The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica recently received an Altair Enlighten Award for innovation in automotive lightweighting, taking the honor in the full-vehicle category. These awards are the automotive industry’s only honor to signify engineering achievements in weight savings. The Pacifica minivan weighs nearly 250 pounds less than the previous model, with more than half of…
Yesterday, FCA US announced the company’s July sales numbers. Overall results were down compared to last July, as the company continues to reduce sales to the daily rental fleet segment. However, the month wasn’t all gloom and doom as three vehicles posted their best July sales performance ever. Jeep® saw three models increase sales in…
Earlier in July, Cars.com released the results of their annual American-Made Index, and two Jeep models sit on top of the roster as the Jeep Wrangler ranked first with the Jeep Cherokee coming in right behind in second. Vehicles are evaluated on five criteria, including domestic parts content, country of engine origin, country of transmission…
FCA US LLC recently reported the company’s United States sales results for June, revealing that a total of 187,348 vehicles were sold during the month as the company stays on its planned path to lower the volume of sales to the fleet segment. The Chrysler Pacifica earned a sales increase of 59 percent over June…
Recently, Parents magazine and Edmunds announced that the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica was named the “Best Minivan” on their “10 Best Family Cars of 2017” list. The vehicles that are on this list are recognized as offer the features that today’s busy families require, such as passenger capacity, cargo room and fuel efficiency. The award-winning 2017…
Recently it was announced that Chrysler Pacifica, Amazon Family and leading fitness expert Jillian Michaels have joined forces to create the Ultimate Parent Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan, a personalized training session with Jillian Michaels for their family and a $1,000 Amazon.com gift card. There will…
Earlier this year, Autotrader released the list of vehicles that were honored in their “2017 Must Test Drive” awards, and the Chrysler Pacifica minivan was one of the 12 vehicles honored. The Autotrader team took research gathered while driving nearly every new car, truck SUV and van available and chose they vehicles they feel truly…
Ram, the official sponsor of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, will give a one-of-a-kind special 143rd Kentucky Derby edition Ram 2500 Limited truck to the trainer whose horse wins the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. Ram’s sponsorship of the event incorporates an immersive, weekend-long Ram Truck experience. Ram ProMaster vans will transport the…
Earlier this month, news broke that The Fastlane Truck (TFLtruck) has given a Gold Hitch award to the 2017 Ram 3500 in the heavy-duty segment. Powered by a 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine, the Ram 3500 earned the award thanks to its superior pulling power, comfort, fuel economy and how well it handles during extreme towing…
Earlier this month, FCA US LLC released United States sales results for the month of March. The company sold 190,254 vehicles for the month as it continued to implement its strategy to reduce fleet sales to the daily rental segment. Four Dodge models posted year-over-year sales increases in March, leading the brand to a 10…
