace aging cars and boost the nation's U.S. auto sales will likely reach a 14.2 million seasonally adjusted annual sales rate ... (more)

Chrysler has introduced a "No Payments for 90 Days" promotion on many of its 2012 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck and Fiat models that will run through May 31.

New models will come fast and furious in the 2013-16 model years, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's annual product pipeline analysis, dubbed the "Car Wars" report.

New models will come fast and furious in the 2013-16 model years, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's annual product pipeline analysis, dubbed the "Car Wars"report. Bank of America sees an above-average level of new model launches starting in the 2014 and 2015 model years, when 105 all-new models will be launched.

The all-new 2013 Dodge Dart will soon begin to arrive at Dodge dealers across the country and the Dodge brand is announcing its compact car entry to all by placing the DartaA A s image on the front of Chrysler Group LLCaA A s World HeadquartersaA A Building.

When Chrysler dropped the Sebring and replaced it with the new Chrysler 200 in 2011, the car went from just being a rental car choice to a legitimate contender in the mid-size sedan segment.

Five months into 2012, one thing is clear: cars are in the American auto industry driver's seat.

Chrysler Group's two mid-sized sedans have become automotive versions of Betty White, picking up new fans deep into their lives.

Chrysler moved 24,540 vehicles, an improvement of 3.0 percent when the market itself was down 1.4 percent compared to last April.

Home was where the hemorrhaging happened three years ago when two Detroit automakers headed for bankruptcy and a third suffered record losses.

While it's customary for most automotive production plants to power down for a couple of weeks every summer, brisk sales of Chrysler , Dodge , and Jeep products are forcing the Chrysler Group to keep a few of its plants open all summer long.

Automotive production plants frequently close during the summer to give workers time to rest, engineers time to retool or upgrade plants, and dealers time to normalize their inventories.

Workers building the Jeep Wrangler in Toledo are expected to get a couple of extra paychecks this year without the summertime pause.

The Dart is back, and although its face looks very much like a Dodge, this sporty and economical compact sedan has an Italian accent.

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Chrysler's Fiat brand posted its biggest gain, with sales leaping 336 percent year-over-year on sales of the Fiat 500.

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