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Chrysler to go all-electric by 2028, starting with the Airflow in 2025

Enlarge / Yes, it has a light bar, just like pretty much every other EV concept. Still, the lit The chrysler badge is tastefully integrated. (credit: Stellantis) Not much appeared to be happening at Chrysler in the past few years, though that’s about to change. Its parent company, Stellantis, announced yesterday that Chrysler will become […]

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Hands-on with Stellantis’ new Android-based Uconnect 5 infotainment

The Uconnect 5 infotainment system as seen in the latest Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is built on Android OS. [credit: Bradley Iger ] Infotainment systems have been a common sight in new passenger vehicles for well over a decade, but many automakers are only now realizing just how important these devices really are. For drivers […]

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The rise and fall (and rise again) of retro car design

Enlarge / Director Maurice Dwyer leads the cast and crew in his production of “Cop Block,” which prominently featured the Chrysler PT Cruiser, at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. (credit: George Pimentel/WireImage/Getty Images) Odds are you probably never liked the Chrysler PT Cruiser, a retro-style five-door hatchback sold from 2001 through 2010. In fact, you […]

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The Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger gets the OK from shareholders

Enlarge (credit: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) For the past few years, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been looking to get married. After its advances were spurned by the likes of General Motors and Volkswagen, a merger with France’s Renault looked possible, until the death of FCA boss Sergio Marchionne in 2018. Then, in October, news […]