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 ...

Will FCA's dividend come at the expense of investments?

... 2020. In the United States, Chrysler and Dodge suffered from the market's shift from sedans. Production of the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart was terminated; the Chrysler 100 and its Dodge sibling were canceled from plans. Also canceled were two ...

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 ...

Maserati names FCA dealer network head as new North America chief

... will continue to hold his previous position alongside his new appointment. Notably, he helped launch the 2015 Chrysler 200 and led the Chrysler brand itself. Before former CEO Sergio Marchionne's untimely passing , he announced Maserati would get a ...

Opinion: Like It or Not, EVs Will Need a Government Push

... cars. Earlier this year, Ford Motor Co. said it will from its lineup. Meanwhile, the Chevy Sonic, Buick Verano, Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart, Volkswagen CC, Hyundai Azera, and Mitsubishi Lancer sedans have also gotten whacked. In most cases, they're ...

FCA picks Gardner to lead Maserati in North America

... and will remain in the position. He previously served as head of the Chrysler brand, and helped launch the 2015 Chrysler 200. Gardner will be part of team of regional leaders reporting to Leloup. Among them is Alberto Pantanelli, newly named interim ...

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 ...

2019 Nissan 370Z Coupe review: A sports car throwback - Roadshow

... automotive world, anyway. High-volume cars such as the and Toyota Camry have undergone two full redesigns. The Chrysler 200 , Dodge Dart and Kia Borrego have all come and gone. Entire brands like Saab and Saturn have ceased to exist. And then ...

Woman in her 80s caught smuggling $870,000 worth of heroin, border protection says

... drugs, which have an estimated street value of over $870,000, CBP reports. The drugs were hidden inside a 2011 Chrysler 200 and were found by a K-9 team, according to a news release. "CBP officers are aware of the many tactics used by the cartels ...

Woman, 81, busted with $870K of heroin at US-Mexico border

Authorities seized 92 pounds of heroin valued at more than $870,000 from an 81-year-old woman attempting to smuggle the drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. KABC-TV reports a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detector dog Wednesday at the Tecate border crossing alerted officers to the driver-side rocker panel of the 2011 Chrysler 200 the woman, an American citizen, was driving.

Sergio Marchionne's intellect and daring reshaped the auto industry

... International Auto Show January 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Vice President Joe Biden looks over 2015 Chrysler 200 C with Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne during the 2014 North American Auto Show held at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich., on ...

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 ...

The Sedan Is Dying, So It's Time to Buy One

Some recommended viewing for Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett and his automotive C-suite rivals in Detroit and elsewhere: Walking Dead, World War Z and Dawn of the Dead.

Will higher gas prices hurt SUV sales? Analyst is sounding alarm

... plant that makes the Chevy Cruze sedan. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had previously jettisoned the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 to focus more on SUVs. GM officials, CEO Mary Barra, have, however, said that passenger cars remain an important piece of the ...

FCA recalls 4.8 million cars over faulty cruise control

... is not known, but the company said it plans to contact all affected customers. Affected models include the Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Charger , Dodge Challenger , Dodge Journey, Dodge Durango, Dodge Ram, Jeep Cherokee , ...

Is The Chrysler Brand About To Get Axed? FCA Says No But Things Aren't Great There

... applications include Chrysler Atlantic trademarks from December 2017, as well as ones for the Chrysler 300 and Chrysler 200 from January. And you can breathe a sigh of relief, as there were no "Jeep Pacifica" applications in there. Thank goodness. ...

Is Chrysler about to be whacked?

... hybrid variant . Plans change, and the consumer shift away from sedans stuck an early fork in the future of the Chrysler 200 , a planned compact sedan that was to be the Chrysler 100 and any plan to invest further in the 300 sedan. But those swings ...

BLOG: Is Sergio plotting to have a starved Chrysler whacked? Looks like it to me

... hybrid variant. Plans change, and the consumer shift away from sedans stuck an early fork in the future of the Chrysler 200, a planned compact sedan that was to be the Chrysler 100 and any plan to invest further in the 300 sedan. But those swings in ...