The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
What do you say about a purported “Total Value Index” that includes such notable turkeys as Honda’s Insight, Mercedes’ R-Class, and Chrysler Aspen? No seriously, what do you say? Did nobody at Strategic Vision notice that the Aspen has been discontinued or that the Insight is actually less compelling than a Civic Hybrid? Besides, can [...]
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Hybrid car sales were up, way up, for the month of October. Sales topped out at 24,275 units, 14.1% higher than last October. Cumulative sales are still down, however at 16.7% below last year at this point. The biggest sellers were the Toyota Prius, newly redesigned and still on back order in most places. It's nothing compared to the demand in Japan where government backed incentives are pushing Prius...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Chrysler’s product and business plan is leaking like a neglected radiator, leading up to next week’s announcement. The latest tidbit: an Alfa-badged version of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Alfa Romeo has been hunting after an SUV platform for some time, because as Luca DiMeo put it back in ‘08, We need an S.U.V. for America. [...]
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Despite the hangover affect from the end of Cash for Clunkers, despite the short supply also due to the Cash for Clunkers, despite the overall car market, despite the lower gas prices and despite the coming refresh in the Camry and Altima (due out this month), hybrid car sales remained stable when compared to last year. Sales were down by 1.4% with 19,980 units sold in September, 2009. Cumulative sales...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
- Key Competitors: Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Chrysler Aspen, Honda Pilot. - Engine: 171-hp 3.0L D-4D diesel for UK only; 4.0L V6 dual VVT-i gasoline for other markets. - Pricing/Availability: UK sales begin later this year. The 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser made its public debut yesterday in Frankfurt. A 5-door model with 7-seats will exclusively go [...]
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Hybrid car sales were up by a remarkable 49.8% from August, 2008, making August 2009 the best August for hybrid sales ever and the fourth best sales month for hybrids. A total of 37,781 units were sold, helped by higher gas costs and the Cash for Clunkers program. The Lexus HS 250h had a great first month, and the newly introduced third generation Toyota Prius was up 40% in sales from last year. Ford...
Straightline (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Remember that whole collaboration between BMW, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors to develop hybrids? Well, it's not so collaborative anymore, but the result of the ill-fated plan is the two-mode transmission. Already in use in several General Motors products (it had a brief appearance in the Dodge Durango/Chrysler Aspen twins too), the system is just now arriving in European vehicles. The 2010 BMW...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
As I mentioned a week and a half ago, sales were up this month for hybrids , for the first time since April, 2008. Spurred by the new Fusion and Milan Hybrids, along with the new generation Prius, hybrid car sales increased 4.5% from last year. Not a huge gain, but compared to the overall market, a huge difference. Cumulative sales for the year are still down 33% from last year. Prius sales were up...
ehmanik | 07/01/2009
The 2009 Chrysler Aspen is a big traditional sport utility vehicle,The same class as the Chevy Tahoe.The 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid is a new model for 2009 and more available power for what will be its final model read here
ehmanik | 07/01/2009
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
It seems Chrysler is trying to opt out of paying up their share for developing the dual mode hybrid engine. GM, Chrysler, and BMW partnered to create the dual-mode hybrid engine which is suitable for their SUVs and trucks. Chrysler used the new hybrid engine in the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango hybrids, which were subsequently killed off after just two months. But Chrysler still wants to use the...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
Hybrid car sales fell again in May but at a drop of 29.9%, hybrids did outpace the general car sales. 24,725 hybrid cars were sold in May 2009, down from 35,285. The biggest winners were new hybrids, like the Fusion, Milan, and Insight Hybrids. Prius sales are still down, most likely in anticipation of the next generation Prius due out in June. Next month should resolve the questions we have about...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Chrysler’s hybrid lineup has been conspicuously sparse –consisting of only the now-dead Dodge Durango Hybrid and Chrysler Aspen Hybrid — but the Michigan-based automaker will soon revive its two-mode hybrid system in another truck-based model. Earlier on Wednesday at the Chicago Auto Show Chrysler announced that its light-duty Dodge Ram pickup truck will soon be available [...]
Automobile (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4.0 Is a newly retuned suspension enough for us to swoon over the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 4.0? During the three days I drove the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hybrids along the coast of Maine, I distinctly remember asking one marketing executive what the exact differences were between the two SUVs. "Nothing," he candidly replied. "Some folks prefer...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 01/24/2009
America’s favorite automotive CEO Bob Nardelli (okay there’s some sarcasm there) confirmed today that the automaker is working on the next-generation Dodge Durango - which was discontinued last year after Chrysler closed the Newark, Del., plant where it made the Durango and the Chrysler Aspen. Nardelli confirmed plans in a letter sent out to Chrysler employees [...]
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ehmanik | 07/01/2009
The 2009 Chrysler Aspen is a big traditional sport utility vehicle,The same class as the Chevy Tahoe.The 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid is a new model for 2009 and more available power for what will be its final model read here
ehmanik | 07/01/2009
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