Affordable cars disappearing from American landscape

... as it transitions to a lineup heavy on crossovers and SUVs. FCA decided in 2016 to axe the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 cars. Price will be a bigger hurdle for buyers who want to stick with one of the domestic brands. Many compact crossovers are ...

Toyota pins Corolla hopes on multicultural buyers

... straight year. It has been a tough stretch that has seen car nameplates such as the Ford Taurus, Fusion and Chrysler 200 get discontinued. While much of the market has swung to the booming crossover segment, not all consumers have backed away from ...

Let GM's Mark Reuss focus on product

... crossover that is not even class-competitive. For FCA to kill the Dodge Dart after just four years and the Chrysler 200 after just three was a multibillion-dollar boondoggle that shouldn't have happened. Sure, car sales are tough now, but it didn't ...

Time to re-engineer the job of product development chief

... XT4, a mess of a small crossover that is not even class competitive. For FCA to kill the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 after just three years each was a multibillion dollar boondoggle that should have never happened. Sure, car sales are tough now, but ...

10 Disappearing Sedans

... the fact that GM closed the Australian factory where it was built last year. (Image source: Chevrolet) The Chrysler 200 was a five-seat sedan said to be "inspired by iconic American design" principles. Its claim to fame was that it combined elegance ...

Americans blast 'absurd' auto tariff proposal in written submissions to U.S. government

... flooding the U.S. Market!" Trump tweeted . In this March 14, 2014 photo, assembly line workers build a 2015 Chrysler 200 automobile at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The national security provision lets the president ...

Berwick car show to feature 1934 Plymouth

Get ready to rumble as Berwick's sixth annual car show gets underway on Sunday, June 3, in Sullivan Square, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date for the event is Sunday, June 10. This free family-oriented event is hosted by the members of Charles S. Hatch Post #79 to benefit local veterans. In addition to cars, trucks, motorcycles and customs, there will be plenty of food, beverages and music to enhance your trip down memory lane.

The death of the small car? Automakers pivot toward trucks and SUVs

... Automobiles announced all the way back in 2016 that it would kill off car models like the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, switching production lines to make SUVs and trucks instead. "These vehicles are cars that weren't making money," Gentile ...

Mercedes Gains, Lincoln Lags in Midst of - Breathtaking' Shift to SUVs

... by a 21 percent jump in deliveries of its X3 crossover. earlier by ending production of its Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 sedans. While no luxury brands have announced such a sweeping strategic move, the trends in the premium auto market are just as ...

Ford phasing out sedans in North America

... which Mr. Shanks described as "trucks and most utilities." FCA U.S. L.L.C. already has stopped building the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart sedans, and General Motors Co. is planning eliminate a production shift at its Chevrolet Cruze plant in Ohio, ...

'It's like she just disappeared off the earth': Birmingham mom of 2 missing 4 years

... with a man at Boost Mobile to help her with her car. Surveillance video showed her getting into a burgundy 2012 Chrysler 200. Her aunt said she the man was going to give Kierra Stubbs money to help get her brakes fixed. She knew the man because she ...

More sedan, smaller, entry models bite the dust in Detroit

Two years ago this month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles essentially threw in the towel on the "automobiles" part of its name. Canceling the compact Dodge Dart and the mid-size Chrysler 200 sedans, the company doubled down on the pickup trucks and utility vehicles that had long been its profit centers.

American sedans are vanishing

... and trucks. Fiat Chrysler already dropped out of some of its key sedan segments, such as the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, more than a year ago. And General Motors has pulled back on the production of car models such as the Chevy Cruze and Impala, ...

2018 Chrysler 300: Everything you need to know, from style to tech

... tech, as well as style options ranging from blacked-out windows to full-on chrome . With the demise of the Chrysler 200 sedan, the 300 is one of only two Chrysler models for 2018 - the other is the Pacifica minivan. The two share styling ...

American sedans are vanishing

... and trucks. Fiat Chrysler already dropped out of some of its key sedan segments, such as the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, more than a year ago. And General Motors has pulled back on the production of car models such as the Chevy Cruze and Impala, ...

Supply outweighs demand for once-popular sedans now coming off lease

... the flip side is that trucks will see pricing strength," Rahim told analysts last week A good example: FCA US' Chrysler 200 . The automaker spent more than $1 billion in 2013 retooling its Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant to build a ...

Demand cools for once-hot cars at auctions

... the flip side is that trucks will see pricing strength," Rahim told analysts last week. A good example: FCA US' Chrysler 200. The automaker spent more than $1 billion in 2013 retooling its Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant to build a ...

Why Shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Are Up 20% in 2018

... Marchionne announced that the company would end production of its two mass-market sedans , the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200, and revamp the cars' assembly lines to increase production of its more profitable products. That kicked off an elaborate ...

Krebs Woman Found Safe After Silver Alert

Authorities say Roe was last seen at the Choctaw Casino in McAlester around 6 p.m. Saturday night, January 6. Neither a photo nor description was provided to media. Roe's car, however is described as a black 2011 Chrysler 200, Oklahoma tag FCU485.

Future of sedans gets murkier amid rise of SUVs, crossovers

... full-size sedan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. FCA tossed the compact Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 overboard in 2016. General Motors is reducing sedan production and putting several nameplates, including the Chevrolet ...