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Clint Eastwood Denies Political Slant In Chrysler Super Bowl Ad
Last year, people around the country cheered Chrysler's ad touting the phoenix-like rebirth of Detroit and American automakers. But it's an election year, so the car company's most recent TV spot, featuring Mr. Grizzle himself, Clint Eastwood, has been attacked by some as being propaganda for the Obama administration.
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Man Buys Used Minivan From Thrifty Packed With $500K In Cocaine
When you buy a used car — especially one that used to be a rental vehicle — you shouldn't be shocked to find that the previous owner may have done a bit of work that wasn't fully disclosed. But there's a difference between a bit of Bondo and a half million dollars of cocaine stashed in the door panels.
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Consumerist Talks To Jeep's CEO About Being The Most Reliable U.S. Auto Brand -- But Still Middle Of The Pack
Yesterday, our gearhead cousins at Consumer Reports
released the results of their Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which had Jeep jumping up seven spots from the previous year to become the top-ranked domestic brand, though it was still #13 overall. Soon after this news came out, we got the chance to speak to Jeep CEO Michael Manley about this mixed blessing
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Ford Falters, Chrysler Climbs In Consumer Reports' Annual Reliability Survey
Our corporate kin at Consumer Reports have released their Annual Auto Survey. And after years of solid showings by Ford on the reliability study, a trio of new models have weighed the automaker down, while Chrysler manages to inch up the ladder.
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How I Stopped A Jeep Dealership From Ripping Me Off
We can't name the specific Jeep dealership where Andy recently brought his car, but can offer his story as a cautionary tale. His experience confirms what we all secretly fear while speaking to service representatives: anyone who doesn't source their own parts and have their own copy of the service manual is pretty much screwed.
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300,000 Dodge & Chrysler Minivans Recalled For Possible Airbag Problems
Chrysler has recalled 300,000 model year 2008 Dodge Caravan, Chrsyler Grand Voyager and Town & Country minivans in the U.S. over concerns that the airbags on these vehicles could inadvertently deploy, which is hilarious in slapstick comedies but potentially deadly in real life.
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Taxpayers Lost $1.3 Billion In Chrysler Bailout
The government bought a piece of Chrysler in a 2009 bailout that turned out to be a costly investment in an automaker deemed too big to fail. Now that the government has sold its remaining interest in the company to Fiat, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the arrangement cost taxpayers $1.3 billion.
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More Chrysler Workers Suspended For Drinking During Work Hours
For the second time in less than a year, workers on Chrysler manufacturing lines have been caught on camera — and subsequently suspended for — drinking (and possibly smoking a controlled substance) during work hours.
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Car Dealerships Adding Cafes, Beauty Salons & Other Gimmicks To Give Customers Something Different
In an attempt to rid U.S. consumers of the idea that domestic car dealerships are dreary, antiquated places with only a pot of burnt coffee to keep you awake while you wait in uncomfortable chairs, a growing number of car sellers are sprucing up their showrooms to keep potential buyers from running across the street to the cooler looking import lot.
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Dodge Recalls 242,000 Ram Pickups Over Steering Concerns
Because they don't want you possibly smashing up your truck — or anyone else's vehicle — the folks at Dodge have issued a recall on more than 240,000 Ram pickup trucks over concerns about the tie rod assembly in the front steering system.
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