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The numbers from around the US automotive industry are in and the Chrysler Group is the weakest of the American automakers in terms of year over year growth (comparing February 2010 to February 2011) and even with consumers seemingly waiting for the impressive new 2011 models to reach dealerships in higher numbers, Chrysler showed a jump of 13% in sales.

Three major events have been on the agendas of Detroiters all winter: The North American International Auto Show, the Super Bowl and the Autorama with the Ridler Award. This year’s Autorama will be February 25, 26 and 27.

The U.S. may have become the world’s largest producer of natural gas, but it will take the smaller manufacturer, Chrysler Group operated by Fiat SpA, to bring it to fruition in the Ram truck brand.

On the tails of its announcement of the Ram 1500 Tradesmen at the Chicago Auto Show, Ram has announced it is introducing a new version of its popular 1500.

Hard as it may be to believe, but Chrysler is on a major push to get its dealerships to have weekend hours, with a special emphasis on Sunday service openings coming in 2012.

Chrysler announced yesterday at the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association in Daytona Beach Florida that they were increasing their reimbursement program value to $1,000 for those consumers who require the assistance of items like wheelchair lifts or hand-controlled throttle and brake mechanisms.

February is Ram Truck Month and to celebrate this featured month in what brand CEO Fred Diaz is calling the Year of the Ram, Chrysler’s all-truck brand is offering free Hemi upgrades on all applicable 2011 Ram 1500 pickups.

This afternoon at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, Chrysler’s Ram brand introduced the newest trimline for the half ton pickups – the 2011 Ram 1500 Tradesman, due in dealerships in the second quarter of 2011.

This afternoon, Chrysler’s Ram brand fired a shot heard ‘round the heavy duty truck world as they introduced their new 6.7L High Output Cummins Turbo Diesel at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show – putting the Ram 2500 and 3500 atop the list of the most powerful trucks in the world with a whopping 800lb-ft of torque.

The Chrysler Group has announced that they expect their dealer network to move 1.57 million vehicles in 2011 – a lofty 44.6% increase over the final sales results for the company in 2010.

The Hurst name is well known for making high quality shifters and high performance muscle cars since the 1950s but now Hurst Performance Vehicles has introduced their first high performance pickup truck since the 1971 Hurst Jeepster Commando – the Ram-based 2011 Hurst Hemi Hauler.

Speaking before a group of the media today at the J.D. Power and Associates International Automotive Roundtable, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne stated that the Chrysler Group and Fiat Auto could become a single company, possibly based in the United States.

The 2011 Chicago Auto Show is less than a week away and today, the Chrysler Group announced that they would be offering a live web feed of new product reveals for the Dodge and Ram brands from the Windy City.

2011 promises to be a big year for the Chrysler Group with the upcoming addition of the Fiat brand and the addition of a huge spread of new models, but even as consumers wait for the 2011 vehicles to reach showrooms, Chrysler saw a 23% improvement over January 2010.

Chrysler has announced that they will be issuing performance bonuses for many American and Canadian employees with hourly workers getting around $750 as soon as next week.

Almost a year ago, the Chrysler Group announced that their Ram brand (then Dodge Ram trucks) would be offering a small fleet of plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) trucks using the popular 5.7L Hemi and at the Washington DC Auto Show, the new Ram Hybrid made its formal debut.

Chrysler’s Ram brand (formerly Dodge trucks) is the most consistent of the companies under the automakers umbrella and at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Ram showed off their luxury side with the new Laramie Longhorn alongside their sporty side – the Mopar Ram Runner.

Chrysler is recalling 56,611 2011 Ram 1500 pickups over a problem with the rear axle bearings which could lead to the rear wheels locking up while traveling at speed.