Jamboree founder Mark Smith, standing with Chrysler Group employee Michele Callender, died June 9. He was 87 years old. The passing of Mark Smith marks the end of an era in four-wheeling and the beginning of a lasting legacy. Smith, 87, was a true friend of Jeep®, having founded the Jamboree movement that is to
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This week is Pet Appreciation Week and to celebrate your best friend, I invite you to imagine the world through a dog’s eyes. You love long walks in the park, tasty treats and a little adventure. Taking a ride in the car is a highlight of your week. Your dog-eye view includes looking at squirrels,
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As with last year (photos above and bottom) and past years, Chrysler Group and the FIAT brand are again major supporters of the Motor City Pride parade and festival. Each year at the beginning of June, Hart Plaza in Detroit is blanketed in the colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. The display
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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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