A high-performance version of the Chrysler Crossfire, the SRT-6, will arrive in the UK in April featuring a 330bhp 3.2 V6 supercharged engine.
Dubai International Capital, an investment company owned by the government of the Persian Gulf emirate, has bpurchased a $1 billion (£532m) stake in DaimlerChrysler.
Eckhard Cordes, CEO of DaimlerChrysler’s Mercedes-Benz car division, has spoken of plans to cut about $650 million (£346 million) in its costs.
A Jeep inspired by radio-controlled cars was among a trio of concept vehicles unveiled on Saturday by DaimlerChrysler at the Detroit Motor Show.
General Motors is to unveil its new Chevrolet HHR sport utility later this week, but its resemblance to Chrysler's PT Cruiser has already provoked industry criticism.
Engineering bosses at Daimler-Chrysler and BMW have ditched proposals to develop 42-volt electrical systems for their prestige vehicles
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler is to jointly develop a petrol-electric powered car.
DaimlerChrysler has begun a "re-education" programme for its Mercedes-Benz dealerships in an attempt to raise service standards in the face of recent criticism of reliability standards.
The head of DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division has borrowed a phrase from rapper Snoop Dogg to thank the US-based Motor Trend magazine – edited by former AM editor, Angus MacKenzie– for naming the Chrysler 300 its 2005 ‘car of the year’.
Thomas Weber, DaimlerChrysler’s director of research, has revealed that Mercedes-Benz will be the first manufacturer to introduce radar systems to its current range in mid-2005.
DaimlerChrysler has denied rumours that it may drop its Smart range despite the quirky city car brand failing to make a profit since the 1998 launch.
Representatives from manufacturers and insurers, including DaimlerChrysler, Vauxhall and Volkswagen, Allianz Cornhill, and AXA Insurance, joined body repairers and other key industry stakeholders at the inaugural meeting of the Retail Motor Industry Federation cross-sector committee.
DaimlerChrysler has been given the green light to produce Mercedes-Benz cars and vans in China through two new joint ventures.
Chrysler has launched a new 2.4-litre petrol engine to replace the 2.0-litre petrol engine in the PT Cruiser, and added a cabriolet and a sportier GT special edition to the PT Cruiser line-up for 2005.
The future of Smart is not at risk, insists parent DaimlerChrysler, despite the small car brand failing to make a profit since its launch in 1998.
DaimlerChrysler has extended the test phase to be undergone by new models, to combat a recent increase in electronic warranty faults associated with new technology.
Pendragon has paid Hartwell around £4.5m for the freehold of a Cardiff dealership with the Citroen and Chrysler Jeep franchises.
Chrysler’s UK dealer network will have only 15 units of the Dodge SRT-10 supercar to sell during 2005, as the manufacturer wishes to bolster the car’s popularity by keeping it exclusive.
Chrysler UK will launch the new 2005 Dodge SRT-10 supercar in the UK in November.
ChryslerJeep is to begin the roll-out of the new Dodge branding to its dealer network in 2005, with the first cars now due to go on sale in early 2006.
