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John Elkann president of the FCA Italy group, right, holds a necktie to Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne prior to a press conference at the FCA headquarter, in Balocco, Italy, Friday, June 1, 2018. In his last big presentation as CEO of Fiat Chrysler before retiring, Sergio Marchionne announced a big investment push to make more electrified cars, while acknowledging that traditional engines will continue to dominate production for some time.

Future of Fiat Chrysler depends on Alfa Romeo, Maserati moreso than Fiat, Chrysler

June 1, 2019 at 2:09 a.m.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had an ambitious plan in 2014 to bring Alfa Romeo back to the United States and sell 400,000 of the vehicles worldwide by this year. Those numbers...

The Jeep Cherokee sits on display at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Chicago. Parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 4.8 millon vehicles due to risk of cruise control not shutting off. Newer model Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles are affected.

Fiat Chrysler’s plan to grow Jeep and Ram does not include Dodge or Chrysler

December 13, 2018 at 6:26 a.m.

Fiat Chrysler plans to heavily push the Jeep brand around the world, company executives said this morning in introducing the company's new five-year plan. It eventually aims to have 20...

Aside from being cute or clownish, the two-seat city car produced by Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, will be electric-only starting with the fourth-generation ForTwo electric drive coupe and cabriolet launched this summer in North America.

Ford and FCA cutting car lines can benefit GM, Toyota and Honda

August 18, 2019 at 4:52 p.m.

Don't write the passenger car's obituary yet. Ford Motor Co. 's announcement on April 25 that it is killing almost all of its traditional car models is dramatic proof that...

VW exec to plead guilty in diesel emissions cheating scandal

June 3, 2018 at 4:45 a.m.

A Volkswagen official at the heart of the German automaker's wide-ranging diesel emissions cheating scandal plans to plead guilty in the case. "Prosecutors and lawyers in the Volkswagen AG criminal...

Rough road ahead? Jeep sales dip could be trouble for FCA

August 18, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Jeep has been Fiat Chrysler Automobile's most dependable growth engine in recent years both in the U.S. and globally, but that growth has hit a lull this year. At a...

Chrysler Pacifica opens doors to wheelchair users

June 1, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles unveiled a new upfitted BraunAbility Pacifica at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show. "The most spacious wheelchair-accessible vehicle in the industry, the BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica features patent-pending AccessAbility...

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