On a warm week day in early June, the minds of middle and high school students tend to be fixed on the countdown to the start of summer vacation, not their future careers. But fill a school parking lot with more than two dozen brightly colored cars, trucks and concept vehicles and it plants seeds
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When I think of a twinset, I think of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and a fine cashmere blend. Twinsets were all the rage in the 1940s through the 1960s. The matching cardigan worn over a short-sleeved sweater is a classic combo usually paired with a pencil skirt and pearls. It’s a look that transcends time
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In my relatively short time with Chrysler Group, community commitment and volunteerism is a theme that has often come up. United Way commitment. Helping clean up Belle Isle near Detroit. Making a Dodge Grand CAN-avan. Being part of Detroit Partnership Day. Doing a makeover in Kokomo. While the ultimate goal for any company is to
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When plans to build the 2014 Jeep® Cherokee began taking shape, opportunity came knocking for the powertrain group with a one-of-a-kind challenge: The Cherokee’s all-new architecture would require creating a whole new powertrain architecture, as well. That call for innovation began the journey toward the award-winning Power Transfer Unit, or PTU powertrain system – unique to
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Cars. Community. Chrysler museum. It’s a combination that drew more than 400 cars and about 2,500 people last year to the annual Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association Charity Car Show. This year, the 25th annual CEMA Charity Car Show is slated for Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and could be even better. Of course,
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“In search of the northern lights.” This being the response that Ashley and I neatly provided when asked (and we always were), as to why we would choose to take our “Jeep life” journey to Alaska. This is no place for the faint heart. The “land of the midnight sun” is over twice the size
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The last time I ran into Hubert Fields, he almost ran into me. It was Dec. 4, 2006, and to celebrate his 100th birthday that day, some of our folks ran him around really fast in a Dodge Viper. It’s what the lifelong devotee of Chrysler, and former employee, really wanted. A few weeks ago,
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