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Life After Grand Caravan… What Will Happen? The Unstoppable Force That Is Grand Caravan: The Dodge Grand Caravan (Caravan) has been a staple in the American car culture since it’s introduction in the 1984 model year. The Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager set the car culture in North America on fire, making families turn in their gas guzzling station wagon keys in for something that was practical, fuel efficient and provided great interior space. As the years went on, sales continued steady and the minivan has always been a key factor in the amount of profit to the company. Even when other manufacturers started bailing on offering minivans, because they were criticized as being a “soccer mom’s vehicle”; both the Chrysler and Dodge...

Jeep Wagoneer Roadtrip Concept – The Ultimate 1960s Adventure Vehicle: Pure 1960s Americana! Back in late March, Jeep showed off it’s latest concepts for the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. Among the concepts was an amazing retro-fabricated 1965 Jeep Wagoneer, that the FCA Design’s “Jeep Design Operations” team bought off Craigslist last summer from California. The concept was the hit of not just the seven concept that the design team rolled out for the event but was probably the most photographed vehicle at the Easter Jeep Safari this year. To Read The Entire Article Click The Link Below... https://moparinsiders.com/jeep-wagoneer-roadtrip-concept-the-ultimate-1960s-adventure-vehicle/

FCA Foundation sponsors FIRST Robotics teams… FCA Sponsors 56 Robotics Teams! FCA Foundation grants of more than $400,000 to FIRST of Michigan help sponsor 56 FIRST Robotics Competition teams in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Arizona. FIRST Robotics sponsored the FIRST Championship, which were held at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan this past week. 29 FIRST Robotics Competition teams sponsored by the FCA Foundation competed. FIRST” is an acronym of “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” To Read The Whole Article Click HERE:

Fiat Announces New Blue Sky Edition For 500X: Special Edition coming this spring... Fiat has announced this morning, a new special edition model for the 2018 Fiat 500X. The 2018 Fiat 500X Blue Sky Edition includes exterior features such as automatic headlamps, fog lamps and 17-inch aluminum wheels – on front-wheel-drive models. In addition, premium touches include satin chrome mirror caps, door handles, body-side moldings, fog-lamp bezels, front and rear badges, tail lamp bezels and liftgate handle. The interior features a blue-toned environment with unique blue-patterned cloth seats, blue instrument panel and a dual-pane powered sunroof. To read the rest of the article, click here...

Toledo Supplier Park builds the last JK Wrangler: The plant will now retool to start producing Jeep Pickups... https://moparinsiders.com/toledo-supplier-park-builds-the-last-jk-wrangler/

Ford joins FCA US in focusing on CUVs, SUVs and Trucks for North America! FoMoCo jumps on the FCA US bandwagon... In 2016, a lot of people questioned Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne’s move to eliminate the Chrysler 200 and the Dodge Dart from the FCA US portfolio. Marchionne stated that he believed that “there’s been a permanent shift toward SUVs and pickups” and citing with low fuel prices would only push more crossovers, SUVs and trucks in sales. Read the whole article... https://moparinsiders.com/ford-joins-fca-us-in-focusing-on-cuvs-suvs-and-trucks-for-north-america/

Today Wards Auto announced their picks for the 10 best auto interiors of 2018, the 2019 Ram 1500 is in some impressive company on the list with its all new interior. The 10 best interior list is no stranger to Ram as they have previously won for the outgoing Ram trucks interior. https://5thgenrams.com/2019-ram-1500-makes-wards-10-best-interior-list-for-2018/

Z Automotive Makes Tazer Programmer For Jeep Wrangler JL owners... https://moparinsiders.com/z-automotive-makes-tazer-programmer-for-wrangler-jl/