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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially upgraded the investigation into the Jeep Grand Cherokee from the past two decades over a concern that these vehicles are likely to catch fire in the event of a rear end collision while also adding the Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Liberty to the investigation.

Chrysler's recall now includes over 346k Liberty SUVs.

During a discussion with Automobile Magazine, Sergio Marchionne explained that the Jeep brand will benefit from 4 new models by 2014 with the entire lineup likely being replenished between now and 2016.

The Chrysler Group previous offered up an early build page for the new Dodge Dart with preliminary pricing and the note that actual pricing could vary but this morning, the 2013 Dodge Dart build page is live with actual pricing and complete details on the new C segment sedan.

American Fiat dealerships had a tough task early on – operate successful business with just a single vehicle to sell – but the Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to fix that in a major way by 2014, with 9 different versions of the Fiat 500 in dealerships within two years according to Automobile Magazine.

As the Dodge Challenger heads into the 2013 model year, the LC platform on which the brawny Mopar muscle car enters its 6th model year but according to the folks at Automobile Magazine, Sergio Marchionne has indicated that the next generation Challenger could arrive as soon as 2014.

According to the folks at Automobile Magazine, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne has indicated that the Dodge Charger sedan will head into its next generation in 2016 and it will share a platform with the new Chrysler 300 that is set to arrive in 2017.

According to Automobile Magazine, there is a new Chrysler 200 on the way that will compete more closely with the Audi A4 and while there should be a sedan, convertible and new coupe version of the 200 – the Dodge Avenger will not move onto the next generation of Chrysler mid-sized sedans.

The stream of information on future models courtesy of the folks at Automobile Magazine continues, this time looking at the addition of the new Chrysler 100 in 2016 (possibly as a 2017 model year vehicle), based on the Compact US Wide sedan platform that underpins the 2013 Dodge Dart.

The new Dodge Durango has been a pretty hot seller since being reintroduced for the 2011 model year based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee but when the next generation Grand Cherokee arrives for 2016 – there will be no more Dodge Durango.

There are lots of vehicles in the Chrysler Group portfolio that could comfortably join the high performance family of the Street and Racing Technology (SRT) brand but according to Automobile Magazine, the newest addition will be a surprising choice with the future introduction of the Dodge Journey SRT6.

The Chrysler Group continued their incredible growth in May 2012 – once again standing as one of the strongest automakers in the US in terms of growth compared to the same month one year ago.

The folks at PickupTrucks.com recently took a production Ford SVT Raptor F150 and a Ram 1500 fitted with the Mopar Ram Runner package to a state park in southeastern California for the ultimate off-road head to head challenge dubbed the Duel in the Desert and when the dust settled – the Mopar Ram Runner proved itself as the better off-road truck.

Turbochargers are both quietly and vociferously changing the vehicles on the roads of today, as more and more cars, like the 11 models with EcoBoost engines coming from Ford this year, as well as top sellers like the Chevy Cruze and Sonic come off the showroom floor with this option built right in.

The Jeep Compass has seen a spike in sales since receiving the front end redesign that allowed it to look like a mini Grand Cherokee but come late 2014 – the Compass will be no more.

During a recent interview with Automobile Magazine, Chrysler Group and Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the company is currently a Dodge Dart SRT4 but the Chief Exec did not offer any details on the high performance variant of the new C segment sedan.

While speaking with the folks at Automobile magazine, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Chrysler Town & Country minivan would be discontinued in 2014, with that slot in the Chrysler brand lineup being replaced with a new crossover.

Moparpalooza took place yesterday at Fair Oaks Motors in Chantilly Virginia and one of the star attractions at the big Mopar show was the 2013 SRT Viper – and as the new supercar was leaving one opportunistic videographer got footage of the 2013 Viper starting, idling, revving and driving away.

The Chrysler Group recently received an OBIE award for their innovative billboard campaign featuring the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: MW3 Special Edition on a unique billboard using backlighting that showed different images during the day and night.

The Chrysler Group has just announced that they are recalling almost 68,000 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles from the 2010 model year over a concern that debris could get packed between the catalytic converter and the protective underbody skid plate – possibly leading to a fire under the vehicle.

The folks at Microsoft have just unveiled the first screenshot and an look at the cover of the upcoming driving game Forza Horizon – showing that the 2013 SRT Viper in action in the game while also appearing on the cover of the new game in bright yellow with black stripes.

At the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Warren, Mich., the current project may one day be part of the latest fuel saving features in a Chevrolet or Ford.

General Motors and the Chrysler Group have continued to improve their rating in this year's survey of suppliers in the12th annual study of OEM working relations.

It is with a heavy heart that I report the sad news that last evening in Dallas Texas, high performance motoring legend Carroll Shelby passed away at the age of 89 years old.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of select Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models from the 2012 model year over a concern that a rear liftgate pinch sensor may malfunction – increasing the likelihood of injuring someone when the power door is trying to close with a person’s body part in the way.

We have known since the debut of the new 2013 SRT Viper that there would be a Viper GTS-R that would put the supercar back into factory backed LeMans racing and while information was short at the New York Auto Show debut – more information has quietly been posted on the DriveSRT website giving us a good look at what the SRT team to get the new Viper into the 2012 American LeMans Series.

Today the Chrysler Group announced the start of production for the 2013 Dodge Dart at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois – with the very first new Dart to roll off of the line for public consumption being a 2013 Dart Rallye powered by the optional 1.4L turbocharged engine fitted to a manual transmission.