Larry Roesch Chrysler Jeep Dodge reports on automotive news and specials in the Chicago area.
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Just in: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara
Published on 2011-09-23 11:23:00
Wrangler owners wave to each other. I had forgotten this until the first mile of driving our 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited home from the dealer. Critics have called me cynical and jaded, but I have to say, there is something heart-warming and friendly about people constantly waving at you. And since there are lots of Wranglers out there (including two owned by my Auto Test coworkers’ spouses), Jeep drivers get waved at a lot.They wave because Wranglers are different.Few vehicles have
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T - Short Take Road Test
Published on 2011-09-09 10:01:00
Yes, it’s a minivan. But it’s a minivan with an interesting distinction: It wears an R/T badge, signifying membership in Chrysler’s Road and Track performance fraternity. One of four new R/T treatments at last February’s Chicago auto show, this Grand Caravan was initially greeted with polite skepticism. But when Ralph Gilles, erstwhile Dodge design chief and now head of all things SRT, revealed that his product planners were calling it the “man van,” polite skepticism
Wrangler, Jeep lead strong Chrysler monthly performance
Published on 2011-09-09 09:57:00
DETROIT -- Jeep and its mainstay, the Wrangler, propelled Chrysler Group to its 17th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases in August.Jeep sales shot up 58 percent last month, to 40,613 units. Chrysler Group sales rose 31 percent, the company said in a statement today.All five Chrysler brands posted healthy increases, but Jeep stood out. All five Jeep models chalked up double- or triple-digit percentage increases.Though failing to match its all-time monthly record set in J
