One of the biggest “asks” of the Uconnect System is integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Well, the ask has been answered. In the video, Uconnect Marketing Manager Mike Novak demonstrates how easy it is to integrate Android Auto and Apple CarPlay into the 2017 8.4 Uconnect System. Novak also demonstrates other important improvements
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Alfa Romeo’s ‘Soul’ Shines During Monterey Car Week
The past, present and future of Alfa Romeo was on display this past week in California for Monterey Car Week. Attendees of the many car shows, auctions and events on the Monterey peninsula had the opportunity to see, and in some cases drive, Alfa Romeos. The range of vehicles on display included a rare Alfa
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The Jeep Girls Celebrate 75 Years of Jeep in Toledo
Whether you are going to Toledo to drive past the home of the Jeep Wrangler, to take a picture of the original Willy’s Mansion or to buzz through the downtown on a convention, there are some definite places you must visit. In celebration of 75 years of Jeep® heritage, Brittany and I headed to Toledo,
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Ohio man restores Jeepster bought as a teen
Do you have the patience to take apart, restore and clean nearly every piece and component of a car? If you’re a machinist, a machinist like Ed Masuga of suburban Akron, Ohio, you do. As a teenager in 1950, Ed Masuga (right), now 83, bought a used 1948 Jeepster from his brother-in-law, Dan. As his
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Say ‘Ciao’ to Monterey Car Week
The FCA Digital Media team will be dispatched across the country this weekend to cover a pair of major classic car events. We will be at the Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit, but we are also traveling to the West Coast to attend events at Monterey Car Week in California. This way, car aficionados can
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Modern Old School: 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and Challenger T/A
The Dodge brand revels in its old-school heritage, especially during Woodward Dream Cruise week in the Detroit area. So maybe it’s no surprise that during his introduction of the new 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona and 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A models Tim Kuniskis, Head of Passenger Cars – Dodge, Chrysler, SRT and Fiat, FCA – North
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6 things you can’t miss during Woodward Dream Cruise Week
Like many amazing, annual automotive events, the Woodward Dream Cruise has grown, from its humble, one-day 1995 beginnings to the nearly week-long event that it is today. Right now, expect to see people gathering along Woodward Avenue, staking their claim to prime viewing spots with folding chairs and pop-up tents, to watch the early cruisers
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